Sarnow Surname

520,022nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 626 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Sarnow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sarnow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4501:178,90120,943
United States1341:2,704,917162,137
Israel341:251,69522,987
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Sarnow Last Name Facts

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

Sarnow is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sarnow? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 520,022nd most frequent family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 11,641,447 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 72 percent of Sarnow are found; 72 percent are found in Western Europe and 72 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequently used in Germany, where it is borne by 450 people, or 1 in 178,901. In Germany Sarnow is most frequent in: Berlin, where 24 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 19 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 12 percent reside. Aside from Germany this surname exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent reside and Israel, where 5 percent reside.

Sarnow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sarnow has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sarnow last name increased 1,117 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sarnow Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sarnow last name are 1.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 55% registered to vote for the political party.

Sarnow earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 24.6% more than the national average, earning $53,764 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sarngow9210/
Sharnow921/
Searnow921/
Scharnow86238/
Zarnow83130/
Sarnov83116/
Sernow8344/
Jarnow8325/
Sarnoff77651/
Charnow77265/
Sarnova77185/
Sharnov7732/
Shernow7714/
Jaurnow775/
Sarnhof772/
Szornow771/
Sharnova7171/
Sharnoff7152/
Saharnov717/
Sharnoob711/
Sarnhoff710/
Schernow710/
Zornow671,440/
Sarnab67303/
Sernov67181/
Zernow6754/
Sarnav6750/
Zarnov6719/
Carnov6711/
Cornow679/
Jornow673/
Jarnov673/
Jörnow672/
Sornov672/
Scharnhof671/
Sharhnoff671/
Saharnova671/

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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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  • 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 Sarnow
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