Rudow Surname

341,803rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,074 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Rudow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rudow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5321:681,31454,178
Germany3181:253,16227,371
Israel1151:74,4149,096
Canada491:751,95159,756
Switzerland221:373,31428,226
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

The alternate forms: Rüdow (9) are calculated separately.

Rudow Last Name Facts

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

Rudow has its highest incidence in The United States. It can appear as a variant: Rüdow. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rudow? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rudow is the 341,803rd most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 6,785,425 people. Rudow occurs mostly in The Americas, where 53 percent of Rudow are found; 53 percent are found in North America and 53 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 532 people, or 1 in 681,314. In The United States it is most prevalent in: California, where 17 percent are found, Maryland, where 17 percent are found and Illinois, where 13 percent are found. Excluding The United States this surname is found in 15 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 30 percent are found and Israel, where 11 percent are found.

Rudow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Rudow has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Rudow last name increased 2,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rudow Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Rudow last name are 32.14% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 85.37% being registered with the party.

The amount Rudow earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 38.26% less than the national average, earning 213,686 kr per year; in United States they earn 9.29% more than the national average, earning $47,158 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.03% less than the national average, earning $47,184 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rüdow939/
Rudowa912/
Ruedow911/
Rudov803,802/
Rudof8041/
Rodow8023/
Rudaw8010/
Rudob801/
Rudova733,977/
Rudoff73265/
Rudhof7329/
Rudoph7321/
Hrudov7313/
Rodowa738/
Rudovs734/
Roudov732/
Rudopf731/
Ruduov731/
Rutdof731/
Rudoef731/
Rudofh731/
Reudov731/
Rudoev731/
Roudoff6725/
Hrudova6717/
Raudova6715/
Ruddoff6714/
Rodhowa6713/
Reudova674/
Ruddova672/
Rudoiph672/
Rudofth672/
Rudhoff671/
Roudova671/
Raudovs671/
Rudouph671/
Rudofph671/

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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 Rudow
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