Cadow Surname

181,439th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,346 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Somalia
Highest density in:
Somalia

Cadow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cadow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Somalia2,2061:6,098506
United States1041:3,485,182196,218
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
England21:27,859,030389,889
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Cadow (1,480) may also be a first name.

Cadow Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cadow is carried by more people in Somalia than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cadow? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 181,439th most frequent last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 3,106,371 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Cadow live; 94 percent live in East Africa and 94 percent live in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 202,268th most commonly held forename internationally, borne by 1,480 people.

The surname is most numerous in Somalia, where it is held by 2,206 people, or 1 in 6,098. Apart from Somalia it is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 4 percent reside and Germany, where 1 percent reside.

Cadow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Cadow has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 520 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cadow Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Cadow surname are 24.06% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 70.83% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Cadow earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 534.74% more than the national average, earning S/. 123,044 per year and in United States they earn 1.16% less than the national average, earning $42,650 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Caddow91500/
Cadoow91196/
Chadow9159/
Caudow910/
Kadow802,074/
Zadow801,741/
Cadov806/
Qadow805/
Cadaw805/
Codow805/
Chadov731,886/
Cadawe73566/
Kadowa73302/
Kadowe73166/
Cadoff7399/
Zeadow7353/
Cadova7317/
Caddaw739/
Chodow735/
Caidov734/
Ceadof734/
Chadaw733/
Caadov732/
Zaidow731/
Chadof731/
Cadovs731/
Caadaw731/
Ceidow731/
Caudov731/
Khadow731/
Zajdow731/
Kaddow730/
Chadova672,099/
Cadaawe67455/
Casdoph672/
Cajdova672/
Chadoff672/
Kadhowa671/
Kadoowe671/
Costdow671/
Chaydov671/
Chaadov671/
Kaidouw671/
Kadhowe671/

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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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  • 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 Cadow
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