Handow Surname

2,185,341st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 75 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Handow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Handow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil561:3,822,756105,432
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Germany41:20,126,365436,245

Handow Last Name Facts

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

Handow occurs in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Handow? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,185,341st most frequently used last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 97,167,279 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 84 percent of Handow are found; 75 percent are found in South America and 75 percent are found in Luso-South America.

The surname is most commonly held in Brazil, where it is borne by 56 people, or 1 in 3,822,756. In Brazil Handow is most prevalent in: Rio Grande do Sul, where 98 percent are found and Federal District, where 2 percent are found. Aside from Brazil Handow exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Poland, where 11 percent are found and The United States, where 9 percent are found.

Handow Last Name Statistics demography

Handow earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 34.14% less than the national average, earning $28,417 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Handowa921/
Chandow921/
Khandow921/
Andow91752/
Chandowa867/
Handouwe861/
Aindow83623/
Andowa83331/
Hamdow83199/
Hondow83114/
Hendow8347/
Andowe8322/
Handov8316/
Andhow833/
Handof831/
Handaw830/
Handouf77174/
Khandov7772/
Handova7740/
Hondowa7724/
Heindow7720/
Hondowe7718/
Andouwe771/
Chandov771/
Handoff770/
Anndowa770/
Andov73648/
Endow73329/
Andaw7380/
Ondow7319/
Andof7317/
Andob731/
Amdow730/
Khondowe718,657/
Khandova71121/
Khandawe7127/
Chandawe715/
Khandauw712/
Houndowe711/
Chandova711/
Khandoff711/
Andova67737/
Andawe67389/
Jandov6752/
Ondowa6749/
Gandov6737/
Andoff6730/
Hendov6717/
Andoev6714/
Handav6714/
Hamdov6711/
Ondowe679/
Handab674/
Hamdaw673/
Asndof672/
Andofe672/
Gandof671/
Hondof671/
Hondov671/
Khondohwe671/
Handaf671/
Andhaw671/
Handub671/
Gondow671/

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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 Handow
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