Abdiyow Surname

414,183rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 841 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Somalia
Highest density in:
Somalia

Abdiyow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Abdiyow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Somalia8331:16,1491,019
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
England11:55,718,059489,080

Abdiyow (1,214) may also be a first name.

Abdiyow Last Name Facts

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

The surname Abdiyow is carried by more people in Somalia than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Abdiyow? popularity and diffusion

The surname Abdiyow is the 414,183rd most widely held family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 8,665,334 people. The surname Abdiyow occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Abdiyow reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in Cushitic Africa. Abdiyow is also the 227,243rd most widespread first name throughout the world, held by 1,214 people.

Abdiyow is most frequently used in Somalia, where it is borne by 833 people, or 1 in 16,149. Apart from Somalia Abdiyow occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 0 percent are found and Norway, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Abdiow9211/
Abtiyow862/
Abdow8315,775/
Abatiyow8012/
Yabdow77623/
Abitow7712/
Abidow777/
Abidiw772/
Abtiow772/
Abdyew771/
Aabdow771/
Abydow771/
Abdiyev7110,234/
Abdyyew71106/
Abuduiw712/
Abiddiw711/
Abdouwe711/
Abtow67204/
Ibdow6710/
Ebdow6710/
Gabdiyev675/
Abdaw674/
Ibdyw671/
Abdew670/

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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
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  • 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 Abdiyow
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