__NOTOC__ Teoh (also commonly rendered as Teo) is a romanised Chinese family name. It is a

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of Teochew and

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names, particularly ) (in Standard Mandarin p '' Zhāng'', or in Cantonese: '' Cheung''). It is also rendered as Tiu, Tio, Thio, and Tiew.

Distribution

The romanization " Teo" is the 11th-most-common surname among Chinese Singaporeans, 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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List of persons with the surname

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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 Mi ...

, Singaporean politician * Nicholas Teo, Malaysian singer * Josephine Teo, Singaporean politician * Charles Teo, Australian neurosurgeon * Teo Nie Ching, Malaysian politician * Pete Teo, Malaysian singer songwriter, film composer and filmmaker * Pearry Reginald Teo, Singaporean film director/producer * Teo Ho Pin, Singaporean politician * Clement Teo, 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, Malaysian entrepreneur * Nick Teo, 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. T ...

, Singaporean student who was presumed missing in 2007 before she was revealed to be murdered * Teo Ghim Heng, Singaporean murderer who killed his pregnant wife and daughter ;Teoh * Teoh Tiang Chye, Justice of Peace in

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 s ...

Teoh Chye Hin Datuk Teoh Chye Hin ( c. 1913/1914 – 6 April 2008) was the Malaysian secretary general of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) from 1974 until 1978. Teoh served as the treasurer of the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) from 1962 until 1 ...

, 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 ''Rocky'' is a 1976 American sports drama film directed by John G. Avildsen and written by and starring Sylvester Stallone. It is the first installment in the ''Rocky'' franchise and stars Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers, and Burges ...

, Malaysian singer and composer. * Patrick Teoh, nickname "Voice of Malaysia", actor and radio personality in Malaysia *

, Miss Malaysia World 1998/1999 pageant *

Jason Teoh Datuk Jason Teoh Sew Hock () is a Malaysian Malaysian may refer to: * Something from or related to Malaysia, a country in Southeast Asia * Malaysian Malay, a dialect of Malay language spoken mainly in Malaysia * Malaysian people, people w ...

, Malaysian politician, Chairman for MCA Gelang Patah division * David Teoh, Australian businessman and founder of TPG Telecom. * Teoh Ze Tong, '' Star Search'' series winner ;Thio * Thio Li-ann, Singaporean law professor ;Tiu * Chris Tiu, 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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