Alow Surname

140,881st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,166 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Somalia

Alow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,2391:37,2723,985
Indonesia8491:155,77115,234
Bangladesh4511:353,3419,758
Somalia4411:30,5041,579
Nigeria511:3,473,387102,969
Malaysia481:614,46329,648
Uganda231:1,697,36058,907
Papua New Guinea201:407,68653,132
Trinidad and Tobago101:136,3987,940
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Somaliland11:3,500,1821,592
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Alow (1,541) may also be a first name.

Alow Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Alow Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Alow occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Alow click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Alow? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 140,881st most commonly held last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 2,301,815 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 56 percent of Alow live; 54 percent live in East Africa and 49 percent live in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 197,526th most widely held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 1,541 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is carried by 1,239 people, or 1 in 37,272. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Mandera County, where 67 percent reside, Wajir County, where 24 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya it is found in 28 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 27 percent reside and Bangladesh, where 14 percent reside.

Alow Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Alow surname is predominantly Muslim (82%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aliow896,474/
Alowa891,010/
Alouw89234/
Allow89200/
Halow89130/
Alowe89123/
Aulow8915/
Ahlow8912/
Aylow897/
Aloow897/
Alhow896/
Alowh892/
Aluow891/
Aloew891/
Algow891/
Aalow891/
Hallow80272/
Halowa80157/
Haslow80103/
Allouw8079/
Haylow8070/
Healow8054/
Galouw8053/
Allowa8037/
Gahlow8027/
Aliowe8024/
Allowh8018/
Allowe8010/
Halowe809/
Hailow807/
Gajlow806/
Hatlow804/
Alliow803/
Allows801/
Auhlow801/
Aslowt801/
Galowh801/
Ailowa801/
Alouwe801/
Alowsh801/
Aloïwe801/
Alllow801/
Allowz801/
Aaloow801/
Auslow800/
Easlow800/
Alloww800/
Olow7510,773/
Alob752,416/
Alov75599/
Alaw75544/
Alof75138/
Elow75112/
Aluw759/
Alliowe7398/
Gallouw7344/
Hallowe734/
Hallowa731/
Ahalowa731/
Alloïwe731/
Hauslow730/
Galliow730/
Olowe678,201/
Olowa672,495/
Alova672,065/
Alawe671,787/
Aulov671,732/
Alofe671,380/
Aloev671,056/
Alofs67983/
Alhob67956/
Alouf67638/
Galov67630/
Aliov67552/
Allaw67443/
Halaw67231/
Aslov67174/
Helow67165/
Aloph67153/
Ellow67148/
Aloub67137/
Aalaw67118/
Halov6798/
Aliof6788/
Ohlow6775/
Aloof6772/
Alhof6753/
Aloff6751/
Aylov6743/
Alyov6742/
Aloob6741/
Galof6736/
Holow6734/
Ehlow6723/
Halof6717/
Olhow6715/
Halów6715/
Aliaw6715/
Allov6712/
Ailov6712/
Alhaw6712/
Oloew6712/
Ollow6711/
Algov678/
Allob676/
Halob676/
Olows676/
Aloft675/
Allof674/
Aliuw674/
Eliow673/
Aloyv673/
Haluw673/
Alyaw673/
Ahlov673/
Halowová672/
Alobh672/
Aliob672/
Alovs672/
Alawf672/
Oloow672/
Aslof672/
Elowf671/
Aalov671/
Aloif671/
Aluov671/
Alhov671/
Alavw671/
Aulof671/
Alguw671/
Olosw671/
O'Low671/
Alyob671/
Algof671/
Alawh671/
Ahlaw671/
Elhow671/
Eulow670/
Atlof670/
Ahlof670/
Heathlow670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Alow
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