Karow Surname

119,095th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,861 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Somalia

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,7841:45,1265,917
United States1,0721:338,11530,487
Somalia3921:34,3161,714
Pakistan2191:815,72611,512
Brazil741:2,892,89685,224
Poland701:542,98251,331
Canada491:751,95159,756
South Africa401:1,354,44373,245
Australia341:793,99150,673
Chile251:704,65916,160
Indonesia141:9,446,371356,066
Denmark141:403,19427,097
England101:5,571,806158,774
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693
Honduras91:979,6054,574
Ecuador81:1,988,23121,385
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
France21:33,211,361423,184
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States631:797,12249,780

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'.

- ankarow

Karow Last Name Facts

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

The last name Karow occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Karow? popularity and diffusion

It is the 119,095th most frequent last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 1,887,476 people. This surname is predominantly found 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 frequent first name on earth. It is borne by 906 people.

The last name is most numerous in Germany, where it is carried by 1,784 people, or 1 in 45,126. In Germany it is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 16 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 15 percent live and Berlin, where 15 percent live. Beside Germany this surname is found in 33 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 28 percent live and Somalia, where 10 percent live.

Karow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Karow has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Karow last name expanded 1,702 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 1,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Karow Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Muslim (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Karow last name are 32.38% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karowa911,169/
Kaurow91505/
Karrow91220/
Karouw91180/
Karowe9119/
Kaarow9114/
Katrow911/
Kairow911/
Karzow911/
Karows911/
Karhow911/
Kasrow911/
Kearow910/
Karouwe83525/
Kaurouw8377/
Kharowa8310/
Kathrow835/
Kharowf835/
Kairowa832/
Khatrow832/
Kaarrow831/
Khairow831/
Karowsh831/
Kharrow831/
Kerow807,709/
Karov802,467/
Korow801,257/
Carow801,146/
Karaw80381/
Karuw80363/
Karof8030/
Kairov735,651/
Karova732,846/
Carrow732,430/
Korowa732,261/
Kaurov731,787/
Karouf73511/
Kaarov73489/
Karzov73290/
Keerow73245/
Kharov73241/
Kayrov73194/
Karoff73189/
Kargov73188/
Karawe73174/
Catrow73159/
Kharob73134/
Karhof73127/
Karoev7385/
Karauw7380/
Korrow7373/
Katrov7371/
Kourow7347/
Korowe7332/
Kaerov7325/
Korouw7323/
Kerrow7322/
Carzow7320/
Korzow7317/
Karhov7314/
Kauraw7313/
Kherow7310/
Kairof739/
Keyrow739/
Karrof738/
Keirow734/
Kerouw733/
Karoof733/
Karoph733/
Kairaw733/
Kharof732/
Karuov732/
Kharaw732/
Karaaw732/
Karofe732/
Karopf731/
Karrov731/
Kotrow731/
Carows731/
Koorow731/
Korgow731/
Koroow731/
Qayrow731/
Karrob731/
Cairow730/
Cargow730/
Kaurof730/
Casrow730/
Caroow730/
Kharouf675,136/
Karzhov674,619/
Kairova672,946/
Khayrov672,550/
Kaurova672,407/
Kaharov672,191/
Khairov671,850/
Karhoff67496/
Kaarova67433/
Kheyrow67344/
Kayrova67257/
Kheirow67246/
Kargova67190/
Khaerov67186/
Kharova67173/
Kairovs67100/
Kairoff6747/
Karhova6720/
Kauroff6720/
Kahyrov6717/
Kahrhof6715/
Karrova6714/
Kharzov6712/
Kharoof6711/
Kourouw6710/
Kaurawe677/
Kharoob676/
Karzoff674/
Khairaw673/
Kharrob672/
Kaaarov671/
Kharouv671/
Khatrov671/
Khaurov671/
Kharawe671/
Khargov671/
Khaarov671/
Korrowa671/
Carrows671/
Katrouf671/
Kaurovs671/
Kheerow671/
Kahrova671/
Korrowe671/
Gkarouf671/
K'Orowe671/
Keyrowa671/
Karrouf671/
Karoufe671/
Kahrouf671/
Kaihrob671/
Carowtt670/

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