Karow Surname
Approximately 3,861 people bear this surname
Karow Surname User-submission:
Karow is a province in Germany and I have been told it means 'of a strong head'.
Karow Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1,784 | 1:45,126 | 5,917 |
| United States | 1,072 | 1:338,115 | 30,487 |
| Somalia | 392 | 1:34,316 | 1,714 |
| Pakistan | 219 | 1:815,726 | 11,512 |
| Brazil | 74 | 1:2,892,896 | 85,224 |
| Poland | 70 | 1:542,982 | 51,331 |
| Canada | 49 | 1:751,951 | 59,756 |
| South Africa | 40 | 1:1,354,443 | 73,245 |
| Australia | 34 | 1:793,991 | 50,673 |
| Chile | 25 | 1:704,659 | 16,160 |
| Indonesia | 14 | 1:9,446,371 | 356,066 |
| Denmark | 14 | 1:403,194 | 27,097 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| Kenya | 10 | 1:4,617,990 | 42,693 |
| Honduras | 9 | 1:979,605 | 4,574 |
| Ecuador | 8 | 1:1,988,231 | 21,385 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 63 | 1:797,122 | 49,780 |
Karow (906) may also be a first name.
Karow Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Karow is a province in Germany and I have been told it means 'of a strong head'.
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Karow Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karow Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Karow is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Karow? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 119,095th most commonly used last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,887,476 people. The last name Karow occurs predominantly in Europe, where 49 percent of Karow reside; 46 percent reside in Western Europe and 46 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Karow is also the 269,579th most frequently occurring given name globally, borne by 906 people.
It is most prevalent in Germany, where it is held by 1,784 people, or 1 in 45,126. In Germany Karow is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 16 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 15 percent are found and Berlin, where 15 percent are found. Aside from Germany this surname exists in 33 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 28 percent are found and Somalia, where 10 percent are found.
Karow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Karow has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Karow last name increased 1,702 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 1,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Karow Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Muslim (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Karow surname are 32.38% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 85.61% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Karow earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 72.87% more than the national average, earning R 410,796 per year; in United States they earn 1.31% more than the national average, earning $43,714 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.06% less than the national average, earning $43,196 CAD per year.
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