Idhow Surname

1,551,568th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 133 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Idhow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Idhow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1311:352,51820,779
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Idhow (776) may also be a first name.

Idhow Last Name Facts

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

Idhow occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Idhow? popularity and diffusion

Idhow is the 1,551,568th most frequent surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 54,793,578 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Idhow live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in Cushitic Africa. Idhow is also the 294,592nd most commonly occurring given name internationally. It is borne by 776 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is held by 131 people, or 1 in 352,518. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Garissa County, where 92 percent are found, Wajir County, where 7 percent are found and Mandera County, where 1 percent are found. Beside Kenya Idhow exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Somalia, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Idhow Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Idow898,683/
Idowa80596/
Jidow80198/
Idhaw8035/
Idowe8015/
Yidow8010/
Idouw808/
Gidow806/
Hidow803/
Aidow803/
Uidow801/
Oidow801/
Udhow801/
Iduow801/
Idoww801/
Iddow800/
Eidhof73173/
Hidowa7315/
Gaidow735/
Haidow735/
Aidowe733/
Hudhow731/
Yidowa731/
Iddows731/
Edow671,852/
Idov67110/
Eidhoff6754/
Idaw6737/
Udow6729/
Heidhof6715/
Idobowa6714/
Iduw672/
Idof672/
Jidchob671/
Jdow671/
Yodkhow671/

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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 Idhow
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