Scharlow Surname

1,343,156th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 166 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Equatorial Guinea

Scharlow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Scharlow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1601:2,265,368141,469
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Scharlow Last Name Facts

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

The surname Scharlow is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Scharlow? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,343,156th most commonly occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 43,900,879 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Scharlow are found; 96 percent are found in North America and 96 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 160 people, or 1 in 2,265,368. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Illinois, where 31 percent reside, Michigan, where 29 percent reside and Ohio, where 11 percent reside. Aside from The United States this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 2 percent reside and Equatorial Guinea, where 1 percent reside.

Scharlow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Scharlow has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Scharlow last name expanded 889 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Scharlow Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Scharlow last name are 33.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 80% registered with the party.

Scharlow earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.32% less than the national average, earning $40,422 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sharlow931,185/
Charlow93451/
Sharlows881/
Sarlow8638/
Scharloff827/
Sherlow8094/
Sharlov8076/
Charlov8012/
Charlof807/
Sharlaw806/
Charlaw804/
Shorlow800/
Shearlaw75117/
Charloff7594/
Sharlova7551/
Sharloft750/
Zarlow7123/
Sarlov7121/
Sarlof719/
Serlow718/
Sarlaw711/
Scherloff711/
Cerlow710/
Sherlaw6784/
Sarlova6744/
Chorlov6727/
Sherlov6717/
Shorlov673/
Sgorlow671/
Chorlaw671/
Sarloff670/
Charlaff6317/
Sherloff631/
Searloff630/
Sarlab5798/
Serlov573/
Sorlova532/
Sarhlaf531/

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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 Scharlow
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