Idow Surname
Approximately 8,683 people bear this surname
Idow Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somalia | 7,009 | 1:1,919 | 193 |
| Kenya | 1,557 | 1:29,660 | 3,268 |
| Nigeria | 55 | 1:3,220,777 | 97,902 |
| United States | 20 | 1:18,122,947 | 588,089 |
| Sweden | 11 | 1:895,160 | 66,831 |
| Djibouti | 9 | 1:101,659 | 734 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Idow (1,555) may also be a first name.
Idow Demographics
Idow Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Idow Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Idow Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Idow is borne by more people in Somalia than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Idow? popularity and diffusion
Idow is the 58,264th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 839,289 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Idow live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in Cushitic Africa. Idow is also the 196,508th most commonly used first name at a global level, held by 1,555 people.
The last name Idow is most widespread in Somalia, where it is borne by 7,009 people, or 1 in 1,919. Not including Somalia Idow occurs in 21 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 18 percent reside and Nigeria, where 1 percent reside.
Idow Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Idow last name is primarily Muslim (100%) in Kenya.
Idow earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 50.7% less than the national average, earning $21,272 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Idowa | 89 | 596 | / |
| Jidow | 89 | 198 | / |
| Idhow | 89 | 133 | / |
| Idowe | 89 | 15 | / |
| Yidow | 89 | 10 | / |
| Idouw | 89 | 8 | / |
| Gidow | 89 | 6 | / |
| Aidow | 89 | 3 | / |
| Hidow | 89 | 3 | / |
| Idoww | 89 | 1 | / |
| Uidow | 89 | 1 | / |
| Oidow | 89 | 1 | / |
| Iduow | 89 | 1 | / |
| Iddow | 89 | 0 | / |
| Hidowa | 80 | 15 | / |
| Haidow | 80 | 5 | / |
| Gaidow | 80 | 5 | / |
| Aidowe | 80 | 3 | / |
| Yidowa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Iddows | 80 | 1 | / |
| Edow | 75 | 1,852 | / |
| Idov | 75 | 110 | / |
| Idaw | 75 | 37 | / |
| Udow | 75 | 29 | / |
| Iduw | 75 | 2 | / |
| Idof | 75 | 2 | / |
| Jdow | 75 | 1 | / |
| Idobowa | 73 | 14 | / |
| Oidov | 67 | 2,815 | / |
| Hudow | 67 | 2,164 | / |
| Edowa | 67 | 197 | / |
| Aidov | 67 | 106 | / |
| Gidov | 67 | 54 | / |
| Eddow | 67 | 52 | / |
| Idoff | 67 | 39 | / |
| Idhaw | 67 | 35 | / |
| Edowe | 67 | 29 | / |
| Jidov | 67 | 25 | / |
| Idova | 67 | 20 | / |
| Aidaw | 67 | 17 | / |
| Idofe | 67 | 12 | / |
| Yidov | 67 | 10 | / |
| Hedow | 67 | 8 | / |
| Iodof | 67 | 2 | / |
| Idawe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Iddaw | 67 | 2 | / |
| Edouw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iodov | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yodow | 67 | 1 | / |
| Udhow | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jidaw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jidob | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eidaw | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Idow
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