Teoh
Teoh is a Chinese family name. It is a romanization of Teochew and Hokkien names, particularly simplified Chinese: 张; traditional Chinese: (張; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tiuⁿ / tioⁿ) (iin Standard Mandarin p Zhāng, or in Cantonese: Cheung). It is also rendered as Tiu, Teo, Tio, Thio, and Tiew.
Distribution
The romanization "Teo" is the 11th-most-common surname among Chinese Singaporeans, with 46,800 bearers making up 1.9% of that population.[1]
In the United States, the romanization "Tiu" was the most common during the 1990 census, ranked 32,695th overall, and the romanization "Teo" was the most common during the year 2000 census, ranked 26,141st overall.[2]
List of persons with the surname
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References
- Statistics Singapore. "Popular Chinese Surnames in Singapore".
- US Census Bureau. Op. cit. Public Broadcasting Service. "How Popular Is Your Last Name?" Accessed 6 Apr 2012.
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