Garlaw Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Garlaw Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Garlaw Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Garlaw Come From? nationality or country of origin
Garlaw is carried by more people in Liberia than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Garlaw? popularity and diffusion
The last name Garlaw is the 10,311,814th most commonly occurring surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Garlaw live; 67 percent live in West Africa and 67 percent live in Anglo-West Africa.
The surname Garlaw is most prevalent in Liberia, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 2,204,268. In Liberia Garlaw is primarily concentrated in: Bomi County, where 50 percent live and Grand Gedeh County, where 50 percent live. Not including Liberia this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 33 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garlow | 83 | 1,343 | / |
| Airlaw | 83 | 8 | / |
| Harlaw | 83 | 4 | / |
| Gerlaw | 83 | 0 | / |
| Garlova | 77 | 39 | / |
| Gharlab | 77 | 1 | / |
| Garlaff | 77 | 0 | / |
| Gourlaw | 77 | 0 | / |
| Arlow | 73 | 1,322 | / |
| Arlab | 73 | 361 | / |
| Orlaw | 73 | 24 | / |
| Garzlaff | 71 | 56 | / |
| Harlow | 67 | 22,252 | / |
| Arlova | 67 | 217 | / |
| Garlov | 67 | 65 | / |
| Gorlow | 67 | 42 | / |
| Harlav | 67 | 29 | / |
| Gerlow | 67 | 24 | / |
| Ahrlow | 67 | 3 | / |
| Earlow | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gorlab | 67 | 1 | / |
| Garłow | 67 | 1 | / |
| Arlavs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Arlabh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Arlaff | 67 | 0 | / |
| Garlof | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Garlaw
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