Theow Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Theow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Theow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Theow (34) may also be a first name.

Theow Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Theow Come From? nationality or country of origin

Theow is found most frequently in Malaysia. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Theow? popularity and diffusion

It is the 10,311,814th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Theow live; 100 percent live in Southeast Asia and 100 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,775,424th most widespread first name in the world. It is borne by 34 people.

The surname Theow is most commonly occurring in Malaysia, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 9,831,408. In Malaysia it is most frequent in: Kedah, where 33 percent are found, Penang, where 33 percent are found and Selangor, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Teow893,914/
Theof8011/
Thiow808/
Teowa803/
Teows801/
Tihow801/
Teowe801/
Teouw801/
Theov801/
Tejow800/
Theoff7353/
Tihowe732/
Tieowa732/
Thiowe732/
Theoph731/
Tehowe731/
Tihowa731/
Tiow67948/
Teov6769/
Tjow6762/
Teob677/
Tyow674/
Teof671/
Thehoff671/
Theofhe670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Theow
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