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
Kulow Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kulow Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kulow Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kulow is found in Somalia more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant: Külow. For other possible spellings of Kulow click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kulow? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 81,024th most numerous surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,213,984 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 77 percent of Kulow reside; 77 percent reside in East Africa and 77 percent reside in Cushitic Africa. Kulow is also the 121,350th most commonly used first name world-wide. It is borne by 3,436 people.
The last name Kulow is most prevalent in Somalia, where it is held by 3,284 people, or 1 in 4,096. Barring Somalia this surname occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 22 percent live and The United States, where 15 percent live.
Kulow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Kulow has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 949 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Kulow Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Muslim (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Kulow surname are 27.1% more likely to be registered Republicans 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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