Polow Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Polow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Polow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:14,498,357517,445
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Polow Last Name Facts

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

The last name Polow is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Polow? popularity and diffusion

Polow is the 3,798,600th most widely held last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 93 percent of Polow are found; 93 percent are found in North America and 93 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 25 people, or 1 in 14,498,357. In The United States Polow is most common in: Florida, where 40 percent live, New York, where 28 percent live and New Jersey, where 24 percent live. Barring The United States it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 4 percent live and Malaysia, where 4 percent live.

Polow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Polow has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Polow last name increased 417 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Polow Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Polow are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% registered with the political party.

Polow earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 24.54% more than the national average, earning $53,739 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pollow91331/
Polowa91288/
Potlow9174/
Polowe915/
Poulow911/
Poloow911/
Pholowa8330/
Pelow80531/
Polov80183/
Palow80153/
Pulow8069/
Polof8020/
Polaw802/
Poulouwe77526/
Pollob732,259/
Pahlow73843/
Poylov73641/
Palowa73585/
Potlov73373/
Poolaw73177/
Polova73144/
Pallow73128/
Paulow73113/
Poslov73110/
Poloff7370/
Poilov7359/
Pollov7327/
Polgov7318/
Peelow7315/
Poslof7312/
Poloev7312/
Pulowa738/
Polyov737/
Poelov737/
Polhov733/
Phelow733/
Pohlov732/
Polotv731/
Poliaw731/
Polhof731/
Palosw731/
Poulov731/
Poulof731/
Poliov731/
Phalow731/
Palows730/
Pehlow730/
Putlow730/
Poylova67647/
Poilova6763/
Potloff6732/
Polgova6727/
Pohlova6713/
Poilovs6712/
Pullows678/
Poulova677/
Polhova675/
Poliova674/
Pouliof672/
Pollova672/
Poulouf671/
Paullow671/
Polloff671/
Poislov671/
Potlovs671/
Paalyow670/
Pallows670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Polow
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