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 more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wedow? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wedow is the 483,673rd most commonly occurring last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 10,592,363 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 45 percent of Wedow live; 45 percent live in North America and 45 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 297 people, or 1 in 1,220,400. In The United States Wedow is mostly found in: Colorado, where 28 percent are found, Indiana, where 10 percent are found and Illinois, where 9 percent are found. Barring The United States this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Somalia, where 28 percent are found and Germany, where 19 percent are found.

Wedow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wedow has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wedow last name expanded 1,485 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wedow Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Wedow are 22.35% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 69.12% being registered with 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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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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