Aldow Surname

139,553rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,202 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sudan
Highest density in:
Sudan

Aldow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Aldow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sudan2,8001:13,3961,853
Saudi Arabia3981:77,52710,981
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Aldow Last Name Facts

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

The surname Aldow has its highest incidence in Sudan. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Aldow click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Aldow? popularity and diffusion

It is the 139,553rd most widespread last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 2,275,936 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 87 percent of Aldow live; 87 percent live in North Africa and 87 percent live in Arabic North Africa.

The surname is most widespread in Sudan, where it is carried by 2,800 people, or 1 in 13,396. Excluding Sudan it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 12 percent reside and Qatar, where 0 percent reside.

Aldow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Aldow has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Aldow last name decreased 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Galdow911/
Aldhow911/
Aldows911/
Halldow8325/
Gauldow830/
Aldaw806,283/
Eldow803,091/
Oldow8022/
Aldof8018/
Aldov805/
Aldoph73586/
Aldova73143/
Aldoub7360/
Aldoff7348/
Goldow7310/
Aldawe737/
Galdov735/
Aldoob734/
Aldoev734/
Aldhaw734/
Aldofe734/
Alduov732/
Aldovs732/
Galdaw731/
Galdof731/
Aldoof731/
Aldaaw731/
Aldoyb731/
Oldowe730/
Aldophe67758/
Aldofsh6712/
Galdova676/
Aldovsh673/
Aldoffe673/
Galdouf672/
Ahldoff672/
Haldova671/
Aglidaw671/
Ayledov671/
Aldhoff671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Aldow
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