Gildow Surname

821,713th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 338 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Gildow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gildow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2881:1,258,53888,794
Israel491:174,64617,612
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States451:1,115,97164,142

Gildow Last Name Facts

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

Gildow is most common in The United States. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gildow? popularity and diffusion

Gildow is the 821,713th most numerous surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 21,560,787 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 85 percent of Gildow reside; 85 percent reside in North America and 85 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Gildow is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 288 people, or 1 in 1,258,538. In The United States it is most frequent in: Ohio, where 50 percent reside, Minnesota, where 8 percent reside and Oregon, where 8 percent reside. Other than The United States this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 14 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Gildow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gildow has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Gildow last name grew 640 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gildow Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gildow last name are 23.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 70.67% registered with the political party.

Gildow earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.61% less than the national average, earning $34,255 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gildov832/
Geldow831/
Gildof831/
Gildaw830/
Gledhow7723/
Gildova775/
Gildhof774/
Dzildow772/
Guildof770/
Gildoff770/
Gildhoff7154/
Geldof672,153/
Seldow6748/
Zeldow6716/
Gildav674/
Gledov671/
Cledow670/
Geldhof622,483/
Gheldof62407/
Gilduff6231/
Geldoff6222/
Gldahwt621/
Gyldhof621/
Geldhoff5720/
Gheldhof575/
Sldov5518/
Glduv551/
Sledov5026/
Zeldov5013/
Cledov501/
Sldovh501/
Seldov501/

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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
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  • 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 Gildow
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