Landow Surname

557,722nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 570 people bear this surname

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

Landow Surname User-submission:

(German and western Ashkenazic Jewish) It is a habitational surname from a place near Stendal called Sandau.

Landow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4621:784,54360,722
Germany591:1,364,49985,126
Australia261:1,038,29659,744
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
England21:27,859,030389,889
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States561:896,76254,350

The alternate forms: Landów (1) are calculated separately.

Landow (46) may also be a first name.

Landow Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

(German and western Ashkenazic Jewish) It is a habitational surname from a place near Stendal called Sandau.

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Landow Last Name Facts

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

Landow is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant: Landów. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Landow? popularity and diffusion

It is the 557,722nd most numerous last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 12,785,168 people. Landow is primarily found in The Americas, where 84 percent of Landow reside; 84 percent reside in North America and 84 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,484,914th most widespread first name on earth It is held by 46 people.

This surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 462 people, or 1 in 784,543. In The United States it is mostly found in: New York, where 25 percent are found, Missouri, where 12 percent are found and Florida, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this surname is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 10 percent are found and Australia, where 5 percent are found.

Landow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Landow has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 825 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Landow Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Landow surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Landow earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 30.48% more than the national average, earning $56,302 USD per year and in Canada they earn 57.83% more than the national average, earning $78,415 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Landów941/
Landouw9245/
Landowa9223/
Liandouw8616/
Landaw83255/
Londow8356/
Landof8325/
Landov8320/
Landob835/
Landawe7779/
Landova7749/
Landoff7738/
Liandov772/
Landhof771/
Lantdaw771/
Landouf771/
Landgof770/
Liandova715/
Laindoph710/
Landhoff710/
Londob6792/
Londaw6748/
Londov6735/
Landav6721/
Landuv673/
Landaf671/
Landaufová638/
Landauf62130/
Londoff62109/
Lyondov6239/
Londova6224/
Laundav622/
Landabh621/
Liondov621/
Landuvt621/
Landaff621/
Londovs621/
Landavs621/
Landgaf621/
Lyondova5733/
Landhaph573/
Landgaff570/
Londav503/
Londab503/
Lamdav501/
Londuv501/

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