Andason Surname

193,751st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,170 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Andason Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Andason Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,8721:28,2813,393
Malawi1831:93,54711,397
Nigeria741:2,393,82179,921
Philippines331:3,067,825142,207
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Andason (2,953) may also be a first name.

Andason Last Name Facts

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

The last name Andason is most common in Tanzania. It may appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Andason? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 193,751st most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 3,358,316 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Andason live; 86 percent live in East Africa and 86 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 133,406th most common first name at a global level, held by 2,953 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 1,872 people, or 1 in 28,281. In Tanzania Andason is most common in: Kigoma Region, where 29 percent are found, Mbeya Region, where 21 percent are found and Morogoro Region, where 15 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania Andason exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 8 percent are found and Nigeria, where 3 percent are found.

Andason Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Andason has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname contracted 89 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Andason
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