Billow Surname

52,323rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,781 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Somalia

Billow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Billow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya5,3351:8,6561,127
Somalia3,3331:4,036359
United States9711:373,28433,060
Sweden521:189,36113,089
Brazil401:5,351,858134,966
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Israel91:950,84857,975
China81:170,915,1968,932
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1201:418,48930,805

Billow (12,580) may also be a first name.

Billow Last Name Facts

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

The last name Billow occurs most in Kenya. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Billow? popularity and diffusion

The surname Billow is the 52,323rd most commonly occurring family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 745,072 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Billow live; 89 percent live in East Africa and 87 percent live in Cushitic Africa. Billow is also the 52,471st most frequently occurring given name throughout the world, borne by 12,580 people.

The last name Billow is most numerous in Kenya, where it is borne by 5,335 people, or 1 in 8,656. In Kenya Billow is most common in: Wajir County, where 47 percent reside, Mandera County, where 46 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 3 percent reside. Besides Kenya Billow exists in 18 countries. It is also found in Somalia, where 34 percent reside and The United States, where 10 percent reside.

Billow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Billow has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 809 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Billow Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Muslim (98%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Billow last name are 18.2% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.97% being registered with the party.

The amount Billow earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 4.35% less than the national average, earning $41,272 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.21% less than the national average, earning $39,144 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Billgow929/
Billlow921/
Billhow920/
Bllow910/
Billiows861/
Bellow831,946/
Billov8323/
Büllow833/
Billaw831/
Billof831/
Blow807,421/
Bellowe7759/
Baellow7733/
Billova779/
Billoft773/
Billovh772/
Billawe772/
Bellowa772/
Bellowf772/
Billiuw771/
Buellow771/
Billaws770/
Billoff770/
Billiaw770/
Blouw732,565/
Blowe731,067/
Blowa7396/
Bloew7337/
Blovw734/
Bûlow732/
Bloww732/
Blowf731/
Billiauw7177/
D'Bellow711/
Billiova711/
Bhellowa711/
Bislloff710/
Billoufs710/
Billav67271/
Bellof67227/
Blouws67153/
Bellov6781/
Bellaw6779/
Blouwe6728/
Billiauws6718/
Billab678/
Bellob678/
Billaf675/
Blloff674/
Büllowová674/
Belluw671/
Byllov671/

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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
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  • 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 Billow
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