Alow Surname
Approximately 3,166 people bear this surname
Alow Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1,239 | 1:37,272 | 3,985 |
| Indonesia | 849 | 1:155,771 | 15,234 |
| Bangladesh | 451 | 1:353,341 | 9,758 |
| Somalia | 441 | 1:30,504 | 1,579 |
| Nigeria | 51 | 1:3,473,387 | 102,969 |
| Malaysia | 48 | 1:614,463 | 29,648 |
| Uganda | 23 | 1:1,697,360 | 58,907 |
| Papua New Guinea | 20 | 1:407,686 | 53,132 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 10 | 1:136,398 | 7,940 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Chile | 5 | 1:3,523,295 | 39,650 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1:4,421,218 | 22,351 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Somaliland | 1 | 1:3,500,182 | 1,592 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Alow (1,541) may also be a first name.
Alow Demographics
Alow Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
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.
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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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