Korow Surname

302,077th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,257 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Korow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Korow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,1851:38,9704,140
United States431:8,429,278367,833
Niger151:1,279,46826,841
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
South Sudan41:2,853,7691,758
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224

Korow (14) may also be a first name.

Korow Last Name Facts

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

The last name Korow is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Korow? popularity and diffusion

Korow is the 302,077th most frequently held surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,797,570 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Korow reside; 95 percent reside in East Africa and 94 percent reside in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most frequent forename world-wide It is held by 14 people.

The surname Korow is most numerous in Kenya, where it is borne by 1,185 people, or 1 in 38,970. In Kenya Korow is primarily found in: Wajir County, where 62 percent are found, Mandera County, where 25 percent are found and Garissa County, where 13 percent are found. Beside Kenya it is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent are found and Niger, where 1 percent are found.

Korow Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Muslim (100%) in Kenya.

Korow earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.82% less than the national average, earning $42,363 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Korowa912,261/
Korrow9173/
Kourow9147/
Korowe9132/
Korouw9123/
Korzow9117/
Koroow911/
Korgow911/
Koorow911/
Kotrow911/
Kourouw8310/
K'Orowe831/
Korrowa831/
Korrowe831/
Kerow807,709/
Karow803,861/
Korov80536/
Koraw80101/
Kurow8054/
Korof8031/
Corow803/
Qorow802/
Korobowa771/
Karowa731,169/
Kourov731,070/
Corrow73633/
Khorov73626/
Kaurow73505/
Koroev73362/
Korova73249/
Keerow73245/
Karrow73220/
Korzov73200/
Karouw73180/
Khorob7380/
Korofe7358/
Corowa7357/
Kotrov7353/
Kusrow7324/
Kerrow7322/
Korhov7320/
Karowe7319/
Korgov7318/
Kouraw7314/
Kaarow7314/
Kurowa7313/
Kutrow7311/
Kherow7310/
Korawe736/
Koyrov735/
Korobh733/
Kerouw733/
Koroov732/
Kuorov732/
Koroff732/
Katrow731/
Kourob731/
Koruwp731/
Korotv731/
Koorov731/
Khoraw731/
Karzow731/
Karows731/
Karhow731/
Kasrow731/
Courow730/
Korzhov677,228/
Kourova672,326/
Khorova67536/
Karouwe67525/
Khorzov67432/
Kaurouw6777/
Korgova6767/
Kharowa6710/
Kurzowa6710/
Korhova6710/
Kathrow675/
Kharowf675/
Khoroev673/
Khatrow672/
Khoirov672/
Korzoff672/
Koyrova672/
Kurzrow671/
Kaarrow671/
Korzhof671/
Koorova671/
Koyroub671/
Karowsh671/
Kheerow671/
Kharrow671/
Koutrov671/
Koroffe671/
Korhovs671/
Kurowsh671/
Cothrow670/
Kuttrow670/

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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 Korow
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