Wedlow Surname

853,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 320 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Wedlow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wedlow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3201:1,132,68481,515
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Wedlow Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wedlow is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Wedlow.

How Common Is The Last Name Wedlow? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wedlow is the 853,416th most widely held last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 22,773,581 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Wedlow are found; 99 percent are found in North America and 99 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Wedlow is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 320 people, or 1 in 1,132,684. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 18 percent reside, Missouri, where 16 percent reside and Michigan, where 15 percent reside.

Wedlow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wedlow has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wedlow last name increased 1,684 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wedlow Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wedlow last name are 11.99% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 65.22% registered to vote for the political party.

Wedlow earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 19.07% less than the national average, earning $34,922 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wedlowe9241/
Weadlow921/
Weedlow920/
Wadlow831,451/
Wedlaw8368/
Widlow8310/
Wodlow831/
Beedlow7746/
Whidlow771/
Beadlow770/
Waddlow770/
Weidlova711/
Bidlow6714/
Widlof679/
Bedlov676/
Bydlow673/
Vedlov671/
Wadlaw671/
Bedlaw670/
Baidlow621/
Vedlova621/
Waidlaw621/
Vedloff621/
Widloff621/
Beadlaw620/
Weidlauf570/
Bydlov5049/
Bidlov504/
Vidlov503/
Bydłow501/
Wadlaf501/

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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 Wedlow
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