Family name โหยว (Yow 
, โหยว 
) , in the entire world, is a common cognomen. The family name โหยว is characteristic of Malaysia, where it is quite a common surname, Singapore, and Mauritius, where it is quite a rare surname. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in Malaysia, the United States, and Singapore. Very seldom, โหยว is the forename as well as the last name.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Yow | Taiwan, Singapore, United States, Indonesia, Malaysia |
| โหยว | Thailand |