Given name & surname

Khaw

Khaw is a surname from Hokkien.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Khaw comes from Hokkien.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Khaw’s family of names

In English usage, Khaw as a surname shares an earlier linguistic root with KHO.

Walk Khaw’s family in the name graph

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The ring: across languages.

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Across languages 1

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

Similar names

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Hokkien

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Hokkien

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Teochew

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Hokkien

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Hokkien

Cham

Cham is a surname from Hokkien. It is used in English, Tagalog, Latin, and Old Czech.

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46% boys · 54% girls

Hokkien

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Pow is a surname from Cantonese, ultimately from Hokkien.

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Hokkien

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Hokkien

Cayco

Cayco is a surname from Hokkien. It is used in Tagalog.

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Sibling ideas

Names that share Khaw’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

A sister for Khaw