Islow Surname

462,174th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 730 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Somalia
Highest density in:
Somalia

Islow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Islow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Somalia6861:19,6091,156
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Norway91:571,36544,190
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
England41:13,929,515290,718
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Islow Last Name Facts

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

The surname Islow is held by more people in Somalia than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Islow? popularity and diffusion

The last name Islow is the 462,174th most widespread last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 9,982,940 people. The surname Islow occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Islow live; 94 percent live in East Africa and 94 percent live in Cushitic Africa.

It is most widely held in Somalia, where it is borne by 686 people, or 1 in 19,609. Apart from Somalia this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent reside and Norway, where 1 percent reside.

Islow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Islow has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Islow last name rose 183 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Islow Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Islow earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 52.84% less than the national average, earning $20,350 USD per year and in Canada they earn 40.26% less than the national average, earning $29,681 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jislow911/
Isslow911/
Gisslow8331/
Islaw8085/
Eslow8020/
Uslow801/
Islov801/
Isclaw7313/
Yoslow7313/
Hislaw7311/
Islova732/
Islaaw732/
Isloev731/
Easlow730/
Hyslow730/
Huslow730/
Isloff730/
Euslow730/
Heslow730/
Hesslow6747/
Jislova671/
Hisloft670/
Eatslow670/

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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 Islow
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