Widow Surname
Approximately 386 people bear this surname
Widow Surname Definition:
WIDOW: Notwithstanding the first entry I think this name is a form Wido or Wydo for Guido. John son of the widow was juror on an inquest at Lanark, 1303 (Bain, II, 1420). Robert Widow had a charter of the lands of Ardkegy in the barony of Inuerlunan from David II (RMS.
Read More About This SurnameWidow Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 94 | 1:1,900,467 | 18,692 |
| United States | 69 | 1:5,253,028 | 264,570 |
| Germany | 47 | 1:1,712,882 | 99,068 |
| Russia | 38 | 1:3,792,712 | 188,390 |
| Chile | 34 | 1:518,132 | 13,148 |
| India | 32 | 1:23,970,793 | 327,222 |
| South Africa | 25 | 1:2,167,108 | 94,352 |
| Canada | 12 | 1:3,070,466 | 169,836 |
| Netherlands | 10 | 1:1,688,718 | 81,846 |
| Afghanistan | 4 | 1:8,038,296 | 30,874 |
| Belarus | 4 | 1:2,375,265 | 105,497 |
| Romania | 3 | 1:6,692,623 | 78,504 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 45 | 1:1,115,971 | 64,142 |
Widow (556) may also be a first name.
Widow Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
WIDOW: Notwithstanding the first entry I think this name is a form Wido or Wydo for Guido. John son of the widow was juror on an inquest at Lanark, 1303 (Bain, II, 1420). Robert Widow had a charter of the lands of Ardkegy in the barony of Inuerlunan from David II (RMS., I, App. II, 918), and Henricus filius Vidue was juror on an inquest apud Muskylburg, 1359 (RD., p. 267). Robert Wedow and Thomas Wedow appear in Arrot, Angus, in 1513 (SCM., IV, p. 14), and William Weddow is recorded in West Cultmalundie, 1670 (DPD., I, p. 293).
Widow Demographics
Average Widow Salary in
United States
$39,396 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Widow Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Widow Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Widow occurs more in Pakistan more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Widow? popularity and diffusion
Widow is the 745,450th most frequently occurring surname globally, held by around 1 in 18,879,653 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 36 percent of Widow live; 34 percent live in South Asia and 26 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 356,749th most commonly occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 556 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Pakistan, where it is held by 94 people, or 1 in 1,900,467. In Pakistan Widow is most common in: Punjab, where 61 percent are found, Sindh, where 26 percent are found and Islamabad Capital Territory, where 9 percent are found. Apart from Pakistan this surname exists in 23 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 18 percent are found and Germany, where 12 percent are found.
Widow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Widow has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Widow last name grew 153 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Widow Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Widow earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 59.27% less than the national average, earning R 96,780 per year and in United States they earn 8.7% less than the national average, earning $39,396 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wiedow | 91 | 568 | / |
| Weidow | 91 | 402 | / |
| Widdow | 91 | 10 | / |
| Widowa | 91 | 3 | / |
| Waidow | 91 | 1 | / |
| Widdows | 83 | 1,742 | / |
| Wiedouw | 83 | 11 | / |
| Weidoew | 83 | 1 | / |
| Weidowe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wuidows | 83 | 0 | / |
| Wedow | 80 | 688 | / |
| Widov | 80 | 15 | / |
| Wydow | 80 | 10 | / |
| Vidow | 80 | 9 | / |
| Wädow | 80 | 4 | / |
| Uidow | 80 | 1 | / |
| Widaw | 80 | 1 | / |
| Whittdow | 77 | 0 | / |
| Weydow | 73 | 304 | / |
| Widoff | 73 | 172 | / |
| Weidaw | 73 | 148 | / |
| Wydouw | 73 | 91 | / |
| Weadow | 73 | 3 | / |
| Weedow | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waydow | 73 | 1 | / |
| Widhof | 73 | 1 | / |
| Widoof | 73 | 1 | / |
| Beidow | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wehdow | 73 | 1 | / |
| Viedow | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vidowa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wiedaw | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wuddow | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wetdow | 73 | 0 | / |
| Biddow | 73 | 0 | / |
| Wedows | 73 | 0 | / |
| Whedow | 73 | 0 | / |
| Wiedoff | 67 | 166 | / |
| Widhopf | 67 | 76 | / |
| Widhoff | 67 | 21 | / |
| Weidoff | 67 | 12 | / |
| Wheadow | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wahydow | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weddows | 67 | 0 | / |
| Weadows | 67 | 0 | / |
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- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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