Adow Surname

13,239th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42,310 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Somalia
Highest density in:
Somalia

Adow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Adow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Somalia23,7231:56771
Kenya13,7601:3,356517
Ethiopia3,8641:25,2453,162
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
Somaliland2521:13,890743
Djibouti1751:5,228394
Sweden1061:92,8946,768
England351:1,591,94567,242
United States311:11,692,224454,091
Norway281:183,65321,594
Finland111:499,70030,478
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Adow (18,773) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Addow894,342/
Adowa891,115/
Adowe89516/
Hadow89344/
Adoow8915/
Adouw898/
Adhow896/
Aidow893/
Adoiw892/
Adoew891/
Atdow891/
Audow890/
Haddow804,786/
Adouwe8035/
Hadouw8011/
Hadowa808/
Haidow805/
Gaidow805/
Adhowa804/
Aidowe803/
Easdow801/
Haydow801/
Addows801/
Gaudow801/
Hadows801/
Gaydow801/
Edow751,852/
Adov75768/
Adaw75507/
Adof7520/
Adob7513/
Odow7513/
Aduw754/
Hadouwe733/
Gaddouw731/
Hadddow731/
Adafowa731/
Adobowa731/
Haddoow731/
Adoiweh731/
Adabowa731/
Odowa677,767/
Adawe674,564/
Adova67706/
Gadov67180/
Aydov67145/
Adoff67134/
Aidov67106/
Adoev6766/
Adouf6758/
Eddow6752/
Adhaw6736/
Aduov6718/
Aidaw6717/
Adoph6715/
Asdov6713/
Aydaw6712/
Hadov6712/
Adofe6710/
Addaw679/
Adoif679/
Hedow678/
Hadob676/
Adaaw676/
Hadof675/
Asdof674/
O'Dow673/
Odowe673/
Hadaw672/
Gadof672/
Adopf672/
Adoub672/
Ajdov672/
Odhow672/
Odows671/
Adoof671/
Adhov671/
Aadaw671/
Hodow671/
Addov671/
Aduof671/
Uidow671/
Oidow671/
Ahdaw671/
Adaws671/
Oddow670/

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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
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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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