Kulow Surname
Approximately 6,003 people bear this surname
Kulow Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somalia | 3,284 | 1:4,096 | 363 |
| Kenya | 1,339 | 1:34,488 | 3,734 |
| United States | 921 | 1:393,549 | 34,518 |
| Germany | 413 | 1:194,928 | 22,513 |
| Australia | 21 | 1:1,285,510 | 68,491 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| Poland | 5 | 1:7,601,750 | 167,855 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 97 | 1:517,718 | 36,097 |
The alternate forms: Külow (17) are calculated separately.
Kulow (3,436) may also be a first name.
Kulow Demographics
Average Kulow Salary in
United States
$44,426 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kulow Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kulow Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kulow occurs more in Somalia more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant: Külow. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kulow? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 81,024th most numerous last name on earth, held by around 1 in 1,213,984 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 77 percent of Kulow are found; 77 percent are found in East Africa and 77 percent are found in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 121,350th most commonly used forename globally, borne by 3,436 people.
The surname Kulow is most frequently occurring in Somalia, where it is borne by 3,284 people, or 1 in 4,096. Without taking into account Somalia this last name is found in 17 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 22 percent are found and The United States, where 15 percent are found.
Kulow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Kulow has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 949 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Kulow Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Kulow last name is chiefly Muslim (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Kulow last name are 27.1% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 73.87% registered to vote for the party.
Kulow earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.96% more than the national average, earning $44,426 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Külow | 93 | 17 | / |
| Kullow | 91 | 1,067 | / |
| Kuhlow | 91 | 484 | / |
| Kuulow | 91 | 349 | / |
| Kulowa | 91 | 99 | / |
| Kutlow | 91 | 30 | / |
| Kuloow | 91 | 9 | / |
| Kulowe | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kaulow | 91 | 1 | / |
| Koulowa | 83 | 16 | / |
| Koulowe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kutllow | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kuslouw | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kaulowa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kuttlow | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kuuloow | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kuthlow | 83 | 0 | / |
| Kulov | 80 | 2,520 | / |
| Kulaw | 80 | 120 | / |
| Kolow | 80 | 44 | / |
| Kilow | 80 | 42 | / |
| Kulof | 80 | 6 | / |
| Culow | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kulova | 73 | 2,906 | / |
| Kulyov | 73 | 1,252 | / |
| Kolowa | 73 | 1,146 | / |
| Kutlov | 73 | 107 | / |
| Kielow | 73 | 100 | / |
| Kulawe | 73 | 59 | / |
| Kulhov | 73 | 36 | / |
| Kollow | 73 | 24 | / |
| Kaulov | 73 | 20 | / |
| Kolouw | 73 | 15 | / |
| Kuslov | 73 | 14 | / |
| Koulov | 73 | 10 | / |
| Kulgov | 73 | 8 | / |
| Kuliov | 73 | 7 | / |
| Kuloff | 73 | 7 | / |
| Khulov | 73 | 5 | / |
| Kullov | 73 | 4 | / |
| Kuloev | 73 | 4 | / |
| Cullow | 73 | 4 | / |
| Kuilov | 73 | 3 | / |
| Keulov | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khuluw | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kulhaw | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kholow | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kuslaw | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kühlow | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kullaw | 73 | 1 | / |
| Coulow | 73 | 0 | / |
| Kullof | 73 | 0 | / |
| Cuslow | 73 | 0 | / |
| Cutlow | 73 | 0 | / |
| Kholowa | 67 | 4,654 | / |
| Kaulawe | 67 | 183 | / |
| Kollowa | 67 | 111 | / |
| Kulgova | 67 | 32 | / |
| Kaulova | 67 | 31 | / |
| Kullova | 67 | 27 | / |
| Kulhoff | 67 | 21 | / |
| Khuilov | 67 | 13 | / |
| Koulova | 67 | 11 | / |
| Koulawe | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kulhawe | 67 | 8 | / |
| Koulouf | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kuliova | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kuliuov | 67 | 4 | / |
| Cuthlow | 67 | 3 | / |
| Khaulov | 67 | 3 | / |
| Khulova | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kuhlova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khulyov | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuhlhof | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cuttlow | 67 | 0 | / |
| Kuilaws | 67 | 0 | / |
| Kiehlow | 67 | 0 | / |
| Causlow | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Kulow
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