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
Average Adow Salary in
United States
$22,393 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Adow Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Adow Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Adow is most common in Somalia. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Adow? popularity and diffusion
The surname Adow is the 13,239th most commonly used family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 172,242 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Adow reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 87 percent reside in Cushitic Africa. Adow is also the 39,659th most prevalent first name worldwide, borne by 18,773 people.
This surname is most widely held in Somalia, where it is borne by 23,723 people, or 1 in 567. Besides Somalia it is found in 28 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 33 percent live and Ethiopia, where 9 percent live.
Adow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Adow has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Adow last name grew 1,750 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 1,550 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Adow Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Adow surname is principally 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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Adow
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