Withlow Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Withlow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Withlow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
United States121:30,204,911765,334
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Withlow Last Name Facts

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

The last name Withlow occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Withlow? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,602,217th most commonly held family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 242,918,197 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 60 percent of Withlow reside; 60 percent reside in Southern Africa and 60 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Withlow is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 3,009,872. In South Africa Withlow is most frequent in: Western Cape, where 89 percent are found, Eastern Cape, where 6 percent are found and KwaZulu-Natal, where 6 percent are found. Barring South Africa this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 40 percent are found.

Withlow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Withlow has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Withlow surname grew 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Withlow Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Withlow earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 72.69% less than the national average, earning R 64,908 per year and in United States they earn 13.25% less than the national average, earning $37,431 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Witlow9267/
Whitlow8612,121/
Witlouw8656/
Wethlow8615/
Withlaw864/
Wittlow861/
Weitlow860/
Waidtlow8051/
Whitlowe8041/
Whittlow804/
Whitlows804/
Whitlouw803/
Whitllow802/
Waitelow801/
Whitleow801/
Wetlow772/
Whitlaw71254/
Westlow7116/
Whetlow7111/
Vietlow713/
Witloft710/
Baitlow710/
Whittlaw670/

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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 Withlow
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