Karnow Surname

1,994,173rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 88 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Karnow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karnow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States811:4,474,802235,715
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Karnow Last Name Facts

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

The last name Karnow is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of Karnow click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Karnow? popularity and diffusion

The last name Karnow is the 1,994,173rd most prevalent last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 82,813,022 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 92 percent of Karnow live; 92 percent live in North America and 92 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Karnow is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 81 people, or 1 in 4,474,802. In The United States Karnow is primarily concentrated in: California, where 27 percent live, Florida, where 22 percent live and Ohio, where 12 percent live. Aside from The United States this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 5 percent live and Israel, where 3 percent live.

Karnow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Karnow has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Karnow surname increased 1,620 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Karnow Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Karnow last name are 6.03% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 59.26% registered to vote for the party.

Karnow earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 22.81% more than the national average, earning $52,992 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karnowa921/
Karnov83541/
Carnow83275/
Kornow8362/
Karnof8317/
Kernow8310/
Karnob831/
Karnova771,266/
Kornowa7743/
Karnoff7740/
Kharnov7711/
Karnawe774/
Karnhof773/
Karnoev773/
Korngow772/
Karnovs771/
Karnoob771/
Karnouf771/
Kahrnoff7143/
Kharnova7111/
Karnhoff7110/
Kharnoob713/
Kharrnov712/
Kharnouf711/
Karinnov711/
Karnaf67208/
Kornov67178/
Kernov6744/
Carnov6711/
Cornow679/
Karnav675/
Karnuf671/
Karennova671/
Kernof671/
Kernaw671/

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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 Karnow
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