Koeh
surname · Latin script
Recorded for both men and women· direction only, no split published
Koeh is a surname written in the Latin script, with more bearers in Malaysia than in any other country. In Singapore it is the 15th most common surname.
- SGSingapore≈1 in 359as Koh(inferred from the name graph)
- MYMalaysia≈1 in 841as Koh
- AUAustralia≈1 in 13Kas Koh
carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). Where a country counts another spelling of the name rather than Koeh itself, the figure is that spelling’s, and it is named. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
- Malaysia (inferred from the name graph)
- Sources
- 342 (measured from records)
- ≈1 in 359 (inferred from the name graph)
≈39,000 named Koh, est.
Highest-authority source
Singapore, est., as Koh
measured from records inferred from the name graph
Spellings & scripts(measured from records)
Locally spelled Koh in US United States, SG Singapore, MY Malaysia and 4 more.
Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records, and ○ marks a model's transliteration; click a spelling to open its page.
Meaning & origin
No verified etymology recorded for this name yet — the entries below are drawn from usage statistics and the name graph.
Where in the world(measured from records)
Koeh counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.
Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.
| Country | Most common spelling | Sources | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MY Malaysia | #202 | ≈39,000 est. | ≈1 in 841 | — | Koh | 128 |
| SG Singapore | #15 | ≈17,000 est. | ≈1 in 359 | — | Koh | 202 |
| US United States | — | 3,595as Koh | 1 in 93K | 4.1K | Koh | 342 |
| PH Philippines | — | ≈2,300 est. | ≈1 in 48K | — | Koh | 52 |
| AU Australia | — | ≈2,000 est. | ≈1 in 13K | 1 | Koh | 141 |
| AO Angola | — | ≈2,000 est. | ≈1 in 17K | — | Koh | 1 |
| HK Hong Kong | #746 | ≈590 est. | ≈1 in 12K | — | Koh | 46 |
Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.
Registers cited: Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2010; Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2020; SA BDM — Popular baby names South Australia (1944–present). Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.
Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).
Notable people with this name(measured from records)
- Guo Shoujingb. 1231CNnot in their usual nameChinese astronomer and mathematician (1231–1316)
- Guo Moruob. 1892CNnot in their usual nameChinese writer (1892-1978)
- Beulah Quob. 1923USnot in their usual nameChinese-American actress and activist
- Terry Goub. 1950TWnot in their usual namefounder and former Chief Executive Officer of Foxconn
- Guo Jianmeib. 1961CNnot in their usual nameChinese lawyer and human rights activist
- Aaron Kwokb. 1965CNnot in their usual nameHong Kong singer and actor
- Guo Guangchangb. 1967CNnot in their usual nameChinese billionaire business magnate and investor
- Annabel Chongb. 1972SGnot in their usual nameSingaporean-American pornographic actress
- Derek Kwokb. 1976HKnot in their usual nameHong Kong film director and screenwriter
- Guo Jingjingb. 1981CNnot in their usual nameChinese female diver
The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Evidence(measured from records)
No register attests this spelling yet
Frequently asked questions
- In which country does Koeh have the most bearers?
- Mondonomo estimates about 39 thousand people named Koh in Malaysia, more than in any other country we hold.
- How common is the name Koeh?
- In the United States, the national register counted 3,595 people named Koh in 2010, about 1 in 93 thousand residents.
- How common is Koeh compared with other names?
- In Malaysia, Koeh is the 202nd most common surname of 291,743 surnames recorded there.
What do you want to know about Koeh?
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Query this name via API
curl -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" https://api.mondonomo.ai/api/v1/name-graph/koehThe payload this page is built from: spellings and scripts, countries and languages, related names, and the registers that attest the form. It takes a free API key (1,000 requests a day), which returns what this page shows everyone; the full country table, every register citation and the year-by-year series come with a licensed key, as does bulk access.
About this data
measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated
These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.
Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.
Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.
Cite this page Mondonomo, “Koeh” — the 202nd most common surname in Malaysia. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.