Karlou Surname
Approximately 285 people bear this surname
Karlou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | 270 | 1:41,036 | 6,611 |
| Iran | 9 | 1:8,531,392 | 160,212 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Karlou (79) may also be a first name.
Karlou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karlou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Karlou is most common in Greece. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Karlou? popularity and diffusion
The surname Karlou is the 926,175th most prevalent surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 25,570,337 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 95 percent of Karlou live; 95 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 95 percent live in Helleno-Europe. It is also the 1,083,225th most common first name world-wide, held by 79 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Greece, where it is held by 270 people, or 1 in 41,036. In Greece Karlou is primarily found in: Attica, where 51 percent live, Western Greece, where 25 percent live and Peloponnese, where 8 percent live. Not including Greece Karlou is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 3 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.
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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 Karlou
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