Sydow Surname

85,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,650 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Sydow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sydow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3,1211:25,7953,413
United States1,3461:269,28625,316
South Africa4811:112,63613,536
Poland2131:178,44524,461
Brazil1581:1,354,90146,001
Sweden911:108,2067,807
Norway541:95,22813,033
New Zealand271:167,71618,432
Denmark261:217,10417,438
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
England171:3,277,533109,658
Venezuela141:2,157,43425,468
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Israel111:777,96750,646
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
France81:8,302,840321,660
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States431:1,167,87666,381

The alternate forms: Sydów (10) are calculated separately.

Sydow Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sydow occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Sydów. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sydow? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 85,373rd most frequently used surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 1,289,831 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 63 percent of Sydow are found; 56 percent are found in Western Europe and 56 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 3,121 people, or 1 in 25,795. In Germany it is most frequent in: Brandenburg, where 23 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 14 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 13 percent live. Barring Germany this last name occurs in 35 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 24 percent live and South Africa, where 9 percent live.

Sydow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sydow has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 3,130 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sydow Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Sydow are 8.41% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.18% registered with the political party.

The amount Sydow earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 8.8% less than the national average, earning 315,609 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 14.98% more than the national average, earning R 273,228 per year; in United States they earn 0.28% more than the national average, earning $43,271 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.74% less than the national average, earning $40,867 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sydów9310/
Seydow9123/
Sydows911/
Shydow911/
Sydeow910/
Sidow803,513/
Sedow80406/
Sydov8070/
Sydof8028/
Sydaw800/
Shidow73752/
Siedow73419/
Saydov73395/
Seydov73211/
Shedow73113/
Shydov7334/
Soydov7330/
Sydoff7321/
Saidow7317/
Saydaw7316/
Seidow7316/
Sedowa7313/
Sydova739/
Saydof736/
Sedowe736/
Sidowe736/
Seedow735/
Sidoow734/
Szedow734/
Sydoev731/
Seddow731/
Seydaw730/
Saydova67249/
Seydova67175/
Sheidow6781/
Shaydov6739/
Soydova6722/
Sidouwe6720/
Sedowhe6719/
Sydhoff6718/
Saydoff6710/
Seidowa679/
Saidowa679/
Sydehov678/
Shydova677/
Sahydov676/
Saydoev676/
Shidhow674/
Sheydov674/
Sayduov673/
Schedow671/
Siddowe671/
Shedowa671/
Seytdov671/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sydow
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