Andaman Surname

786,896th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 359 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Andaman Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Andaman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines2851:355,22247,564
India371:20,731,497300,213
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
Benin61:1,722,60061,769
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Andaman (426) may also be a first name.

Andaman Last Name Facts

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

Andaman (Hindi: अण्डमान, Marathi: अंदमान) is found most frequently in The Philippines. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Andaman? popularity and diffusion

Andaman is the 786,896th most common surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 20,299,571 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 93 percent of Andaman reside; 81 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 61 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 416,125th most prevalent first name on earth. It is borne by 426 people.

Andaman is most frequently held in The Philippines, where it is carried by 285 people, or 1 in 355,222. In The Philippines Andaman is mostly concentrated in: Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 23 percent reside, Calabarzon, where 16 percent reside and National Capital Region, where 14 percent reside. Apart from The Philippines Andaman occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in India, where 10 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Andaman Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Andaman in the Hindi language
अण्डमानandamana-
Andaman in the Marathi language
अंदमानandamana50
अँडमनamdamana50

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Andaman
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