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

The last name Rulow is found in Poland more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Rulow.

How Common Is The Last Name Rulow? popularity and diffusion

Rulow is the 6,360,413th most widespread surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. Rulow occurs mostly in Europe, where 78 percent of Rulow reside; 78 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 78 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

The last name Rulow is most commonly occurring in Poland, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 5,429,821. Other than Poland Rulow exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Panama, where 11 percent are found and The United States, where 11 percent are found.

Rulow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Rulow has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname decreased 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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