Horow Surname

1,133,308th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 213 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Horow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Horow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1961:235,61216,480
Somalia91:1,494,6733,608
England51:11,143,612252,590
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Horow Last Name Facts

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

The surname Horow is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Horow? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,133,308th most commonly held surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 34,213,831 people. The surname Horow is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Horow reside; 96 percent reside in East Africa and 96 percent reside in Cushitic Africa.

Horow is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 196 people, or 1 in 235,612. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Wajir County, where 99 percent live and Garissa County, where 1 percent live. Besides Kenya it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Somalia, where 4 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.

Horow Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Horow last name is chiefly Muslim (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Horrow91115/
Horowa9149/
Horhow912/
Horowe911/
Hoorow911/
Orow891,265/
Chotrow8349/
Chorzow838/
Houtrow833/
Chorowa832/
Horhowa831/
Choorow830/
Herow80374/
Harow80372/
Orowe80251/
Orowa80213/
Hurow80207/
Orrow80101/
Horob8069/
Horov8034/
Horuw8029/
Osrow8021/
Horof804/
Horaw803/
Ourow802/
Oroow801/
Orouw801/
O'Row800/
Orows800/
Houtrouw77107/
Chorouwe776/
Harrow733,702/
Horzov73981/
Khorov73626/
Horoub73202/
Charow73164/
Orowhe7388/
Chorov7374/
Orouwe7370/
Horoff7339/
Herrow7333/
Hoyrov7331/
Hosrof7325/
Orrowe7314/
Chorof739/
Jahrow737/
Haroow735/
Chorob733/
Harowa732/
Choraw732/
Harowe732/
O'rowe732/
Horgaw731/
Khoraw731/
Hosrov731/
Hasrow731/
Johrow730/
Heroow730/
Heurow730/
Ohrows730/
Haerow730/
Hargow730/
Houthrouw712/
Oraw6713,394/
Oruw671,390/
Khorova67536/
Urow67457/
Choroev67247/
Charowa67184/
Chotrov6790/
Arow6770/
Charrow6767/
Chorova6744/
Erow6739/
Orov6738/
Harrowa6738/
Charowe6728/
Orof6723/
Choirov6721/
Hoyrova6720/
Choorov6717/
Orob6711/
Harrowe676/
Harrows675/
Kharowf675/
Houroub674/
Horouff673/
Chorzów672/
Khoirov672/
Chargow671/
Hoerouf671/
Horroff671/
Harzrow671/
Haarrow671/
Horroft671/
Horrova671/
Hohrova671/
Kharrow671/
Hourouf671/
Aharowa671/
Chatrow671/
Gourgow670/

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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 Horow
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