Edow Surname
Approximately 1,852 people bear this surname
Edow Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1,440 | 1:32,069 | 3,498 |
| Somalia | 392 | 1:34,316 | 1,714 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
Edow (204) may also be a first name.
Edow Demographics
Edow Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Edow Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Edow Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Edow (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺪﻭ) has its highest incidence in Kenya. It may also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Edow? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 220,534th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 3,934,960 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Edow are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 633,892nd most common first name world-wide, held by 204 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is carried by 1,440 people, or 1 in 32,069. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Mandera County, where 99 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 0 percent are found and Wajir County, where 0 percent are found. Not including Kenya this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Somalia, where 21 percent are found and Nigeria, where 0 percent are found.
Edow Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Muslim (100%) in Kenya.
Edow earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 63.35% less than the national average, earning $15,812 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edowa | 89 | 197 | / |
| Eddow | 89 | 52 | / |
| Edowe | 89 | 29 | / |
| Hedow | 89 | 8 | / |
| Edouw | 89 | 1 | / |
| Edowhe | 80 | 67 | / |
| Eddows | 80 | 42 | / |
| Edowtt | 80 | 12 | / |
| Gedoow | 80 | 4 | / |
| Edouwe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Easdow | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hedowa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Heddow | 80 | 0 | / |
| Adow | 75 | 42,310 | / |
| Idow | 75 | 8,683 | / |
| Edov | 75 | 50 | / |
| Edaw | 75 | 50 | / |
| Odow | 75 | 13 | / |
| Edob | 75 | 6 | / |
| Jdow | 75 | 1 | / |
| Edof | 75 | 1 | / |
| Eduw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Eddouwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Edabowa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Addow | 67 | 4,342 | / |
| Idowa | 67 | 596 | / |
| Edoff | 67 | 353 | / |
| Hadow | 67 | 344 | / |
| Jidow | 67 | 198 | / |
| Idhow | 67 | 133 | / |
| Edawe | 67 | 17 | / |
| Idowe | 67 | 15 | / |
| Adoow | 67 | 15 | / |
| Edova | 67 | 15 | / |
| Hedov | 67 | 13 | / |
| Yidow | 67 | 10 | / |
| Edhaw | 67 | 10 | / |
| Gedov | 67 | 9 | / |
| Idouw | 67 | 8 | / |
| Gidow | 67 | 6 | / |
| Adhow | 67 | 6 | / |
| O'Dow | 67 | 3 | / |
| Aidow | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hidow | 67 | 3 | / |
| Edofe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Odhow | 67 | 2 | / |
| Adoiw | 67 | 2 | / |
| Idoww | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hedaw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hodow | 67 | 1 | / |
| Edhof | 67 | 1 | / |
| Edouv | 67 | 1 | / |
| Atdow | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yodow | 67 | 1 | / |
| Edouf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uidow | 67 | 1 | / |
| Edoph | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oidow | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iduow | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eidaw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oddow | 67 | 0 | / |
| Edgaw | 67 | 0 | / |
| Iddow | 67 | 0 | / |
Edow Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Edow in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺪﻭ | aldw | - |
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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 Edow
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