Cheah is used as a family name or surname in Malaysia. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Cheah
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Malaysia
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Cheah

How popular is Cheah?

Cheah is common in Malaysia.

Cheah is ranked 6967 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Cheahs grew by 34.41177 per cent to 457 since 2000 and ranked 46568 after elevating 9678 spots. The last name was found in around 2 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 85.12 87.06
Cheah is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Malaysia which signifies that it is originated from Malaysia. Around 77868 people have been found who wears Cheah as their family name. Cheah is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
8,582 Japan6
1,460 Cambodia5
2,720 South Korea3
46,068 Philippines3
184,212 France3
941 Liberia3
4,384 Northern Ireland3
131,225 Spain2
54,641 Sweden2
91,784 Netherlands2
25,746 Finland1
7,198 Maldives1
120,357 Argentina1
123,175 Tanzania1
169,904 Brazil1
1,704,541 India1
2,374 Bermuda1
50,307 Saudi Arabia1
49,529 Israel1
153,416 Italy1
3,071 Jersey1
199,150 Kazakhstan1
472 Tonga1
624 Solomon Islands1
47,891 Norway1
215 Palau1
32,942 Uzbekistan1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
20,318 United Arab Emirates46
11,040 Scotland39
28,564 Switzerland36
9,692 Ireland27
337,212 Indonesia16
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
414 Brunei99
8,144 New Zealand88
829 China62
1,635 Thailand60
Countries with hundreds of Cheah:
42,712 United States644
496 Hong Kong629
12,051 England505
1,121 Taiwan290
15,417 Canada242
43,536 Germany235
335 Macau188
Countries with thousands of Cheah:
132 Singapore4,560
1,119 Vietnam1,987
2,733 Australia1,136
Countries with ten thousands of Cheah:
59 Malaysia66,930
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Cheah Namesakes

  • Dorian Cheah, Sound Effects Editor
  • Dorian Cheah, Composer
  • Boon Kheng Cheah, Author
  • Chee Kong Cheah, Director
  • Pheng Cheah, Author
  • Dorian Cheah, Sound Effects Editor
  • Dorian Cheah, Composer
  • Chee Kong Cheah, Director

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