Gorodow Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Gorodow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gorodow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Gorodow Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gorodow occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gorodow? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gorodow is the 10,311,814th most widely held surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 67 percent of Gorodow live; 33 percent live in West Africa and 33 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Gorodow is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 80,505,459. In Germany Gorodow is most numerous in: Saarland, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Germany this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 33 percent reside and Russia, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Orodow9210/
Gorodov861,246/
Gorodof864/
Gorodova801,110/
Gorodovs802/
Gorodoff802/
Arodow771/
Gorodhova751/
Gourgodov751/
Horodov71348/
Goredov711/
Oradowa711/
Goradov711/
Horodova67558/
Ohrodova6714/
Geroedov672/
Ourodova671/
Garradow671/

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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 Gorodow
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