Wiedow Surname

559,180th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 568 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wiedow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wiedow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3031:265,69528,336
United States2061:1,759,509115,901
Canada411:898,67368,969
Namibia71:344,20010,409
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Wiedow Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wiedow is found most frequently in Germany. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Wiedow.

How Common Is The Last Name Wiedow? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wiedow is the 559,180th most frequently held surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 12,830,186 people. Wiedow occurs mostly in Europe, where 54 percent of Wiedow live; 54 percent live in Western Europe and 54 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Wiedow is most prevalent in Germany, where it is held by 303 people, or 1 in 265,695. In Germany Wiedow is mostly found in: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 50 percent reside, Hamburg, where 11 percent reside and Bavaria, where 10 percent reside. Apart from Germany Wiedow occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 36 percent reside and Canada, where 7 percent reside.

Wiedow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wiedow has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 2,060 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wiedow Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wiedow last name are 19.3% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.07% being registered with the party.

The amount Wiedow earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 96.09% less than the national average, earning R 9,300 per year; in United States they earn 17.51% more than the national average, earning $50,703 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.55% less than the national average, earning $42,454 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wiedouw9211/
Wiedowe922/
Wedow91688/
Widow91386/
Weidow83402/
Weydow83304/
Widdow8310/
Waedow838/
Widowa833/
Weadow833/
Wiedaw831/
Weedow831/
Waidow831/
Viedow831/
Wiidow831/
Wehdow831/
Biedow830/
Wedows830/
Whedow830/
Wetdow830/
Widdows771,742/
Wiedoff77166/
Wheadow772/
Weidoew771/
Weddows770/
Wuidows770/
Weiodow770/
Weadows770/
Widov7315/
Wydow7310/
Vidow739/
Wädow734/
Uidow731/
Widaw731/
Wedaw731/
Wiedhopf7120/
Wiedhoff7110/
Whittdow710/
Wiedhoft710/
Widoff67172/
Weidaw67148/
Wydouw6791/
Beadow6752/
Wedoff6745/
Bjedow671/
Beidow671/
Widoof671/
Widhof671/
Waydow671/
Vidowa671/
Wiedab671/
Wuddow671/
Weddaw670/
Biddow670/

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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 Wiedow
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