Gedow Surname

125,581st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,624 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Somalia
Highest density in:
Somalia

Gedow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gedow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Somalia2,2551:5,965496
Kenya1,3581:34,0063,693
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Gedow (1,767) may also be a first name.

Gedow Last Name Facts

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

Gedow occurs most in Somalia. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gedow? popularity and diffusion

It is the 125,581st most frequently occurring last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,010,912 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gedow are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in Cushitic Africa. Gedow is also the 182,056th most numerous given name throughout the world. It is borne by 1,767 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Somalia, where it is held by 2,255 people, or 1 in 5,965. Not including Somalia Gedow occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 37 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Gedow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gedow has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gedow last name decreased 11 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gedow Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Muslim (92%) in Kenya.

Gedow earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 79.82% less than the national average, earning $8,708 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Geedow91445/
Giedow9142/
Gedoow914/
Gedowa911/
Gadow801,593/
Sedow80406/
Godow80173/
Zedow8024/
Gedov809/
Gidow806/
Jedow804/
Siedow73419/
Zeadow7353/
Zedowa7320/
Seidow7316/
Gedova739/
Gaidow735/
Seedow735/
Ghedov732/
Geedaw731/
Guidow731/
Seddow731/
Geedov731/
Gaydow731/
Ceidow731/
Gaidowa6729/
Guedouf671/
Djedowe671/
Gaddouw671/
Gedgova671/

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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 Gedow
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