Rarow Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Somalia
Highest density in:
Somalia

Rarow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rarow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Somalia41:3,363,0155,093
Poland21:19,004,374199,659

The alternate forms: Rarów (2) are calculated separately.

Rarow Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rarow occurs in Somalia more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant: Rarów. Click here for other potential spellings of Rarow.

How Common Is The Last Name Rarow? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,593,402nd most widely held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Rarow live; 67 percent live in East Africa and 67 percent live in Cushitic Africa.

It is most common in Somalia, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 3,363,015. Outside of Somalia Rarow exists in one country. It is also common in Poland, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rarów932/
Rahrow9132/
Rarrow911/
Rathrow831/
Rarov80191/
Raraw8017/
Rerow803/
Rarof800/
Rairoowe771/
Rarova73180/
Raroof7311/
Rorowa736/
Rearuw733/
Rerrow732/
Rzarov732/
Raurov731/
Rahraw731/
Rarouf731/
Ruorow731/
Rairov731/
Rahrof731/
Rehrow730/
Raharov672/
Rraurov671/
Reirowa671/
Raurova671/
Rahroof671/

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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 Rarow
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