Herow Surname

763,307th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 374 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Somalia
Highest density in:
Somalia

Herow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Herow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Somalia3431:39,2191,895
United States231:15,759,084542,937
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

The alternate forms: Herów (1) are calculated separately.

Herow (13) may also be a first name.

Herow Last Name Facts

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

The last name Herow has its highest incidence in Somalia. It may also occur as a variant: Herów. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Herow? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 763,307th most common family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 19,485,417 people. The surname Herow is primarily found in Africa, where 93 percent of Herow live; 92 percent live in East Africa and 92 percent live in Cushitic Africa. Herow is also the 3,159,357th most widespread forename throughout the world It is held by 13 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Somalia, where it is borne by 343 people, or 1 in 39,219. Apart from Somalia Herow occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 6 percent are found and Cameroon, where 0 percent are found.

Herow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Herow has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Herow surname grew 192 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Herow Last Name Statistics demography

Herow earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 21.09% more than the national average, earning $52,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Herów931/
Herowa9158/
Herrow9133/
Cherow9120/
Kherow9110/
Herowe911/
Heirow910/
Heroow910/
Heurow910/
Herowt910/
Haerow910/
Erow8939/
Cherowa83964/
Kheyrow83344/
Kheirow83246/
Heerowa8345/
Hierrow832/
Hearrow831/
Kheerow831/
Hethrow830/
Hirow80836/
Harow80372/
Horow80213/
Erowa80121/
Herov8039/
Erowe8020/
Aerow8011/
Herof802/
Errow802/
Erouw801/
Eerow801/
Heraw801/
Harrow733,702/
Kherov73585/
Heroff73177/
Cherov73125/
Cherob73124/
Horrow73115/
Cherof7357/
Heroev7346/
Herouf7326/
Gerhow7310/
Herhof7310/
Hirowa739/
Eahrow738/
Haroow735/
Kheraw734/
Eirowa734/
Cheraw733/
Horhow732/
Herzof732/
Kherof732/
Gergow732/
Hitrow732/
Herhov732/
Chirow731/
Herouv731/
Herrob731/
Herawe731/
Hearof731/
Heurov731/
Earrow731/
Geerow731/
Gehrow731/
Hirowe731/
Jeerow731/
Herauw731/
Hajrow731/
Jearow730/
Geyrow730/
Erov672,619/
Cherova672,052/
Orow671,265/
Kherouf671,049/
Chirowa67335/
Cherouf67230/
Herzhov6782/
Arow6770/
Herzoff6755/
Cheroff6745/
Chergov6745/
Kherova6743/
Cheerov6740/
Herhoff6730/
Chitrow6728/
Chirowe6727/
Eraw6710/
Herrhof677/
Chytrow676/
Irow675/
Erob673/
Herzhof673/
Cheirov672/
Jaihrow672/
Cherhov672/
Kheirov671/
Cheurov671/
Khergov671/
Khairow671/
Hoerouf671/
Haarrow671/
Herrova671/
Heerova671/
Hejrova671/
Chetrov671/
Hetrouf671/
Herroub671/
Herhova671/
Kheeraw671/
Jrow670/
Chetraw670/

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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 Herow
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