Girow Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Finland

Girow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Girow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:13,929,515290,718
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Girow Last Name Facts

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

Girow is found most frequently in England. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Girow? popularity and diffusion

The surname Girow is the 5,391,485th most widespread last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 38 percent of Girow are found; 38 percent are found in Northern Europe and 31 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname Girow is most frequently held in England, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 13,929,515. In England Girow is primarily found in: Cheshire, where 25 percent live, Devon, where 25 percent live and Gloucestershire, where 25 percent live. Aside from England this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 23 percent live and The United States, where 15 percent live.

Girow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Girow has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Girow last name contracted 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gierow9164/
Girhow9112/
Ghirow9111/
Girowe919/
Gairow911/
Girowa911/
Gittrow830/
Gerow803,413/
Jirow803,324/
Gurow80532/
Girov80123/
Sirow8068/
Giraw802/
Girof802/
Greow801/
Zirow801/
Gürow801/
Zirzow73576/
Gerrow73457/
Ghiraw73353/
Zierow73170/
Girova73137/
Goirov7371/
Gerowa7365/
Gerowe7344/
Guerow7323/
Gherow7322/
Giroff7310/
Gerhow7310/
Sierow7310/
Girawe7310/
Jirrow737/
Gairov735/
Guirov734/
Giroev734/
Gairaw733/
Gurrow733/
Zirowa732/
Jitrow732/
Zoirow732/
Gergow732/
Gehrow731/
Jirowe731/
Girauw731/
Gitraw731/
Girouf731/
Cirrow731/
Zairow731/
Scirow731/
Girzov731/
Girgov731/
Gairob731/
Geerow731/
Grehow731/
Jgirov731/
Sairow731/
Geroew730/
Zitrow730/
Geyrow730/
Gayrow730/
Getrouw67303/
Zhgirov6731/
Gierova6722/
Gheerow6715/
Girgova6712/
Zierzow6712/
Gairova6712/
Girzhov678/
Sairrow673/
Jaihrow672/
Jaireow672/
Guitrov672/
Gieroff671/
Guerrow671/
Gherrow671/
Ghirova671/
Zgirova671/
Zgirovs671/
Ghirauw671/
Gethrow670/

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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
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  • 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 Girow
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