Zädow Surname

1,955,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 91 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Zädow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zädow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany711:1,133,88074,985
Switzerland201:410,64630,429

The alternate forms: Zadow (1,741) & Zadów (1) are calculated separately.

Zädow Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zädow is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant: Zadow or Zadów. Click here for further potential spellings of Zädow.

How Common Is The Last Name Zädow? popularity and diffusion

The surname Zädow is the 1,955,159th most commonly held family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 80,082,922 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Zädow reside; 100 percent reside in Western Europe and 100 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Zädow is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 71 people, or 1 in 1,133,880. In Germany Zädow is primarily concentrated in: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 18 percent reside, Hamburg, where 15 percent reside and Hesse, where 15 percent reside. Outside of Germany this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Switzerland, where 22 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zadow931,741/
Zadów871/
Zidow80105/
Zedow8024/
Zeadow7353/
Zaedow7337/
Zedowa7320/
Szadow736/
Szedow734/
Zajdow731/
Zidowa731/
Zaidow731/

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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 Zädow
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