Tiew Surname

101,152nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,666 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Tiew Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tiew Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia4,2991:6,861855
Singapore1801:30,5981,143
Thailand501:1,412,767195,138
Brunei491:8,5461,114
United States351:10,355,970420,657
Australia251:1,079,82861,253
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
England51:11,143,612252,590
China31:455,773,85521,925
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622

Tiew (2,661) may also be a first name.

Tiew Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tiew is found in Malaysia more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tiew? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tiew is the 101,152nd most commonly used surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,561,840 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Tiew live; 98 percent live in Southeast Asia and 93 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 142,184th most commonly occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 2,661 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Malaysia, where it is carried by 4,299 people, or 1 in 6,861. In Malaysia it is most common in: Selangor, where 44 percent live, Johor, where 21 percent live and Kuala Lumpur, where 6 percent live. Beside Malaysia this surname exists in 13 countries. It is also found in Singapore, where 4 percent live and Thailand, where 1 percent live.

Tiew Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Tiew last name are 24.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 71.43% being registered with the political party.

The amount Tiew earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 7.99% more than the national average, earning $46,597 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.72% less than the national average, earning $45,848 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tiews89105/
Tiewe8951/
Thiew8944/
Tjiew8923/
Tihew893/
Tiehw891/
Tew8615,819/
Tiw86171/
Tihewe8043/
Thiews801/
Thew752,467/
Teuw752,302/
Tief75185/
Tieb75174/
Tiev75143/
Tife75129/
Tjew75126/
Teiw7549/
Taiw7524/
Teaw7522/
Toiw7515/
Teew7513/
Tisw755/
Tyew755/
Tewf753/
Thiw752/
Tyiw752/
Tejw752/
Tewt752/
Tiwp751/
Tiwf751/
Tjiw751/
Tiiw751/
Tesw751/
Tevw751/
Tuew751/
Tewh751/
Tiffe67396/
Tieff6784/
Tjeuw6773/
Thief6763/
Theuw6750/
Taife6735/
Tiyow6710/
Tiiwe679/
Tiefs677/
Thaiw676/
Tejws674/
Thiev673/
Tiefe673/
Teife673/
Tgeew673/
Toife672/
Thife671/
Theaw671/
Tyiwe671/
Tisfe671/
Thuew671/
Tjaiw671/
Tihev671/
Tiiev671/
Tjiev671/
Ttiwp671/
Teehw671/
Teeww671/
Hteew671/
Tievs670/
Tiphe670/

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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
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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 Tiew
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