Nerow Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Nerow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nerow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Nerow Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nerow is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nerow? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,063,924th most numerous family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 70 percent of Nerow live; 70 percent live in Southern Africa and 70 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 7,739,672. Besides South Africa it exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 30 percent live.

Nerow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Nerow has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Nerow last name decreased 73 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Netrow9116/
Nerrow9113/
Nierow9111/
Nerowa911/
Neirow910/
Nerows910/
Nearow910/
Nerob803,612/
Nerov80122/
Narow8055/
Norow805/
Nerof802/
Neraw801/
Neerob73631/
Narrow73478/
Neroev7393/
Norrow7384/
Nehrov7380/
Neurov7369/
Nerova7361/
Netrov736/
Neeraw733/
Nerhov733/
Naerov733/
Nerouf732/
Noroow732/
Nnorow732/
Nairow732/
Nerraw732/
Nerzov732/
Nahrow731/
Netrof731/
Neerov731/
Neirov731/
Narouw731/
Nearov731/
Neerof730/
Neerhof67322/
Nairowa67132/
Nehrova6783/
Nerhoff6712/
Narrhow672/
Nierhof671/
Noirowa671/
Nerhoef671/
Neuroph671/
Nearhof671/
Nehtraw671/

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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 Nerow
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