Passow Surname

266,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,466 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Passow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Passow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7001:517,79843,295
Germany6171:130,47915,889
Israel661:129,66114,046
England241:2,321,58686,519
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Paraguay71:1,033,8219,769
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States401:1,255,46770,036

Passow Last Name Facts

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

The surname Passow is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Passow? popularity and diffusion

The last name Passow is the 266,624th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 4,971,041 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 47 percent of Passow are found; 45 percent are found in North America and 45 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 700 people, or 1 in 517,798. In The United States Passow is primarily found in: Wisconsin, where 26 percent live, Minnesota, where 9 percent live and Iowa, where 8 percent live. Excluding The United States this surname occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 42 percent live and Israel, where 5 percent live.

Passow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Passow has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Passow last name increased 1,750 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Passow Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Passow surname are 11.1% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.87% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Passow earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 5.01% more than the national average, earning $45,309 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.41% more than the national average, earning $55,354 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Passowa921/
Pasow911/
Passov83169/
Pashow8312/
Passaw839/
Passof839/
Pasowa831/
Pessow830/
Pastschow800/
Passawe771,799/
Passoff7778/
Passova7729/
Paschow772/
Pashowe771/
Possouw771/
Pasov73117/
Paßow7338/
Pasaw7332/
Pasof732/
Paassawe718/
Possouwe716/
Passotvf712/
Paeschow712/
Pashshov711/
Passhoff710/
Pashov672,707/
Passab671,591/
Patsov67130/
Pasova67126/
Paysov6784/
Paisov6772/
Pasawe6745/
Pachow6733/
Pasoev6727/
Pasoff6715/
Pasovs6714/
Pashaw6713/
Phasob679/
Pausov675/
Possov673/
Peszow672/
Pasiov671/
Pashof671/
Pashshoev671/
Passav671/
Pasgaw671/
Pashob671/
Posowe671/
Pasoft671/
Pessaw670/

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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
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  • 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 Passow
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