Vdov Surname

942,947th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 278 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Vdov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vdov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine1911:238,33931,509
Russia511:2,825,942156,501
United States211:17,259,949572,238
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422

Vdov Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vdov (Russian: Вдов) is most common in Ukraine. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vdov? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 942,947th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 26,214,194 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 84 percent of Vdov are found; 84 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 83 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

This last name is most frequently held in Ukraine, where it is carried by 191 people, or 1 in 238,339. In Ukraine Vdov is most common in: Odessa Oblast, where 19 percent reside, Vinnytsia Oblast, where 14 percent reside and Mykolaiv Oblast, where 12 percent reside. Barring Ukraine this surname occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 18 percent reside and The United States, where 8 percent reside.

Vdov Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Orthodox (88%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Vdov last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

Vdov earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 26.71% less than the national average, earning $31,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vdova8965/
Vdovs892/
Vdoev891/
Vdav752/
Fdov751/
Bdov751/
Vdow751/
Vdob751/
Wdov751/
Vdovova732/
Vehedov731/
Vdeev67126/
Bdoov671/
Vdofp671/
Fdoszv602/
Wdow505/
Fdow502/
Vdab502/
Bdof501/
Bdob501/
Vdap501/
Wdof501/
Pdow501/
Vdaf501/

Vdov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vdov in the Russian language
Вдовvdov-

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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 Vdov
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