Karlow Surname

1,447,279th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 148 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Liberia

Karlow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karlow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1101:3,295,081188,193
Sweden161:615,42245,338
Liberia91:489,83723,279
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

The alternate forms: Karlów (1) are calculated separately.

Karlow (11) may also be a first name.

Karlow Last Name Facts

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

The last name Karlow is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Karlów. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Karlow? popularity and diffusion

Karlow is the 1,447,279th most common last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 49,240,175 people. The last name Karlow occurs mostly in The Americas, where 70 percent of Karlow are found; 70 percent are found in North America and 70 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,487,849th most prevalent given name internationally It is held by 11 people.

It is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 110 people, or 1 in 3,295,081. In The United States it is most frequent in: California, where 14 percent are found, Washington, where 9 percent are found and Illinois, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this surname exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 11 percent are found and Liberia, where 6 percent are found.

Karlow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Karlow has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Karlow last name expanded 2,750 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Karlow Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Karlow surname are 9.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56.67% registered to vote for the political party.

Karlow earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 46.59% more than the national average, earning $63,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karlów941/
Karlowa9214/
Karlhowe861/
Karlov837,193/
Carlow831,930/
Kerlow8342/
Karlof8314/
Karłow8311/
Karlob833/
Karlova777,284/
Kharlov773,257/
Karloff77295/
Karlovs7758/
Carlowe7741/
Karlouf7715/
Karloev774/
Karlaws771/
Carllow771/
Kharlova712,357/
Kairlova719/
Kharloev717/
Karliova717/
Karlhoff716/
Karlehov715/
Karillov715/
Kharloff713/
Karellov712/
Karloufe712/
Khairlov711/
Carlaw67781/
Karlav6731/
Körlof6730/
Kerlof6718/
Carlov6717/
Korlov6715/
Karłów6711/
Karellova677/
Kerlov675/
Carrillow674/
Khayrelov674/
Korlof673/
Corlow672/
Carlob672/
Karillova671/
Khayrlova671/
Khairelov671/
Carłow671/

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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 Karlow
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