Datow Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Turkmenistan

Datow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Datow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany411:1,963,548108,338
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Turkmenistan41:1,372,2786,164
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Datow Last Name Facts

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

The last name Datow occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Datow click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Datow? popularity and diffusion

The surname Datow is the 2,746,821st most widely held last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 145,750,918 people. The surname Datow is predominantly found in Europe, where 82 percent of Datow reside; 82 percent reside in Western Europe and 82 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most numerous in Germany, where it is held by 41 people, or 1 in 1,963,548. In Germany Datow is primarily concentrated in: Berlin, where 49 percent are found, Saxony-Anhalt, where 24 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 20 percent are found. Without taking into account Germany this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 10 percent are found and Turkmenistan, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dathow914/
Datowa913/
Datowe911/
Datuowe831/
Dautowa831/
Datouwe831/
Datov80140/
Dataw8013/
Dotow802/
Dautov7311,160/
Datova7390/
Daytov7377/
Daitov7338/
Datoff7327/
Dadtov7310/
Dostow734/
Dastov733/
Datawe733/
Datoev732/
Dethow732/
Detouw731/
Dhatuw731/
Datovs731/
Dattob731/
Dautof731/
Deutow730/
Dottow730/
Dautova679,671/
Dauytov6747/
Daytova6729/
Dautoff6721/
Daitova6719/
Detthow6713/
Dahtoub671/
Doustow671/
Dathoof671/

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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 Datow
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