Shadow Surname

697,244th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 423 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Israel

Shadow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shadow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2141:827,77036,611
Israel1491:57,4347,375
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Afghanistan111:2,923,01717,932
Cameroon111:1,888,09798,267
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
China31:455,773,85521,925
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
England11:55,718,059489,080
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States881:570,66738,849

Shadow (4,924) may also be a first name.

Shadow Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shadow (Arabic: شادو) is most common in Nigeria. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shadow? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 697,244th most widespread family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 17,228,241 people. Shadow is mostly found in Africa, where 57 percent of Shadow live; 51 percent live in West Africa and 51 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 97,124th most frequently held first name world-wide, borne by 4,924 people.

Shadow is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 214 people, or 1 in 827,770. In Nigeria Shadow is mostly found in: Kaduna, where 20 percent are found, Federal Capital Territory, where 12 percent are found and Bayelsa, where 11 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria this surname is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 35 percent are found and Canada, where 4 percent are found.

Shadow Last Name Statistics demography

Shadow earn significantly more than the average income. In Canada they earn 28.41% more than the national average, earning $63,796 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schadow921,522/
Shaddow9277/
Sahadow9252/
Shadoow927/
Shadowe922/
Sshadow921/
Sadow91535/
Shaddows860/
Shadov831,090/
Sadowa83531/
Shedow83113/
Chadow8359/
Shadof8348/
Saddow8345/
Shadaw8319/
Saidow8317/
Sadowe8312/
Sadows8312/
Sadouw8311/
Szadow836/
Shodow835/
Shadob831/
Sadoew831/
Saudow830/
Shadova77487/
Shadoff77179/
Schaduw77179/
Shadouf77115/
Sheidow7781/
Sahadaw7768/
Shaydov7739/
Shaidov7729/
Shadoof7714/
Shadoev7712/
Saidowa779/
Schadov776/
Sahadov772/
Schadaw771/
Shaudov771/
Shaadov771/
Shaddof771/
Shadoub771/
Schedow771/
Szadowa771/
Shaduov771/
Sadov732,331/
Sedow73406/
Sadaw7354/
Sadof7332/
Sodow737/
Xadow734/
Sadob731/
Shaydova7139/
Schadoff7138/
Shchadov7132/
Shaidova7130/
Schadhof7114/
Schadova7111/
Saidouwe711/
Scheidow711/
Shayduov711/
Shadooff711/
Sahadobh711/
Shaydoev711/
Saidov67288,376/
Shadab6719,172/
Sadova672,832/
Chadov671,886/
Saduov671,495/
Shadav671,343/
Sadoff67558/
Siedow67419/
Saydov67395/
Sadoev67356/
Shedov67354/
Saadov67292/
Shadaf6754/
Zeadow6753/
Sadawe6727/
Sgadov6723/
Seydow6723/
Saidaw6720/
Seidow6716/
Saydaw6716/
Saidof6712/
Sadhaw6712/
Shodov6712/
Saedov6710/
Saudov6710/
Sadgov679/
Sadovs677/
Saydof676/
Chodow675/
Seedow675/
Sadhuw674/
Sodowe674/
Szedow674/
Chadaw673/
Sodowa673/
Saidob672/
Sohdob672/
Saedof671/
Shedof671/
Saddaw671/
Sadoov671/
Saadob671/
Chadof671/
Zajdow671/
Xaadow671/
Sahajdova671/
Sadoub671/
Saudaw671/
Seddow671/
Zaidow671/
Schaudoff670/
Shedaw670/

Shadow Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shadow in the Arabic language
شادوshadw-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Shadow
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