Ulow Surname

565,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 559 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Somalia

Ulow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ulow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3211:143,86311,573
Somalia1961:68,6332,887
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Ulow Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ulow is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ulow? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ulow is the 565,867th most commonly used family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 13,036,755 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ulow reside; 92 percent reside in East Africa and 91 percent reside in Cushitic Africa.

This last name is most common in Kenya, where it is borne by 321 people, or 1 in 143,863. In Kenya Ulow is most common in: Mandera County, where 94 percent live, Nairobi County, where 3 percent live and Wajir County, where 3 percent live. Other than Kenya it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Somalia, where 35 percent live and The DR Congo, where 7 percent live.

Ulow Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Ulow surname is predominantly Muslim (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ulowa89276/
Aulow8915/
Hulow8910/
Ulowe892/
Uhlow892/
Uslow891/
Ullow891/
Eulow890/
Outlow8022/
Hullow806/
Uillow801/
Auhlow801/
Hulowe801/
Eulowa801/
Huslow800/
Ouslow800/
Hutlow800/
Euslow800/
Auslow800/
Olow7510,773/
Ulaw75255/
Ilow7571/
Ulob7566/
Ulov7542/
Uluw750/
Goulouw7312/
Houslow734/
Hauslow730/
Gulov6724,841/
Olowa672,495/
Hilow672,230/
Aulov671,732/
Ihlow67390/
Uhlov67132/
Hulov67131/
Utlov6768/
Ulova6736/
Holow6734/
Uslov6730/
Jilow6729/
Ulawe6720/
Olhow6715/
Ullaw6712/
Ollow6711/
Huluw6710/
Hulaw672/
Gulof672/
Illow672/
Oloow672/
Oulaw671/
Aulof671/
Uloev671/
Uloph671/
Uelov671/
Uuluw671/
Ulhaw671/
Uloft671/

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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 Ulow
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis