Olow Surname

47,940th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,773 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Somalia
Highest density in:
Somalia

Olow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Somalia7,1071:1,893190
Kenya2,2021:20,9722,413
Somaliland1,0091:3,469337
United States1261:2,876,658169,773
Djibouti1001:9,149584
Sweden891:110,6387,962
Guernsey221:2,929767
England171:3,277,533109,658
Ethiopia161:6,096,64111,907
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
France141:4,744,480251,814
Uganda111:3,549,02589,142
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155

Olow (1,616) may also be a first name.

Olow Last Name Facts

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

The surname Olow is more commonly found in Somalia than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Olow.

How Common Is The Last Name Olow? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 47,940th most prevalent family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 676,464 people. Olow is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Olow reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 95 percent reside in Cushitic Africa. Olow is also the 192,180th most widely held forename internationally, held by 1,616 people.

The surname Olow is most commonly used in Somalia, where it is borne by 7,107 people, or 1 in 1,893. Without taking into account Somalia this surname exists in 29 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 20 percent are found and Somaliland, where 9 percent are found.

Olow Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Olow last name is predominantly Muslim (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Olow surname are 8.79% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.56% registered to vote for the party.

Olow earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 18.18% more than the national average, earning $50,995 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Olowe898,201/
Olowa892,495/
Ohlow8975/
Holow8934/
Olhow8915/
Oloew8912/
Ollow8911/
Olows896/
Oloow892/
Olosw891/
O'Low891/
Hollow801,912/
Holowa8084/
Holowe8063/
Outlow8022/
Ollows8017/
Olouwe806/
Oloowe805/
Ollowa804/
Olohwe804/
O'Lowe804/
Huolow803/
Goilow803/
Oluowe802/
Ollowe801/
O'Lowa801/
Olhowa801/
Goolow800/
Hoslow800/
Ouslow800/
Holows800/
Alow753,166/
Ulow75559/
Olof75177/
Elow75112/
Olaw7582/
Olov7572/
Olob756/
Oluw753/
Hollowe7331/
Goulouw7312/
Hollowa7311/
Houslow734/
Olufowa734/
Holoiwe731/
Osillow731/
Goollow730/
Holov676,830/
Aliow676,474/
Golov674,712/
Alowa671,010/
Olofe67608/
Oloff67302/
Ulowa67276/
Alouw67234/
Allow67200/
Helow67165/
Ellow67148/
Halow67130/
Alowe67123/
Oslov67109/
Olova67100/
Olawe6796/
Olgov6765/
Oloev6749/
Holob6747/
Olhov6740/
Ehlow6723/
Holof6721/
Ohlov6720/
Aulow6715/
Golof6712/
Ahlow6712/
Hulow6710/
Oloif678/
Aloow677/
Alhow676/
Oilov673/
Eliow673/
Uhlow672/
Otlov672/
Uolov672/
Oliov672/
Oluws672/
Alowh672/
Holubowa672/
Olyov672/
Olhof672/
Oulaw671/
Ollov671/
Elowf671/
Aluow671/
Ullow671/
Oluobowa671/
Oloob671/
Oslof671/
Oelof671/
O'Law671/
Uslow671/
Aloew671/
Oloub671/
Algow671/
Ollaw671/
Oeluw671/
Aalow671/
Elhow671/
Eulow670/
Ollof670/

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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 Olow
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