Wedow Surname

483,673rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 688 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Somalia

Wedow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wedow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2971:1,220,40086,581
Somalia1961:68,6332,887
Germany1341:600,78748,250
Canada551:669,92054,285
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Wedow Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wedow is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wedow? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 483,673rd most frequently used surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 10,592,363 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 45 percent of Wedow are found; 45 percent are found in North America and 45 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Wedow is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 297 people, or 1 in 1,220,400. In The United States Wedow is most numerous in: Colorado, where 28 percent reside, Indiana, where 10 percent reside and Illinois, where 9 percent reside. Apart from The United States this surname exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Somalia, where 28 percent reside and Germany, where 19 percent reside.

Wedow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wedow has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Wedow surname grew 1,485 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wedow Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wedow surname are 22.35% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 69.12% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Wedow earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 1.5% less than the national average, earning $42,502 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.91% less than the national average, earning $43,268 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wiedow91568/
Weidow91402/
Weydow91304/
Waedow918/
Weadow913/
Wehdow911/
Weedow911/
Wedows910/
Whedow910/
Wetdow910/
Wiedouw8311/
Wheadow832/
Weidowe831/
Weidoew831/
Weddows830/
Weadows830/
Widow80386/
Wydow8010/
Wädow804/
Wadow801/
Wedaw801/
Weidaw73148/
Wydouw7391/
Beadow7352/
Wedoff7345/
Widdow7310/
Woddow737/
Wadoww734/
Widowa733/
Beidow731/
Wadhow731/
Waydow731/
Viedow731/
Whadow731/
Wiedaw731/
Waidow731/
Waddow731/
Weddaw730/
Widdows671,742/
Wiedoff67166/
Wedhoff6726/
Weidoff6712/
Weddoff671/
Wahydow671/
Wuidows670/

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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 Wedow
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