Addow Surname

107,483rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,342 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Somalia
Highest density in:
Somalia

Addow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Addow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Somalia3,6761:3,659334
Ghana4851:55,7135,980
England601:928,63447,428
United States481:7,551,228341,161
Sweden231:428,12030,474
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Norway61:857,04855,549
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643

Addow (168) may also be a first name.

Addow Last Name Facts

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

Addow is borne by more people in Somalia than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Addow? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 107,483rd most frequent surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 1,678,385 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Addow reside; 85 percent reside in East Africa and 85 percent reside in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 705,855th most frequent first name at a global level. It is borne by 168 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Somalia, where it is held by 3,676 people, or 1 in 3,659. Barring Somalia this last name exists in 22 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 11 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Addow Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Addow last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Addow earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 42.83% less than the national average, earning 197,848 kr per year; in United States they earn 28.87% less than the national average, earning $30,690 USD per year and in Canada they earn 44.33% less than the national average, earning $27,660 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Haddow914,786/
Addows911/
Adow8942,310/
Gaddouw831/
Hadddow831/
Haddoow831/
Adowa801,115/
Adowe80516/
Hadow80344/
Eddow8052/
Adoow8015/
Addaw809/
Adouw808/
Adhow806/
Aidow803/
Adoiw802/
Atdow801/
Adoew801/
Addov801/
Audow800/
Oddow800/
Addawe73164/
Hoddow73160/
Adouwe7335/
Hadouw7311/
Hadowa738/
Gaidow735/
Haidow735/
Adhowa734/
Aidowe733/
Haddob732/
Haddaw732/
Gaudow731/
Hadows731/
Gaddaw731/
Easdow731/
Haydow731/
Gaydow731/
Heddow730/
Edow671,852/
Adov67768/
Adaw67507/
Haddouf67138/
Adof6720/
Haddoub6717/
Adob6713/
Odow6713/
Aduw674/
Hadouwe673/
Adafowa671/
Adobowa671/
Haddoff671/
Adoiweh671/
Adabowa671/

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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 Addow
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