Throughout the world, Teow (Teow 
) is a rare gender-neutral forename. The given name Teow is characteristic of Singapore, where it is a rare gender-neutral name, Malaysia, and China, where it is a very rare predominantly male, but very seldom feminine name. Likewise, Teow is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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| Teow | Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan, Australia, China |
| wee swee teow Barrister (b. 1880) |
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| lim theam teow badminton player, MY (b. 1970) |
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