Sabdow Surname

296,943rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,284 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Sabdow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sabdow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,0361:44,5754,616
Somalia2451:54,9062,420
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Sabdow (175) may also be a first name.

Sabdow Last Name Facts

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

Sabdow is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sabdow? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 296,943rd most frequently held last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 5,675,659 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sabdow are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 690,096th most widespread first name in the world, borne by 175 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is held by 1,036 people, or 1 in 44,575. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Wajir County, where 71 percent are found, Mandera County, where 29 percent are found and Garissa County, where 0 percent are found. Outside of Kenya Sabdow occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Somalia, where 19 percent are found and Malaysia, where 0 percent are found.

Sabdow Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Muslim (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sabadow922/
Schabdow860/
Sabtow831,503/
Sebdow834/
Subdow831/
Sabitow773/
Sibedow773/
Sibidow771/
Sabadaw770/
Sohbedow714/
Zabahdow711/
Saipydow711/
Saptow6719/
Spidow677/
Zabdov672/
Sabdav671/
Sabtaw671/
Sebtow671/
Saptouw62133/
Shavdov6210/
Spattow622/
Speedow621/
Sapetow621/
Sabituw621/
Shabdab621/
Sapdova621/
Shobdoev575/
Septaw5012/
Septow507/
Subtaw502/
Zavdov501/
Spidew500/

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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 Sabdow
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