Hilow Surname

189,430th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,230 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Somalia
Highest density in:
Somalia

Hilow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hilow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Somalia1,6171:8,319624
Kenya4701:98,2558,644
United States1231:2,946,821172,836
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Hilow (252) may also be a first name.

Hilow Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hilow is found in Somalia more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hilow? popularity and diffusion

The last name Hilow is the 189,430th most frequently occurring last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 3,267,958 people. The surname Hilow is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Hilow live; 94 percent live in East Africa and 93 percent live in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 561,423rd most commonly used first name globally, borne by 252 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Somalia, where it is carried by 1,617 people, or 1 in 8,319. Other than Somalia Hilow occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 21 percent live and The United States, where 6 percent live.

Hilow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Hilow has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hilow surname increased 4,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hilow Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Muslim (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States Hilow are 16.34% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 69.57% registered with the political party.

Hilow earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.76% more than the national average, earning $46,496 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hillow918,028/
Hilowe91198/
Chilow9124/
Hailow917/
Hiloow911/
Hilowa911/
Ilow8971/
Chilowa831,840/
Chilowe83369/
Chillow8314/
Hillowe839/
Kheilow831/
Hilouwe831/
Ilowa801,290/
Ihlow80390/
Helow80165/
Jilow8029/
Ehlow8023/
Hulow8010/
Hilov808/
Ilowe807/
Hilob805/
Hylow803/
Uhlow802/
Illow802/
Hilaw801/
Yilow801/
Hilof801/
Chailowa776/
Chaillow771/
Heilhows770/
Jilowa731,177/
Chilov73349/
Khilov73344/
Hilouf73194/
Hellow73159/
Elhlow73122/
Haylow7370/
Yilowa7362/
Healow7354/
Jillow7320/
Hailov7316/
Hilova7314/
Hitlaw7313/
Hislaw7311/
Hilawe737/
Hullow736/
Hjliow734/
Goilow733/
Chilaw733/
Illowa733/
Hillaw732/
Jiliow732/
Jailow732/
Heilov732/
Chilob731/
Chelow731/
Hiloff731/
Hilovs731/
Jislow731/
Ailowa731/
Heylow731/
Helowa731/
Uillow731/
Chilof731/
Heslow730/
Hilgof730/
Hyslow730/
Chislov671,093/
Ilov67954/
Ulow67559/
Khilova67521/
Ilaw67516/
Chilova67303/
Chiloub67170/
Ilof67165/
Hailouf67156/
Khailov67146/
Chilawe67140/
Elow67112/
Chitlov6725/
Heilhof6719/
Chellow6713/
Khuilov6713/
Chislof6711/
Chiloff6711/
Chetlow677/
Hailova677/
Chailob677/
Chillov676/
Khoylow675/
Khilouf675/
Hailoph674/
Helouwe674/
Chelowa674/
Hillova673/
Heilova673/
Ilob672/
Hillhof672/
Hailovs672/
Khilyov671/
Chillof671/
Chiloev671/
Jlow671/
Chuilov671/
Chealow671/
Hillouf671/
Chailaw671/
Chehlow671/
Kheilov671/
Heiloff670/
Hisloft670/

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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 Hilow
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