Revow Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

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

Revow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Revow Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Revow Last Name Facts

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

Revow has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Revow.

How Common Is The Last Name Revow? popularity and diffusion

The last name Revow is the 8,193,072nd most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name Revow is primarily found in Africa, where 60 percent of Revow are found; 60 percent are found in Southern Africa and 60 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 18,059,235. Not including South Africa this surname exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 40 percent are found.

Revow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Revow has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rebow8055/
Revov8015/
Rewow801/
Riebow73381/
Reabow73313/
Revova739/
Reswow736/
Reewow734/
Reibow731/
Riebouw671/

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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 Revow
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