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

Horow occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Horow? popularity and diffusion

The surname Horow is the 1,133,308th most frequently used last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 34,213,831 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Horow live; 96 percent live in East Africa and 96 percent live in Cushitic Africa.

The last name Horow is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is borne by 196 people, or 1 in 235,612. In Kenya Horow is most frequent in: Wajir County, where 99 percent live and Garissa County, where 1 percent live. Besides Kenya it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Somalia, where 4 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.

Horow Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing 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/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis