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<h2 id="distribution">Distribution</h2> <p>The romanization "<a href="/facts/Teo_(name)/eh93hkLo">Teo</a>" is the <a href="/facts/Most_common_Chinese_surnames/wqJDTvh1">11th-most-common surname</a> among <a href="/facts/Chinese_Singaporeans/4gMhWFQj">Chinese Singaporeans</a>, with 46,800 bearers making up 1.9% of that population.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:1" href="#fn:1"><sup>1</sup></a> </p><p>In the <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a>, the romanization "Tiu" was the <a href="/facts/List_of_common_US_surnames/ah6B3Kwe">most common</a> during the <a href="/facts/1990_US_Census/uPN5syw5">1990 census</a>, ranked 32,695th overall, and the romanization "Teo" was the most common during the year <a href="/facts/2000_US_Census/oFBpAEqK">2000 census</a>, ranked 26,141st overall.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="list-of-persons-with-the-surname">List of persons with the surname</h2> <table><tbody><tr><td>Teo<ul><li><a href="/facts/Teo_Chee_Hean/VeARXxh2">Teo Chee Hean</a>, Singaporean politician</li><li><a href="/facts/Magdalene_Teo/rENHuqhz">Magdalene Teo</a>, Bruneian ambassador</li><li><a href="/facts/Nicholas_Teo/4mbLWHMB">Nicholas Teo</a>, Malaysian singer</li><li><a href="/facts/Josephine_Teo/NAe3HFVV">Josephine Teo</a>, Singaporean politician</li><li><a href="/facts/Charles_Teo/CuBcdV26">Charles Teo</a>, Australian neurosurgeon</li><li><a href="/facts/Teo_Nie_Ching/scfcmwPu">Teo Nie Ching</a>, Malaysian politician</li><li><a href="/facts/Pete_Teo/XS1C5E9W">Pete Teo</a>, Malaysian singer songwriter, film composer and filmmaker</li><li><a href="/facts/Pearry_Reginald_Teo/nkKPh5zD">Pearry Reginald Teo</a>, Singaporean film director/producer</li><li><a href="/facts/Teo_Ho_Pin/A4DTUgjC">Teo Ho Pin</a>, Singaporean politician</li><li><a href="/facts/Clement_Teo/V47JWd7D">Clement Teo</a>, Team Manager of the S. League team, Tampines Rover</li><li><a href="/facts/Eddie_Teo/FA5LzmW2">Eddie Teo</a>, Chairman of Singapore's Public Service Commission</li><li><a href="/facts/Kelvin_Teo/Gvpkcnzx">Kelvin Teo</a>, Malaysian entrepreneur</li><li><a href="/facts/Nick_Teo/c7tg8orL">Nick Teo</a>, Singaporean Actor</li><li>Gibson Teo, Singaporean Music Producer</li><li><a href="/facts/Felicia_Teo_Wei_Ling/vsdVsd4U">Felicia Teo Wei Ling</a>, Singaporean student who was presumed missing in 2007 before she was revealed to be murdered</li><li><a href="/facts/Teo_Ghim_Heng/f5Q5DH3s">Teo Ghim Heng</a>, Singaporean murderer who killed his pregnant wife and daughter</li></ul></td><td>Teoh<ul><li><a href="/facts/Teoh_Tiang_Chye/QfubCttl">Teoh Tiang Chye</a>, <a href="/facts/Justice_of_Peace/TNVBnh4l">Justice of Peace</a> in <a href="/facts/Malacca/ncvoSb0j">Malacca</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Teoh_Chye_Hin/NjyWCRny">Teoh Chye Hin</a>, Malaysian secretary general of the <a href="/facts/Asian_Football_Confederation/TjaaRohV">Asian Football Confederation</a> (AFC)</li><li><a href="/facts/Lina_Teoh/9sw1jTWN">Lina Teoh</a>, or Angelina Teoh Pick Lim, Miss Malaysia, 1998.</li><li><a href="/facts/Teoh_Beng_Hock/Y9fVMyS1">Teoh Beng Hock</a>, Malaysian journalist and political aide</li><li>Rocky Teoh, Malaysian singer and composer.</li><li><a href="/facts/Patrick_Teoh/RegDncPP">Patrick Teoh</a>, nickname "Voice of Malaysia", actor and radio personality in Malaysia</li><li><a href="/facts/Lina_Teoh/9sw1jTWN">Lina Teoh</a>, Miss Malaysia World 1998/1999 pageant</li><li><a href="/facts/Jason_Teoh/SqxmYeAC">Jason Teoh</a>, Malaysian politician, chairman for MCA Gelang Patah division</li><li>David Teoh, Australian businessman and founder of <a href="/facts/TPG_Telecom/egBYn1HU">TPG Telecom</a>.</li><li>Teoh Ze Tong, <i><a href="/facts/Star_Search_(Singaporean_TV_series)/uw8IXVGg">Star Search</a></i> series winner</li></ul>Thio<ul><li><a href="/facts/Thio_Li-ann/gGd1qwTI">Thio Li-ann</a>, Singaporean law professor</li><li><a href="/facts/Thio_Su_Mien/A6DI6Xqt">Thio Su Mien</a>, Singaporean legal academic and lawyer</li></ul>Tio<ul><li><a href="/facts/Elkan_Baggott/Phwexj1e">Elkan William Tio Baggott</a>, Indonesian football player</li></ul>Tiu<ul><li><a href="/facts/Chris_Tiu/u7lpr0Fx">Chris Tiu</a>, Filipino basketball player</li><li><a href="/facts/Kriesha_Tiu/Ee8ska0E">Kriesha Tiu</a>, Filipino-American singer</li></ul></td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>Statistics Singapore. "Popular Chinese Surnames in Singapore". <a href="/wiki/Statistics_Singapore" target="_blank">/wiki/Statistics_Singapore</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>US Census Bureau. Op. cit. Public Broadcasting Service. "How Popular Is Your Last Name?" Accessed 6 Apr 2012. <a href="/wiki/US_Census_Bureau" target="_blank">/wiki/US_Census_Bureau</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>