Forlow Surname

1,252,959th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 184 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Forlow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Forlow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1181:3,071,686178,560
Scotland401:133,8458,251
England241:2,321,58686,519
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland151:249,5488,553
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States341:1,477,02079,266

Forlow Last Name Facts

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

Forlow is found most frequently in The United States. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Forlow? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,252,959th most widespread last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 39,606,228 people. The last name Forlow is predominantly found in The Americas, where 65 percent of Forlow live; 65 percent live in North America and 65 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Forlow is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 118 people, or 1 in 3,071,686. In The United States Forlow is primarily found in: Missouri, where 30 percent are found, New York, where 18 percent are found and Ohio, where 13 percent are found. Outside of The United States this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Scotland, where 22 percent are found and England, where 13 percent are found.

Forlow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Forlow has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Forlow last name rose 347 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 267 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Forlow Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Forlow surname are 6.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 53.33% registered with the party.

Forlow earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 24.12% more than the national average, earning $53,556 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Forlowa921/
Forrlow920/
Farlow835,654/
Furlow834,284/
Forlaw8353/
Ferlow8335/
Forlov8310/
Vorlow839/
Forellowa800/
Farlowe7755/
Forlova7718/
Farllow772/
Fhurlow771/
Farloow771/
Ferloow771/
Furllow770/
Varlow67194/
Vurlow6756/
Ferlov6755/
Farlov6718/
Vorlov6710/
Furlov673/
Verlow672/
Farlaw671/
Furlaw670/
Verlouw62255/
Furlova6213/
Farlova627/
Farlofe623/
Fourlaf621/
Furleova571/
Varlov50119/
Verlov50114/
Farlab501/
Farrellova501/

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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 Forlow
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