Johow Surname

1,701,480th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 115 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Johow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Johow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany931:865,65062,206
Chile161:1,101,03021,213
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Johow (60) may also be a first name.

Johow Last Name Facts

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

Johow occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Johow? popularity and diffusion

Johow is the 1,701,480th most frequently held surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 63,369,964 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 82 percent of Johow live; 81 percent live in Western Europe and 81 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,270,172nd most widely held forename on earth. It is borne by 60 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Germany, where it is held by 93 people, or 1 in 865,650. In Germany Johow is primarily found in: Berlin, where 38 percent reside, Bavaria, where 32 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 17 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Chile, where 14 percent reside and Brazil, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Johowa911/
Jahow802/
Johaw801/
Yohow800/
Jahaow734/
Jouowa732/
Jihaow731/
Jiahow731/
Geohow730/
Jaow6768/
Yoow672/
Ioow671/

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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
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  • 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 Johow
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