Globally, เงี้ยว (Ngeoh 
, Ngiao 
, เงี้ยว) is a very rare mostly boy's, but infrequently female first name. The first name เงี้ยว is characteristic of South-eastern Asia, particularly Malaysia, where it is a very rare mostly masculine, but infrequently female name. Likewise, เงี้ยว is the last name as well as the forename.