Ollow Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ollow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ollow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
England31:18,572,686338,250
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ollow Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ollow is found most in Kenya. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ollow? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ollow is the 5,812,366th most frequently used last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 64 percent of Ollow live; 64 percent live in East Africa and 36 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Ollow is most common in Kenya, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 7,696,650. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Kilifi County, where 67 percent live, Garissa County, where 17 percent live and Wajir County, where 17 percent live. Apart from Kenya it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 27 percent live and Ethiopia, where 9 percent live.

Ollow Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Ollow last name is chiefly Muslim (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hollow911,912/
Ollows9117/
Ollowa914/
Ollowe911/
Olow8910,773/
Hollowe8331/
Hollowa8311/
Osillow831/
Goollow830/
Olowe808,201/
Olowa802,495/
Allow80200/
Ellow80148/
Ohlow8075/
Holow8034/
Olhow8015/
Oloew8012/
Olows806/
Oloow802/
Olosw801/
Ullow801/
Ollov801/
O'Low801/
Ollaw801/
Ollof800/
Hallow73272/
Hellow73159/
Holowa7384/
Allouw7379/
Holowe7363/
Allowa7337/
Outlow7322/
Hollov7319/
Allowh7318/
Olloff7311/
Ollova7310/
Allowe7310/
Hullow736/
Olouwe736/
Oloowe735/
O'Lowe734/
Olohwe734/
Gollof734/
Huolow733/
Goilow733/
Alliow733/
Oluowe732/
Hollof732/
Ollhof732/
Uillow731/
Olloev731/
Hollaw731/
Gollov731/
Ollouf731/
Alllow731/
Allowz731/
O'Lowa731/
Olhowa731/
Allows731/
Ouslow730/
Alloww730/
Holows730/
Hollob730/
Elliow730/
Gollaw730/
Hoslow730/
Goolow730/
Oullaw730/
Alow673,166/
Ulow67559/
Ollhoff67497/
Olof67177/
Elow67112/
Alliowe6798/
Olaw6782/
Olov6772/
Gallouw6744/
Ollhoft6715/
Hollova6714/
Goulouw6712/
Olob676/
Houslow674/
Hallowe674/
Olufowa674/
Oluw673/
Gollova672/
Hallowa671/
Holoiwe671/
Alloïwe671/
Olloffe671/
Holloff670/
Golloff670/
Galliow670/

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