Shidow Surname

451,630th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 752 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Somalia
Highest density in:
Somalia

Shidow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shidow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Somalia7351:18,3021,119
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669

Shidow (13) may also be a first name.

Shidow Last Name Facts

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

Shidow is carried by more people in Somalia than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Shidow.

How Common Is The Last Name Shidow? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 451,630th most commonly occurring surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 9,690,886 people. The last name Shidow is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Shidow are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in Cushitic Africa. Shidow is also the 3,159,357th most frequently held forename internationally, held by 13 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Somalia, where it is carried by 735 people, or 1 in 18,302. Beside Somalia it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 1 percent are found and Tanzania, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sheidow9281/
Shidhow924/
Sidow913,513/
Schiedow8627/
Scheidow861/
Siedow83419/
Shidov83224/
Shedow83113/
Saidow8317/
Seidow8316/
Sidowe836/
Sidoow834/
Chidow833/
Shydow831/
Shidova77214/
Shaidov7729/
Sidouwe7720/
Saidowa779/
Seidowa779/
Sheidov772/
Schidov772/
Shiedov771/
Shedowa771/
Siddowe771/
Schedow771/
Sydow735,650/
Sedow73406/
Sidov73360/
Sidof73106/
Zidow73105/
Südow7345/
Sudow7334/
Sidaw735/
Shaidova7130/
Sheidova711/
Sehedowa711/
Saidouwe711/
Saidov67288,376/
Seidov6710,697/
Shedov67354/
Sidova67214/
Hsidof6783/
Sidoff6767/
Sidawe6738/
Shydov6734/
Seidof6726/
Seydow6723/
Saidaw6720/
Shudov6718/
Soidov6715/
Sedowa6713/
Saidof6712/
Chidov677/
Sedowe676/
Sidoov676/
Shidav676/
Seedow675/
Szedow674/
Sudhow674/
Saidob672/
Suidov672/
Sidoev672/
Zaidow671/
Shedof671/
Ceidow671/
Sidhuw671/
Shidab671/
Siedob671/
Sidhaw671/
Sydows671/
Seddow671/
Siedov671/
Chedow671/
Shidaf671/
Sydeow670/
Schidhoff670/
Shedaw670/
Suddow670/

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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 Shidow
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