Jallow Surname

4,286th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 131,407 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Gambia
Highest density in:
Gambia

Jallow Surname User-submission:

Jalloh is one of four last names among the Fula people of Fouta Djalon and their diaspora. Here are alternative spellings framed within colonial history.

Note that Jalloh is not a first name.

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Jallow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Gambia127,4721:151
United States9841:368,35332,709
Spain8181:57,1545,242
England6901:80,7518,967
Sweden3521:27,9742,277
Ghana3461:78,0947,799
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Germany671:1,201,57478,034
Norway471:109,41014,618
Senegal441:331,3491,750
Finland371:148,56013,684
Netherlands291:582,31651,332
Denmark281:201,59716,538
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Sudan251:1,500,4083,610
Iraq211:1,667,69816,789
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
France151:4,428,181244,602
Wales141:221,03813,576
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Togo91:805,3086,372
Guinea91:1,314,8691,461
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Tanzania81:6,617,70268,742
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Mali41:4,242,2592,433
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Northern Cyprus31:106,3378,831
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
China21:683,660,78330,601
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales71:224,0598,079
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Jallow (1,430) may also be a first name.

Jallow Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Jalloh is one of four last names among the Fula people of Fouta Djalon and their diaspora. Here are alternative spellings framed within colonial history.

  • Jalloh (Sierra Leone, English)
  • Jallo (country-agnostic, Fula)
  • Jallow (The Gambia, English)
  • Diallo (former French colonies of West Africa)
  • Djallo (Guinea-Bissau, Portuguese)

Note that Jalloh is not a first name. Certain countries require surname to be written before forename, as a a result, famous people with this configuration are not named Jalloh, rather the outside world confused it to be so.

- abuglyco

Jallow Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jallow (Arabic: جلاو) is found most frequently in The Gambia. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Jallow? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,286th most widely held last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 55,458 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Jallow live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Senegambia Africa. Jallow is also the 206,373rd most frequently held first name worldwide, held by 1,430 people.

It is the most widespread last name in one country:The Gambia, where 97 percent are found. The last name is most numerous in The Gambia, where it is carried by 127,472 people, or 1 in 15. Beside The Gambia this last name exists in 75 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Spain, where 1 percent are found.

Jallow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Jallow has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 14,057 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 34,500 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Jallow Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Jallow surname are 39.71% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 92.94% registered with the political party.

The amount Jallow earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 33.98% less than the national average, earning 228,467 kr per year; in United States they earn 15.87% less than the national average, earning $36,301 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.5% less than the national average, earning $42,478 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jalloww921/
Jallows921/
Jalloiw921/
Jalow9113/
Jallaw83239/
Yallow83208/
Jollow83159/
Sallow8365/
Jallov8347/
Jatlow8327/
Zallow836/
Jalhow835/
Jailow832/
Jallob831/
Jalowe830/
Jallowová804/
Jallouf77182/
Scallow7713/
Yallowa774/
Djallov771/
Jollouw771/
Djatlow771/
Geallow771/
Jahalow771/
Jollows770/
Salow731,299/
Yalow7342/
Jalof7324/
Jalov7320/
Jalob7318/
Jalaw7315/
Jolow731/
Jalova67552/
Jallab67395/
Sallaw67173/
Jalouf67170/
Jolowa67119/
Joslow6759/
Healow6754/
Gealow6751/
Collow6739/
Yalowa6729/
Sollow6727/
Yallof6724/
Jalawe6721/
Jalluf6720/
Sallov6719/
Sealow6712/
Yaslow6711/
Zatlow6711/
Callaw678/
Zahlow677/
Jaloff677/
Jaloub676/
Jallaf673/
Jaloev673/
Jalovs672/
Saalow672/
Saylow672/
Djalov672/
Callof672/
Jaloof671/
Yallov671/
Saliow671/
Sailow671/
Calhow671/
Jaluob671/
Jalauw671/
Yalowe671/
Jhaluw671/
Hajhalowa671/
Zalowa671/
Yallaw670/
Yatlow670/

Jallow Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jallow in the Arabic language
جلاوjlaw-

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