Andakan Surname

1,173,425th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 203 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Andakan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Andakan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea1861:43,8375,367
Congo91:554,34412,633
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986

Andakan (108) may also be a first name.

Andakan Last Name Facts

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

Andakan is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Andakan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,173,425th most frequently held family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 35,899,241 people. Andakan occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 92 percent of Andakan are found; 92 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 92 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Andakan is also the 904,892nd most prevalent first name in the world It is held by 108 people.

Andakan is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 186 people, or 1 in 43,837. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: Enga, where 96 percent reside, National Capital District, where 2 percent reside and Hela, where 2 percent reside. Beside Papua New Guinea it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The Congo, where 4 percent reside and The Philippines, where 4 percent reside.

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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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  • 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 Andakan
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