Gudhow Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Gudhow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gudhow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Gudhow Last Name Facts

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

Gudhow occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Gudhow.

How Common Is The Last Name Gudhow? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gudhow is the 7,593,402nd most prevalent family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name Gudhow occurs mostly in Africa, where 83 percent of Gudhow are found; 83 percent are found in East Africa and 83 percent are found in Cushitic Africa.

Gudhow is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 9,235,980. In Kenya it is most common in: Mandera County, where 80 percent reside and Wajir County, where 20 percent reside. Other than Kenya Gudhow exists in one country. It also occurs in India, where 17 percent reside.

Gudhow Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Gudhow last name is predominantly Muslim (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gudow911,055/
Udhow911/
Guudow836/
Guddow832/
Oudhow831/
Hudhow831/
Gaudow831/
Udow8029/
Goodhow7715/
Ghaudow771/
Hudow732,164/
Gudov731,538/
Udowa73178/
Godow73173/
Gudaw7315/
Gidow736/
Udows733/
Odhow732/
Udhaw732/
Guduw731/
Udhob731/
Uidow731/
Audow730/
Gudova671,494/
Oudhof67282/
Odhowa67124/
Goudaw679/
Gaudov679/
Godowa678/
Godhof676/
Gudoff674/
Ghodaw671/
Goudof671/
Goudov671/
Gudoev671/
Hudhob671/
Oodhow671/
Audhaw671/
Huddow670/

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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 Gudhow
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