Fidow Surname

234,133rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,721 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Somalia
Highest density in:
Samoa

Fidow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fidow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Somalia9801:13,727902
Samoa4461:435106
New Zealand1271:35,6566,115
United States411:8,840,462379,649
Australia291:930,88655,860
Sweden261:378,72126,697
England241:2,321,58686,519
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Norway81:642,78647,258
American Samoa61:9,2931,961
Wales61:515,75523,171
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

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

Fidow Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fidow is held by more people in Somalia than any other country or territory. It may occur as: Fidów. Click here to see other possible spellings of Fidow.

How Common Is The Last Name Fidow? popularity and diffusion

It is the 234,133rd most numerous family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 4,234,483 people. The surname Fidow is mostly found in Africa, where 57 percent of Fidow live; 57 percent live in East Africa and 57 percent live in Cushitic Africa.

Fidow is most frequently used in Somalia, where it is held by 980 people, or 1 in 13,727. Apart from Somalia this last name occurs in 22 countries. It is also common in Samoa, where 26 percent reside and New Zealand, where 7 percent reside.

Fidow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Fidow has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Fidow last name rose 2,400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fidow Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Fidow earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 49.65% less than the national average, earning $21,725 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.7% more than the national average, earning $52,016 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fidów931/
Fidhow912/
Fedow8028/
Vidow809/
Fidov802/
Fidob801/
Fidof801/
Fydow801/
Fidaw801/
Fidoev7334/
Faidov735/
Fidova732/
Viedow731/
Fedowe731/
Feddows6722/
Faidova6710/
Feadows671/
Feidhof670/

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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 Fidow
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