Ingelow Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Ingelow Surname Definition:

From Inchigeelagh; a location name in Cork. Orfrom the Swedish, Engellau; a personal name.

Ingelow Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden151:656,45048,545
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Ingelow Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From Inchigeelagh; a location name in Cork. Orfrom the Swedish, Engellau; a personal name.

— British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber
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Ingelow Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ingelow is found most frequently in Sweden. It can also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ingelow? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,057,639th most frequent surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Ingelow live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname is most frequently held in Sweden, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 656,450. In Sweden Ingelow is most prevalent in: Jönköping County, where 100 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ingelov862/
Ingeloff806/
Jingilow801/
Engelowa801/
Hengelow800/
Ingeliova752/
Ingolov7124/
Engelov716/
Ingalov711/
Engalow710/
Engelova6716/
Engelhof6716/
Engeloff6715/
Inzhelov673/
Jingolov672/
Engelgaw671/
Ingallof671/
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ingelow
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