Kadow Surname

201,090th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,074 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Kadow Surname Definition:

(Polish, Ukranian, Russian) One who made and sold barrels, a cooper.

Kadow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,0131:79,47210,038
United States8001:453,07438,768
Poland1411:269,56633,257
Brazil431:4,978,473128,213
Australia331:818,05251,601
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
England91:6,190,895170,599
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Guam11:160,1214,893
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
France11:66,422,722504,397
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States721:697,48245,119

The alternate forms: Kadów (43) are calculated separately.

Kadow Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Polish, Ukranian, Russian) One who made and sold barrels, a cooper.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Kadow Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kadow is most common in Germany. It may occur as: Kadów. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kadow? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kadow is the 201,090th most commonly held surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 3,513,764 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 57 percent of Kadow reside; 49 percent reside in Western Europe and 49 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Kadow is most frequently held in Germany, where it is borne by 1,013 people, or 1 in 79,472. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 24 percent live, Berlin, where 20 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 11 percent live. Beside Germany Kadow occurs in 22 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 39 percent live and Poland, where 7 percent live.

Kadow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kadow has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kadow last name rose 1,111 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kadow Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kadow surname are 17.15% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.92% registered to vote for the party.

Kadow earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.94% more than the national average, earning $46,573 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kadów9343/
Kadowa91302/
Kadowe91166/
Khadow911/
Kaddow910/
Kaidouw831/
Kadoowe831/
Kadhowa831/
Kadhowe831/
Cadow802,346/
Kadaw80118/
Kadov80104/
Kaduw807/
Qadow805/
Kedow805/
Kadof802/
Kodow801/
Khadowsh771/
Caddow73500/
Kodowa73224/
Cadoow73196/
Kadawe7370/
Kadova7367/
Kaydov7327/
Kadhaw7316/
Khadov7315/
Kadoev7312/
Kaddaw736/
Kadouf735/
Kodowe735/
Kadoph734/
Kaidov733/
Kadoff732/
Ketdow731/
Khaduw731/
Keedow731/
Kaudov731/
Khodow731/
Kaduuw731/
Keddow731/
Kasdof731/
Kaduov731/
Caudow730/
Khaydov67341/
Khaidov67157/
Kaydova6727/
Khadoub6710/
Khadova6710/
Khadoev679/
Khaudov677/
Kajdouf676/
Keedoow674/
Kayduov674/
Khodowe673/
Khadasw671/
Kaidawe671/
Khadoob671/
Kajdova671/
Kaetdof671/
Koudowa671/
Kasdoff670/

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