Bandow Surname

358,044th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,013 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Israel

Bandow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bandow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4641:173,50320,403
United States3671:987,62773,174
Israel881:97,24611,271
Brazil311:6,905,624162,221
India191:40,371,862445,856
Guatemala111:1,462,0615,661
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States471:1,068,48362,061

The alternate forms: Bandów (1) are calculated separately.

Bandow (10) may also be a first name.

Bandow Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bandow is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Bandów. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bandow? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 358,044th most widely held family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 7,194,024 people. The surname Bandow occurs mostly in Europe, where 47 percent of Bandow live; 47 percent live in Western Europe and 47 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly used first name internationally, borne by 10 people.

The surname Bandow is most common in Germany, where it is held by 464 people, or 1 in 173,503. In Germany it is primarily found in: Berlin, where 25 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 18 percent are found and Brandenburg, where 12 percent are found. Beside Germany it exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 36 percent are found and Israel, where 9 percent are found.

Bandow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bandow has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Bandow last name grew 781 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bandow Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Bandow last name are 43.65% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 96.88% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Bandow earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 8.86% more than the national average, earning $46,974 USD per year and in Canada they earn 72.17% more than the national average, earning $85,538 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bandów941/
Bandowa92390/
Bandowe92193/
Bandows9212/
Bhandow921/
Bandouwe862/
Bandov83256/
Bandaw8390/
Bondow8335/
Vandow8316/
Bandob831/
Bandawe7712,441/
Bandova7785/
Bondowe7734/
Bandoev7712/
Bandhaw776/
Bondowa774/
Bandoff773/
Bandoph771/
Bandhuw771/
Bhandaw771/
Bhandawe7128/
Bandahwe7118/
Bahandov717/
Bhondowa711/
Boindowa711/
Basendov711/
Bandaawe711/
Vandov67133/
Bondov67111/
Bandav6720/
Bahandova6715/
Bandaf676/
Bandab673/
Vondow671/
Bondob671/
Bandub671/
Bacendoff670/
Bondaw670/

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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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  • 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 Bandow
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