Malow Surname

64,478th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,760 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Sudan
Highest density in:
South Sudan

Malow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Malow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Sudan5,8131:1,964387
Kenya7681:60,1305,886
Somaliland2941:11,905693
Djibouti2501:3,660313
Somalia2451:54,9062,420
United States1241:2,923,056171,801
Germany1221:659,88151,431
South Africa491:1,105,66765,349
India191:40,371,862445,856
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Russia141:10,294,504334,277
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
England31:18,572,686338,250
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
France11:66,422,722504,397
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States591:851,16452,255

Malow (73) may also be a first name.

Malow Last Name Facts

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

The last name Malow is more commonly found in South Sudan than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Malow? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 64,478th most commonly held last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 939,117 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Malow are found; 95 percent are found in East Africa and 75 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Malow is also the 1,134,117th most commonly used first name at a global level. It is borne by 73 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in South Sudan, where it is held by 5,813 people, or 1 in 1,964. Besides South Sudan it occurs in 32 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 10 percent live and Somaliland, where 4 percent live.

Malow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Malow has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Malow surname rose 210 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 57 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Malow Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Muslim (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Malow last name are 28.59% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 81.82% being registered with the party.

The amount Malow earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 80.28% less than the national average, earning R 46,872 per year; in United States they earn 20.99% more than the national average, earning $52,208 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.45% less than the national average, earning $43,992 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Malowa914,390/
Mallow913,299/
Mahlow911,236/
Malowe91498/
Malouw91153/
Mailow9143/
Mealow916/
Maalow914/
Maliow911/
Malohw911/
Malyow910/
Maloyw910/
Mealhow8344/
Malouwe8322/
Mallowe8321/
Mahalow8314/
Meallow836/
Mallowa835/
Measlow831/
Mahlowa831/
Mahlowe831/
Mmalowe831/
Mallouw831/
Mauslow830/
Mallohw830/
Maillow830/
Maullow830/
Mattlow830/
Malov8013,558/
Malaw80415/
Malob80338/
Maluw80225/
Melow80187/
Malof80120/
Molow8010/
Mahlohwe771/
Matillow771/
Malabowa771/
Maslov7372,202/
Malova7318,549/
Malouf733,521/
Maloof732,061/
Mailov731,013/
Malawe73875/
Malyov73786/
Molowa73504/
Maloff73456/
Maylov73337/
Mehlow7388/
Maloev7386/
Mallov7365/
Mallob7351/
Mollow7351/
Malovs7340/
Matlof7336/
Moolow7332/
Mallof7330/
Mahlov7325/
Matlov7323/
Molowe7321/
Maslof7320/
Mallaw7317/
Mahlof7315/
Majlof7315/
Mailaw7314/
Malgov7313/
Matlaw7312/
Malofe739/
Malotf738/
Maloub737/
Maliov735/
Maulob735/
Maloob734/
Maulov733/
Mahlaw733/
Malhov732/
Mgolow732/
Mohlow732/
Majłow732/
Maalof731/
Maalaw731/
Majlov731/
Maliaw731/
Maylaw731/
Maylof731/
Moulow731/
Molhow730/
Maalouf6714,701/
Mailova67670/
Mailawe67617/
Mahloub67350/
Malouff67349/
Maylova67324/
Masloff67324/
Malhouf67316/
Maslovs67244/
Maslouf67201/
Matloff67200/
Mallouf67116/
Mahalov6774/
Malloff6756/
Majloof6747/
Mahlouf6742/
Mottlow6729/
Matloov6726/
Malgova6725/
Mauloff6722/
Mathlaw6717/
Mallawe6715/
Malloev679/
Mholowa679/
Matliov677/
Masllov677/
Maliawe676/
Mallova675/
Mahloof675/
Maliova675/
Maulova675/
Matloof674/
Mailoff673/
Matlouf673/
Malooff672/
Mauslof672/
Mayloff672/
Molojwe672/
Mmaslov671/
Maïloff671/
Mayliov671/
Masloov671/
Malhovz671/
Meileow671/
Mailiov671/
Mal'ouf671/
Malahaw671/
Malhoub671/
Malophe671/
Mayılov671/
Mhaylov671/
Moloiwe671/
Masloof671/
Maaloof671/
Matlouv671/
Motlouw671/
Majloub671/
Maaloub671/
Mouslow670/
Moelhow670/
Malhoff670/
Mauloef670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Malow
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