Herndow Surname

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

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Herndow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Herndow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Herndow Last Name Facts

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

The surname Herndow is found most frequently in The United States. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Herndow? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 10,311,814th most prevalent family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Herndow are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Herndow is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States it is primarily found in: Virginia, where 67 percent are found and Georgia, where 33 percent are found.

Herndow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Herndow has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Herndow surname declined 40 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hearndow931/
Harndow860/
Erendov711/
Harendof671/
Erendova671/
Horndoff670/
Gerendova632/
Orndof620/
Arndof620/
Orndoff57865/
Arendov5718/
Arendof571/
Orendov571/
Arndoff570/
Orendof570/
Orendoff5338/
Arendoff533/
Orndooff530/
Orendoiff501/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Herndow
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