Adow Surname
Approximately 42,310 people bear this surname
Adow Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somalia | 23,723 | 1:567 | 71 |
| Kenya | 13,760 | 1:3,356 | 517 |
| Ethiopia | 3,864 | 1:25,245 | 3,162 |
| Ghana | 277 | 1:97,548 | 9,187 |
| Somaliland | 252 | 1:13,890 | 743 |
| Djibouti | 175 | 1:5,228 | 394 |
| Sweden | 106 | 1:92,894 | 6,768 |
| England | 35 | 1:1,591,945 | 67,242 |
| United States | 31 | 1:11,692,224 | 454,091 |
| Norway | 28 | 1:183,653 | 21,594 |
| Finland | 11 | 1:499,700 | 30,478 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Adow (18,773) may also be a first name.
Adow Demographics
Adow Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Adow Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Adow Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Adow is found most in Somalia. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Adow click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Adow? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 13,239th most common family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 172,242 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Adow live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 87 percent live in Cushitic Africa. Adow is also the 39,659th most frequent given name worldwide. It is borne by 18,773 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Somalia, where it is held by 23,723 people, or 1 in 567. Beside Somalia Adow is found in 28 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 33 percent are found and Ethiopia, where 9 percent are found.
Adow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Adow has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname rose 1,750 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 1,550 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Adow Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Muslim (95%) in Kenya.
The amount Adow earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 36.72% less than the national average, earning 218,993 kr per year and in United States they earn 48.1% less than the national average, earning $22,393 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Addow | 89 | 4,342 | / |
| Adowa | 89 | 1,115 | / |
| Adowe | 89 | 516 | / |
| Hadow | 89 | 344 | / |
| Adoow | 89 | 15 | / |
| Adouw | 89 | 8 | / |
| Adhow | 89 | 6 | / |
| Aidow | 89 | 3 | / |
| Adoiw | 89 | 2 | / |
| Adoew | 89 | 1 | / |
| Atdow | 89 | 1 | / |
| Audow | 89 | 0 | / |
| Haddow | 80 | 4,786 | / |
| Adouwe | 80 | 35 | / |
| Hadouw | 80 | 11 | / |
| Hadowa | 80 | 8 | / |
| Haidow | 80 | 5 | / |
| Gaidow | 80 | 5 | / |
| Adhowa | 80 | 4 | / |
| Aidowe | 80 | 3 | / |
| Easdow | 80 | 1 | / |
| Haydow | 80 | 1 | / |
| Addows | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gaudow | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hadows | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gaydow | 80 | 1 | / |
| Edow | 75 | 1,852 | / |
| Adov | 75 | 768 | / |
| Adaw | 75 | 507 | / |
| Adof | 75 | 20 | / |
| Adob | 75 | 13 | / |
| Odow | 75 | 13 | / |
| Aduw | 75 | 4 | / |
| Hadouwe | 73 | 3 | / |
| Gaddouw | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hadddow | 73 | 1 | / |
| Adafowa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Adobowa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Haddoow | 73 | 1 | / |
| Adoiweh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Adabowa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Odowa | 67 | 7,767 | / |
| Adawe | 67 | 4,564 | / |
| Adova | 67 | 706 | / |
| Gadov | 67 | 180 | / |
| Aydov | 67 | 145 | / |
| Adoff | 67 | 134 | / |
| Aidov | 67 | 106 | / |
| Adoev | 67 | 66 | / |
| Adouf | 67 | 58 | / |
| Eddow | 67 | 52 | / |
| Adhaw | 67 | 36 | / |
| Aduov | 67 | 18 | / |
| Aidaw | 67 | 17 | / |
| Adoph | 67 | 15 | / |
| Asdov | 67 | 13 | / |
| Aydaw | 67 | 12 | / |
| Hadov | 67 | 12 | / |
| Adofe | 67 | 10 | / |
| Addaw | 67 | 9 | / |
| Adoif | 67 | 9 | / |
| Hedow | 67 | 8 | / |
| Hadob | 67 | 6 | / |
| Adaaw | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hadof | 67 | 5 | / |
| Asdof | 67 | 4 | / |
| O'Dow | 67 | 3 | / |
| Odowe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hadaw | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gadof | 67 | 2 | / |
| Adopf | 67 | 2 | / |
| Adoub | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ajdov | 67 | 2 | / |
| Odhow | 67 | 2 | / |
| Odows | 67 | 1 | / |
| Adoof | 67 | 1 | / |
| Adhov | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aadaw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hodow | 67 | 1 | / |
| Addov | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aduof | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uidow | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oidow | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ahdaw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Adaws | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oddow | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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- 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 Adow
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