MacDow Surname

1,295,379th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 175 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

MacDow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

MacDow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada1271:290,12326,993
United States391:9,293,819392,288
England31:18,572,686338,250
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

MacDow Last Name Facts

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

The last name MacDow is found most frequently in Canada. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name MacDow? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,295,379th most commonly held surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 41,643,120 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 95 percent of MacDow live; 95 percent live in North America and 88 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most prevalent in Canada, where it is carried by 127 people, or 1 in 290,123. In Canada MacDow is mostly found in: Nova Scotia, where 80 percent are found, Quebec, where 9 percent are found and Ontario, where 4 percent are found. Other than Canada MacDow is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 22 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.

MacDow Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the MacDow last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% being registered with the party.

The amount MacDow earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 31.93% more than the national average, earning $56,925 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.34% less than the national average, earning $43,056 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McDow912,051/
McDowe8325/
Macdoff778/
Macdova771/
Majdouw771/
Machdouf7110/
Meaqdows712/
Majdov67131/
Macduf6710/
Mazdov679/
Magdov676/
Magdob674/
Magdof672/
Magdaw672/

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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 MacDow
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