Robow Surname

158,560th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,754 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Somalia

Robow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Robow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,6031:28,8083,195
Somalia1,1271:11,936805
Ethiopia161:6,096,64111,907
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419

Robow (292) may also be a first name.

Robow Last Name Facts

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

The surname Robow is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Robow? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 158,560th most commonly used family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 2,646,168 people. Robow is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Robow are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 95 percent are found in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 516,683rd most commonly held first name worldwide It is held by 292 people.

Robow is most widespread in Kenya, where it is held by 1,603 people, or 1 in 28,808. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Mandera County, where 84 percent live, Garissa County, where 8 percent live and Nairobi County, where 8 percent live. Beside Kenya it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Somalia, where 41 percent live and Ethiopia, where 1 percent live.

Robow Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Robow last name is principally Muslim (94%) in Kenya.

Robow earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 54.75% less than the national average, earning $19,525 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hrobow918/
Robuow911/
Roebow911/
Roobow911/
Robowe910/
Rubow80618/
Robov80315/
Rabow80160/
Rebow8055/
Robaw801/
Robova73397/
Hrobov73206/
Rabouw73127/
Roibov7386/
Rubowa7350/
Roboff7337/
Roybov7315/
Roybob735/
Rosbov731/
Roboof731/
Hrobova67136/
Roibova6711/
Roybova677/
Roobova672/
Robhoff671/
Russbow670/

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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 Robow
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