Andawa Surname

394,524th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 895 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Andawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Andawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya4691:98,4658,656
Philippines3411:296,88642,287
Papua New Guinea471:173,48324,058
Niger251:767,68117,983
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Andawa (94) may also be a first name.

Andawa Last Name Facts

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

Andawa has its highest incidence in Kenya. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Andawa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 394,524th most commonly held surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,142,509 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 56 percent of Andawa live; 53 percent live in East Africa and 51 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Andawa is also the 980,251st most frequently occurring given name in the world, held by 94 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 469 people, or 1 in 98,465. In Kenya Andawa is most numerous in: Kakamega County, where 76 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 22 percent reside and Vihiga County, where 2 percent reside. Apart from Kenya this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 38 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent reside.

Andawa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Andawa last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Andawas92194/
Handawa9256/
Andaway9241/
Andawai9238/
Andawat9224/
Andhawa929/
Andahwa928/
Andawua921/
Andeawa921/
Gandahwa86150/
Gandhawa867/
Gaindawa861/
Andhawaa861/
Handaway860/
Andawe83389/
Andowa83331/
Andawi83299/
Andewa83101/
Andaba8385/
Andava8345/
Andawo8328/
Endawa8312/
Ondawa832/
Handava771,547/
Andahua77745/
Andabai77203/
Handawy77188/
Andawei77186/
Andaeva77110/
Andawey7794/
Handawi7758/
Andeway7750/
Andasua7731/
Andouwa7713/
Handaba779/
Gandava776/
Hamdawa775/
Andawet775/
Andaiba775/
Eandava774/
Andhawi773/
Andehwa773/
Gandawe772/
Andavad771/
Andavat771/
Andhava771/
Handowa771/
Endawah771/
Gandowa771/
Gandawo771/
Andawiy771/
Andahwe771/
Hondawa771/
Andewah771/
Uindawa771/
Endawai771/
Andauwe771/
Anndowa770/
Gandavaa71123/
Aindavad7112/
Haandava7111/
Gandhava717/
Anndabai717/
Andahuas717/
Andabhai716/
Handavaa712/
Andashva711/
Handahua711/
Handawiy711/
Goundawa711/
Atindawi711/
Atindowa711/
Hamdaway711/
Gandawoi711/
Handawih711/
Hendaway711/
Handeway710/
Andova67737/
Andabo67324/
Endava67276/
Endowa67125/
Andeva6797/
Andoba6764/
Ondowa6749/
Andabe6748/
Andabi6747/
Ondaba6745/
Andave6740/
Andowe6722/
Andowi6716/
Andowo6714/
Andewo6714/
Andavi673/
Andavo672/
Attindawi672/
Amdawe672/
Andaby671/
Ondawo671/
Gandavaaa671/
Gandhavaj671/
Gandhavay671/
Amdawi671/
Anndabhai671/
Handawood671/

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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 Andawa
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