Galow Surname

332,973rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,110 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Somalia
Highest density in:
Somalia

Galow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Galow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Somalia3921:34,3161,714
United States3411:1,062,92977,588
Germany3141:256,38727,596
Nigeria171:10,420,162203,261
Belgium131:884,35769,774
Poland121:3,167,396120,990
South Sudan91:1,268,3421,210
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Galow (17) may also be a first name.

Galow Last Name Facts

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

The surname Galow is carried by more people in Somalia than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Galow? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 332,973rd most frequently used family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 6,565,357 people. The last name Galow is primarily found in Africa, where 38 percent of Galow reside; 36 percent reside in East Africa and 35 percent reside in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most commonly occurring first name at a global level It is held by 17 people.

The surname Galow is most widespread in Somalia, where it is borne by 392 people, or 1 in 34,316. Not including Somalia it is found in 15 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 31 percent are found and Germany, where 28 percent are found.

Galow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Galow has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Galow surname expanded 1,483 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Galow Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Galow surname are 36.06% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 89.29% being registered to vote for the party.

Galow earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.42% more than the national average, earning $45,489 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gallow912,121/
Galowa91168/
Galouw9153/
Gahlow9127/
Galowe917/
Gajlow916/
Gaalow915/
Galowh911/
Gaylow911/
Gauslow8360/
Gallouw8344/
Gallowa8321/
Gallowe833/
Gaylowe831/
Ghaliow831/
Ghalowt831/
Galliow830/
Galov80630/
Galaw80342/
Gelow80136/
Golow8042/
Galof8036/
Galob8026/
Galofowa771/
Gielow732,296/
Golowa731,373/
Galawe73927/
Galova73779/
Gallob73486/
Galyov73206/
Golowe73204/
Gollow7385/
Gallov7383/
Galoff7367/
Galoob7357/
Gallof7355/
Galoev7328/
Gaslov7312/
Gallaw7311/
Ghalaw739/
Galobh734/
Gaylov734/
Galofe734/
Goilow733/
Ghalof732/
Galgof732/
Galgov732/
Gailov731/
Galiov731/
Galouf731/
Gahlov731/
Galiob731/
Ngalaw731/
Goolow730/
Gallova67120/
Ghalouf6737/
Gottlow6726/
Galophe6723/
Gaalova6722/
Gaulyov6718/
Galhoff6715/
Goulouw6712/
Gaylova6710/
Galgova6710/
Galloub6710/
Galiova675/
Gaylyov675/
Giehlow675/
Ghaloub672/
Galgoff672/
Kgalawe671/
Ghaloob671/
Gallauw671/
Gahalov671/
Galloph671/
Gollowe671/
Ghailob671/
Gailova671/
Gallhof671/
Galloff670/
Goollow670/

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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 Galow
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