Rulow Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Panama

Rulow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rulow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Rulow Last Name Facts

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

Rulow has its highest incidence in Poland. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rulow? popularity and diffusion

The last name Rulow is the 6,360,413th most frequently used family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 78 percent of Rulow are found; 78 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 78 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

The last name Rulow is most prevalent in Poland, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 5,429,821. Barring Poland this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Panama, where 11 percent reside and The United States, where 11 percent reside.

Rulow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Rulow has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Rulow last name fell 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rullow91107/
Ruhlow9171/
Roulow910/
Rutlow910/
Ruehlow83118/
Ruilowa839/
Rolow80208/
Rulof80133/
Rulov8042/
Rilow807/
Rulyov732,038/
Ruloff73435/
Rulofs73296/
Rollow73245/
Rühlow73105/
Ruslov7391/
Ruloph7389/
Rullof7383/
Roulof7382/
Rulova7369/
Rolowa7338/
Raulov7323/
Rulovs7323/
Rulhof7316/
Roliow7313/
Ruhlov7310/
Ruliov737/
Reulov736/
Ruilova672,881/
Ruloffs6792/
Ruhloff6780/
Ruyloft6756/
Rulhoff6731/
Rouloff6729/
Ruhlova677/
Raulova676/
Rullova676/
Ruijlof675/
Hrulova674/
Ruliova674/
Reulova673/
Roulova672/
Hruslov672/
Hruliov672/
Rusloff671/
Rutloph671/
Rutloff671/
Hrulovs671/
Ruloffe670/
Rhutlof670/

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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 Rulow
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