Waldow Surname

145,871st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,042 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Waldow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waldow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,5691:51,3106,691
Brazil7161:298,98611,519
United States5571:650,73452,170
Paraguay551:131,5772,835
Norway441:116,87015,419
Argentina281:1,526,55084,030
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Poland111:3,455,341126,214
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
China31:455,773,85521,925
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
France11:66,422,722504,397
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
England11:55,718,059489,080
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States591:851,16452,255

Waldow Last Name Facts

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

Waldow is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of Waldow click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Waldow? popularity and diffusion

The surname Waldow is the 145,871st most common family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,395,643 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 54 percent of Waldow reside; 52 percent reside in Western Europe and 52 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequently held in Germany, where it is held by 1,569 people, or 1 in 51,310. In Germany it is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 14 percent are found, Schleswig-Holstein, where 13 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 12 percent are found. Excluding Germany it is found in 23 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 24 percent are found and The United States, where 18 percent are found.

Waldow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Waldow has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Waldow last name increased 944 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Waldow Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Waldow surname are 2.51% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 50.72% registered with the political party.

The amount Waldow earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 1.8% more than the national average, earning 352,322 kr per year; in United States they earn 8.24% more than the national average, earning $46,704 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.33% more than the national average, earning $52,827 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Walldow9227/
Woldow8376/
Waldov8348/
Waldof8320/
Valdow831/
Waldaw830/
Waldhof77234/
Waldoff7735/
Walldov7719/
Walldof775/
Waldotv771/
Waldova771/
Bauldow770/
Waldhoff71720/
Walldoff7141/
Waldhoft711/
Baldov67363/
Valdov6757/
Baldof676/
Valdof676/
Valduw676/

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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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  • 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 Waldow
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