Thiew Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Singapore

Thiew Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thiew Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia211:1,404,48759,312
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
France11:66,422,722504,397
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Thiew (168) may also be a first name.

Thiew Last Name Facts

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

The surname Thiew (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺗﻴﻮ) is held by more people in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Thiew? popularity and diffusion

Thiew is the 2,944,094th most commonly held surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 165,626,044 people. The surname Thiew occurs mostly in Asia, where 77 percent of Thiew reside; 77 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 48 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Thiew is also the 705,855th most numerous first name on earth, held by 168 people.

Thiew is most prevalent in Malaysia, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 1,404,487. In Malaysia Thiew is most prevalent in: Pahang, where 24 percent are found, Sarawak, where 24 percent are found and Selangor, where 24 percent are found. Without taking into account Malaysia it occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Singapore, where 30 percent are found and Australia, where 11 percent are found.

Thiew Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Thiew has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Thiew surname declined 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thiews911/
Tiew894,666/
Thew892,467/
Thiw892/
Tiews80105/
Thief8063/
Tiewe8051/
Theuw8050/
Tjiew8023/
Thaiw806/
Thiev803/
Tihew803/
Thife801/
Tiehw801/
Theaw801/
Tew7515,819/
Tiw75171/
Tihewe7343/
Thieft733/
Thiphe732/
Thiefs732/
Htheew731/
Thaife731/
Thoiws730/
Teuw672,302/
Tief67185/
Tieb67174/
Tiev67143/
Tife67129/
Tjew67126/
Thev6754/
Teiw6749/
Taiw6724/
Thiv6722/
Teaw6722/
Thoiyeb6717/
Toiw6715/
Teew6713/
Thif678/
Tisw675/
Tyew675/
Tewf673/
Tejw672/
Tyiw672/
Tewt672/
Thieffe671/
Tewh671/
Tahaief671/
Tiiw671/
Tevw671/
Tesw671/
Thyw671/
Tjiw671/
Tiwp671/
Tiwf671/
Theawtt670/

Thiew Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Thiew in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺗﻴﻮtyw-

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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
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  • 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 Thiew
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