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. It is a

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of Teochew and

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names, particularly ) (in Standard Mandarin p '' Zhāng'', or in Cantonese: ''

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''). It is also rendered as Tiu, Tio, Thio, and Tiew.

Distribution

The romanization " Teo" is the 11th-most-common surname among

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, with 46,800 bearers making up 1.9% of that population. In the

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, the romanization "Tiu" was the most common during the 1990 census, ranked 32,695th overall, and the romanization "Teo" was the most common during the year 2000 census, ranked 26,141st overall.

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. Op. cit.

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List of persons with the surname

;Teo *

Teo Chee Hean Teo Chee Hean ( zh, s=张志贤, poj=Tiuⁿ Chì-hiân, p=Zhāng Zhìxián; born 27 December 1954) is a Singaporean politician and former two-star rear-admiral who has been serving as Senior Minister of Singapore since 2019 and Coordinating Min ...

, Singaporean politician *

Nicholas Teo Nicholas Teo () is a Malaysian Chinese singer under Good Tengz Entertainment Sdn Bhd. (Malaysia) Career Pre debut Before returning to Malaysia, Nicholas was studying in Taiwan, where he won the Best Singer in a competition among all the Tai ...

, Malaysian singer *

Josephine Teo Josephine Teo Li Min (née Yong; zh, s=杨莉明, t=楊莉明, poj=Iôⁿ Lī-bêng, p=Yáng Lìmíng; born 1968) is a Singaporean politician who has been serving as Minister for Communications and Information and Minister-in-charge of the Cyb ...

, Singaporean politician *

Charles Teo Charles Teo AM ( zh, 张正贤; born 24 December 1957)''Who's Who in Australia'', ConnectWeb. is an Australian neurosurgeon. Early life and education Teo was born to Chinese-Singaporean parents who immigrated to Australia. He attended The Sc ...

, Australian neurosurgeon *

Teo Nie Ching Teo Nie Ching (; born 27 January 1981) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Deputy Minister of Communications and Digital in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) administration under Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and Minister Fahmi Fadzil since ...

, Malaysian politician *

Pete Teo Pete Teo (, born 26 December 1972), is a multiple award winning Malaysia, Malaysian singer songwriter, film composer and filmmaker as well as a sought-after actor in what has become known as 'New Wave Malaysian Cinema'. His work is associate ...

, Malaysian singer songwriter, film composer and filmmaker *

Pearry Reginald Teo Pearry Reginald Teo Zhang Pingli (born 23 July 1978) commonly known as Pearry Teo, is a Singaporean filmmaker. He is considered the first Singaporean movie director to make a Cinema of the United States, Hollywood film. Biography Teo began his ...

, Singaporean film director/producer *

Teo Ho Pin Teo Ho Pin ( zh, s=张俰宾, p=Zhāng Huòbīn; born 19 January 1960) is a Singaporean former politician who served as Mayor of North West District between 2001 and 2020. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), Teo was the Mem ...

, Singaporean politician *

Clement Teo Clement Teo is a Singaporean association football coach, currently the head coach of the Cambodian Premier League team, Boeung Ket. He was the previous assistant coach of the S.League side, Woodlands Wellington FC. Apart from his coaching duti ...

, Team Manager of the S. League team, Tampines Rover *

Eddie Teo Eddie Teo Chan Seng () is a Singaporean civil servant who has been serving as Chairman of the Council of Presidential Advisers since 2019. Education A President's Scholar, Teo graduated from the University of Oxford in 1970 with a Bachelor of ...

, Chairman of Singapore's Public Service Commission *

Kelvin Teo Kelvin Teo () is a management consultant whose first success was a million dollar business venture at the age of 20 while still in university. At age 27, he won Malaysia's first wedding related reality show, Love Me Do. He also co-founded EasyEc ...

, Malaysian entrepreneur *

Nick Teo Nick Teo (), is a Singaporean television actor, host and model contracted under Mediacorp. Acting career In 2014, Teo made his acting debut in a half-hour long-running drama series produced by Mediacorp Channel 8, '' 118'', which made got him ...

, Singaporean Actor * Gibson Teo, Singaporean Music Producer *

Felicia Teo Wei Ling Felicia Teo Wei Ling ( – 30 June 2007; 张玮凌 Zhāng Weǐlíng), was a Chinese Singaporean who was presumed dead after she went missing on 30 June 2007. She was alleged to be murdered by her two friends whom she visited on the same night. Te ...

, Singaporean student who was presumed missing in 2007 before she was revealed to be murdered *

Teo Ghim Heng The Woodlands double murders were the murders of pregnant housewife Choong Pei Shan (钟佩珊 Zhōng Peìshān) and her daughter Teo Zi Ning (张梓宁 Zhāng Zǐníng) by her husband Teo Ghim Heng (张锦兴 Zhāng Jĭnxīng) on 20 January 2017. ...

, Singaporean murderer who killed his pregnant wife and daughter ;Teoh *

Teoh Tiang Chye Teoh Tiang Chye was a merchant, philanthropist, and Justice of the Peace in Malacca. Early life Teoh Tiang Chye was born in February 1863. He was educated in Malacca Free School from 1875 - 1877 before taking apprenticeship in various Chinese sho ...

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Malacca Malacca ( ms, Melaka) is a state in Malaysia located in the southern region of the Malay Peninsula, next to the Strait of Malacca. Its capital is Malacca City, dubbed the Historic City, which has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site si ...

* Teoh Chye Hin, Malaysian secretary general of the

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(AFC) *

Lina Teoh Lina Teoh Pick Lim (born 7 July 1976) is a Malaysian actress, TV Host, model and a former beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned as Miss Malaysia World 1998. She represented Malaysia in the Miss World 1998 pageant in Mahe Island, Seychelles ...

, or Angelina Teoh Pick Lim, Miss Malaysia, 1998. *

Teoh Beng Hock Teoh Beng Hock (20 April 1979 – 16 July 2009) was a Chinese Malaysian journalist and political aide to Ean Yong Hian Wah, a member of the Selangor state legislative assembly and state executive council. On 15 July 2009, the Malaysian Anti-Cor ...

, Malaysian journalist and political aide * Rocky Teoh, Malaysian singer and composer. *

Patrick Teoh Patrick Teoh (born 16 October, 1947) is an actor and radio personality in Malaysia. A career in radio, on TV, stage and in movies spanning more than five decades earned Teoh the nickname of "Voice of Malaysia", bestowed by his fans and the Mala ...

, nickname "Voice of Malaysia", actor and radio personality in Malaysia *

, Miss Malaysia World 1998/1999 pageant * Jason Teoh, Malaysian politician, Chairman for MCA Gelang Patah division * David Teoh, Australian businessman and founder of

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. * Teoh Ze Tong, ''

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'' series winner ;Thio *

Thio Li-ann Thio Li-ann (born 10 March 1968) is a Singaporean law professor at the National University of Singapore. She was educated at the University of Oxford, Harvard Law School and the University of Cambridge. In January 2007, she was appointed a ...

, Singaporean law professor ;Tiu *

Chris Tiu Christopher John Alandy-Dy Tiu (born July 15, 1985) is a Filipino former professional basketball player who is currently a television presenter. He played college basketball for the Ateneo Blue Eagles with whom he won the UAAP title in 2008. He ...

, Filipino basketball player *

Kriesha Tiu Kriesha Ziskind Teo Tiu (born December 20, 1998), better known by her stage name Kriesha Chu (Korean: 크리샤 츄), is a Filipina-American singer based in South Korea. Life and career Early life Tiu was born on December 20, 1998, in Makati, ...

, Filipino-American singer

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