Subow Surname

300,507th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,265 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Somalia
Highest density in:
Somalia

Subow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Subow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Somalia8821:15,252975
Kenya3481:132,70110,895
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Djibouti41:228,733966
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
England11:55,718,059489,080
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Subow (331) may also be a first name.

Subow Last Name Facts

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

The last name Subow is more frequently found in Somalia than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Subow? popularity and diffusion

The surname Subow is the 300,507th most widely held family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 5,760,906 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Subow live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in Cushitic Africa. Subow is also the 481,336th most frequently used first name world-wide, held by 331 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Somalia, where it is held by 882 people, or 1 in 15,252. Besides Somalia this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 28 percent live and Germany, where 1 percent live.

Subow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Subow has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Subow surname grew 150 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Subow Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Muslim (100%) in Kenya.

Subow earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 41.58% less than the national average, earning $25,208 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shubow9163/
Suubow914/
Subowa914/
Suboow911/
Schubow8318/
Shuboew831/
Zubow80136/
Subob809/
Subaw809/
Jubow808/
Cubow808/
Sobow804/
Subov803/
Suvow801/
Subawe73217/
Shubov73183/
Subova7361/
Subhaw7335/
Sobowa7324/
Shobow7312/
Chubow738/
Saubov731/
Shuvow731/
Sumpow731/
Suboob731/
Shubova6776/
Shoubov674/
Soobhow674/
Shobowa673/
Sumpouw672/
Soubova671/
Dziubow671/
Subhoff671/
Summpow671/
Shoobow671/
Shuboff671/
Shuebov671/

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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 Subow
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