Semlow Surname

725,073rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 401 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Semlow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Semlow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel2341:36,5715,061
United States1441:2,517,076153,460
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

Semlow Last Name Facts

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

The last name Semlow has its highest incidence in Israel. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Semlow? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 725,073rd most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 18,173,431 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 58 percent of Semlow live; 58 percent live in West Asia and 58 percent live in Judeo-West Asia.

The surname is most numerous in Israel, where it is carried by 234 people, or 1 in 36,571. In Israel it is mostly concentrated in: Central District, where 38 percent reside, Tel Aviv District, where 37 percent reside and Jerusalem District, where 12 percent reside. Without taking into account Israel this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 36 percent reside and Germany, where 5 percent reside.

Semlow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Semlow has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Semlow surname expanded 480 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Semlow Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Semlow surname are 16.39% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.16% being registered with the political party.

Semlow earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.29% more than the national average, earning $45,002 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Semmlow922/
Samlow8347/
Semlov8312/
Zemlow831/
Jemlow831/
Somlow831/
Semlyov775/
Shamlow772/
Simmlow771/
Chemliow7110/
Zemlov673/
Somlaw672/
Schemlyov671/
Samlov671/
Samlaw671/
Semlub671/

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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 Semlow
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