Widow Surname
Approximately 386 people bear this surname
Widow Surname Definition:
WIDOW: Notwithstanding the first entry I think this name is a form Wido or Wydo for Guido. John son of the widow was juror on an inquest at Lanark, 1303 (Bain, II, 1420). Robert Widow had a charter of the lands of Ardkegy in the barony of Inuerlunan from David II (RMS.
Read More About This SurnameWidow Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 94 | 1:1,900,467 | 18,692 |
| United States | 69 | 1:5,253,028 | 264,570 |
| Germany | 47 | 1:1,712,882 | 99,068 |
| Russia | 38 | 1:3,792,712 | 188,390 |
| Chile | 34 | 1:518,132 | 13,148 |
| India | 32 | 1:23,970,793 | 327,222 |
| South Africa | 25 | 1:2,167,108 | 94,352 |
| Canada | 12 | 1:3,070,466 | 169,836 |
| Netherlands | 10 | 1:1,688,718 | 81,846 |
| Afghanistan | 4 | 1:8,038,296 | 30,874 |
| Belarus | 4 | 1:2,375,265 | 105,497 |
| Romania | 3 | 1:6,692,623 | 78,504 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 45 | 1:1,115,971 | 64,142 |
Widow (556) may also be a first name.
Widow Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
WIDOW: Notwithstanding the first entry I think this name is a form Wido or Wydo for Guido. John son of the widow was juror on an inquest at Lanark, 1303 (Bain, II, 1420). Robert Widow had a charter of the lands of Ardkegy in the barony of Inuerlunan from David II (RMS., I, App. II, 918), and Henricus filius Vidue was juror on an inquest apud Muskylburg, 1359 (RD., p. 267). Robert Wedow and Thomas Wedow appear in Arrot, Angus, in 1513 (SCM., IV, p. 14), and William Weddow is recorded in West Cultmalundie, 1670 (DPD., I, p. 293).
Widow Demographics
Average Widow Salary in
United States
$39,396 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Widow Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Widow Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Widow occurs more in Pakistan more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Widow? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 745,450th most common last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 18,879,653 people. The last name Widow occurs predominantly in Asia, where 36 percent of Widow are found; 34 percent are found in South Asia and 26 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Widow is also the 356,749th most widespread first name worldwide, held by 556 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Pakistan, where it is held by 94 people, or 1 in 1,900,467. In Pakistan it is most frequent in: Punjab, where 61 percent reside, Sindh, where 26 percent reside and Islamabad Capital Territory, where 9 percent reside. Besides Pakistan this last name is found in 23 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 18 percent reside and Germany, where 12 percent reside.
Widow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Widow has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Widow surname grew 153 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Widow Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Widow earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 59.27% less than the national average, earning R 96,780 per year and in United States they earn 8.7% less than the national average, earning $39,396 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wiedow | 91 | 568 | / |
| Weidow | 91 | 402 | / |
| Widdow | 91 | 10 | / |
| Widowa | 91 | 3 | / |
| Waidow | 91 | 1 | / |
| Widdows | 83 | 1,742 | / |
| Wiedouw | 83 | 11 | / |
| Weidoew | 83 | 1 | / |
| Weidowe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wuidows | 83 | 0 | / |
| Wedow | 80 | 688 | / |
| Widov | 80 | 15 | / |
| Wydow | 80 | 10 | / |
| Vidow | 80 | 9 | / |
| Wädow | 80 | 4 | / |
| Uidow | 80 | 1 | / |
| Widaw | 80 | 1 | / |
| Whittdow | 77 | 0 | / |
| Weydow | 73 | 304 | / |
| Widoff | 73 | 172 | / |
| Weidaw | 73 | 148 | / |
| Wydouw | 73 | 91 | / |
| Weadow | 73 | 3 | / |
| Weedow | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waydow | 73 | 1 | / |
| Widhof | 73 | 1 | / |
| Widoof | 73 | 1 | / |
| Beidow | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wehdow | 73 | 1 | / |
| Viedow | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vidowa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wiedaw | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wuddow | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wetdow | 73 | 0 | / |
| Biddow | 73 | 0 | / |
| Wedows | 73 | 0 | / |
| Whedow | 73 | 0 | / |
| Wiedoff | 67 | 166 | / |
| Widhopf | 67 | 76 | / |
| Widhoff | 67 | 21 | / |
| Weidoff | 67 | 12 | / |
| Wheadow | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wahydow | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weddows | 67 | 0 | / |
| Weadows | 67 | 0 | / |
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