Niow Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Niow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Niow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Niow (20) may also be a first name.

Niow Last Name Facts

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

The last name Niow occurs in Malaysia more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Niow? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,193,072nd most commonly used family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 80 percent of Niow reside; 80 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 60 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Niow is also the 2,446,817th most commonly occurring first name globally. It is borne by 20 people.

This last name is most common in Malaysia, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 9,831,408. In Malaysia Niow is most prevalent in: Kuala Lumpur, where 33 percent are found, Malacca, where 33 percent are found and Penang, where 33 percent are found. Outside of Malaysia this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Mauritius, where 20 percent are found and Thailand, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Naiow894/
Neihow800/
Neow75162/
Niof7556/
Niob759/
Njow755/
Niaw755/
Nyow753/
Gnow753/
Nhow751/
Niov751/
Noiyowe733/
Njowe671,521/
Njowa671,260/
Nyowa67384/
Nihof6774/
Nyiaw6715/
Nehow676/
Neowa675/
Nayow675/
Niofe672/
Niawe672/
Nioph671/
Njouw671/
Niobë671/
Njiaw671/
Njiov671/
Neyow671/
Gnouw671/
Niohf671/
Neowe670/
Gneow670/

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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 Niow
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