Jidow Surname

1,194,481st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 198 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Somalia
Highest density in:
Somalia

Jidow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jidow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Somalia1961:68,6332,887
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Jidow Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jidow is held by more people in Somalia than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jidow? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,194,481st most widespread surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 36,805,787 people. Jidow is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Jidow live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in Cushitic Africa.

Jidow is most widespread in Somalia, where it is borne by 196 people, or 1 in 68,633. Without taking into account Somalia it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Idow898,683/
Jdow891/
Sidow803,513/
Idowa80596/
Idhow80133/
Zidow80105/
Jidov8025/
Idowe8015/
Yidow8010/
Idouw808/
Gidow806/
Jedow804/
Aidow803/
Hidow803/
Idoww801/
Iduow801/
Oidow801/
Jidob801/
Uidow801/
Jidaw801/
Iddow800/
Siedow73419/
Giedow7342/
Saidow7317/
Seidow7316/
Hidowa7315/
Gaidow735/
Haidow735/
Jaidaw734/
Sidoow734/
Jidova734/
Chidow733/
Aidowe733/
Zidowa731/
Jidawe731/
Jiddaw731/
Yidowa731/
Zajdow731/
Iddows731/
Ceidow731/
Zaidow731/
Edow671,852/
Idov67110/
Chidowa6757/
Idaw6737/
Udow6729/
Idobowa6714/
Iduw672/
Idof672/
Djedowe671/
Djidawe671/
Jdov671/

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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 Jidow
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