Gnow Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Benin

Gnow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gnow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Gnow (26) may also be a first name.

Gnow Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gnow is found in Malaysia more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Gnow.

How Common Is The Last Name Gnow? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 10,311,814th most common surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 67 percent of Gnow reside; 67 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 67 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Gnow is also the 2,084,397th most frequently held given name globally It is held by 26 people.

The last name Gnow is most numerous in Malaysia, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 14,747,112. In Malaysia it is most numerous in: Perak, where 50 percent are found and Selangor, where 50 percent are found. Without taking into account Malaysia Gnow exists in one country. It is also found in Benin, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gnowa89381/
Gnowe89242/
Gnouw891/
Gneow890/
Now86282/
Ginnow80214/
Gennow8050/
Gnouwe803/
Nowa757,367/
Neow75162/
Gnaw7517/
Gnov757/
Niow755/
Njow755/
Nouw753/
Nyow753/
Nhow751/
Noow751/
Gnob751/
Nowè751/
Nosw751/
Noww751/
Nowz751/
Novw751/
Nowf751/
Nohw751/
Gennowa730/
Njowa671,260/
Nouws67629/
Nyowa67384/
Gnawe67275/
Nouwt6745/
Nowsh6738/
Gnoev6728/
Nehow676/
Nowfe675/
Nayow675/
Neowa675/
Naiow674/
Gnouf672/
Gnofe672/
Gnoob671/
Neyow671/
Njouw671/
Novws671/
Nnowa671/

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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 Gnow
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