Dedow Surname

812,930th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 343 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Dedow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dedow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2531:318,20331,987
United States791:4,588,088240,017
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Dedow Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dedow is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dedow? popularity and diffusion

The last name Dedow is the 812,930th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 21,246,490 people. The surname Dedow occurs mostly in Europe, where 75 percent of Dedow are found; 74 percent are found in Western Europe and 74 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most widely held in Germany, where it is borne by 253 people, or 1 in 318,203. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 60 percent live, Berlin, where 14 percent live and Schleswig-Holstein, where 12 percent live. Besides Germany this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 23 percent live and Venezuela, where 1 percent live.

Dedow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dedow has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 2,633 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dedow Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Dedow are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the political party.

Dedow earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 52.35% more than the national average, earning $65,738 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dedowa91116/
Deadow911/
Daedoow831/
Dedov807,500/
Dadow80253/
Didow80155/
Dodow8026/
Dedof806/
Dedaw802/
Dydow801/
Dedova738,294/
Daddow73446/
Dedovs7365/
Dedoff7330/
Dedauw7328/
Datdow734/
Disdow732/
Daadow732/
Didouw732/
Deidaw731/
Deydov731/
Daidow730/
Daidowe673/
Deedeuw671/
Detdawe671/

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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 Dedow
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