Enow Surname

31,739th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,805 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Enow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Enow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon15,5811:1,333116
Somalia5391:24,9571,368
Kenya3171:145,67811,680
United States1291:2,809,759166,838
Nigeria781:2,271,06176,915
England321:1,741,18971,393
Netherlands221:767,59958,330
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Qatar121:196,50026,891
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Norway61:857,04855,549
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
France41:16,605,680368,153
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Enow (1,952) may also be a first name.

Enow Last Name Facts

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

The last name Enow is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Enow? popularity and diffusion

Enow is the 31,739th most commonly used surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 433,653 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Enow live; 93 percent live in Central Africa and 92 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Enow is also the 171,552nd most prevalent first name at a global level, held by 1,952 people.

Enow is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 15,581 people, or 1 in 1,333. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: Southwest Region, where 83 percent are found, Littoral Region, where 6 percent are found and Centre Region, where 5 percent are found. Outside of Cameroon Enow occurs in 35 countries. It is also common in Somalia, where 3 percent are found and Kenya, where 2 percent are found.

Enow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Enow has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Enow last name increased 2,150 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 800 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 87 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Enow Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Enow surname is chiefly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland and Muslim (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Enow surname are 2.33% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 55.56% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Enow earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 27.44% less than the national average, earning $31,308 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.68% less than the national average, earning $38,414 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Enowe89258/
Henow8964/
Enowa8961/
Ehnow8928/
Eenow8910/
Ennow893/
Enoow892/
Hoenow80125/
Genouw8089/
Gennow8050/
Haenow8014/
Enojwe803/
Heynow802/
Enouwe802/
Engowh801/
Enuowe801/
Eenoow801/
Hehnow800/
Enov75264/
Anow75138/
Enaw7590/
Enob7570/
Onow7560/
Inow7511/
Enof755/
Enuw751/
Hennowe730/
Hanow677,361/
Genov676,543/
Enofe671,644/
Enova67926/
Jinow67653/
Henov67505/
Enouf67480/
Hönow67354/
Inowe67235/
Inowa67168/
Ihnow67127/
Enoff6761/
Honow6742/
Henaw6731/
Ainow6714/
Emnov6712/
Enoef679/
Aynow676/
Yonow674/
Anoow674/
Eenov674/
Enawe673/
Enoev673/
Egnaw672/
Esnov672/
Enhov672/
Enhof672/
Annow671/
Ohnow671/
Ienov671/
Inouw671/
Hinow671/
Egnuw671/
Etnov671/
Ennaw671/
Enoph671/
Genof671/
Aenov671/
Enoub671/
Ynoyw671/
Ynowe671/
Ahnow671/
Enobh671/
Ynowa671/
Egnov670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Enow
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