Andawi Surname

895,817th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 299 people bear this surname

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

Andawi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Andawi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea1551:52,6056,626
Philippines931:1,088,58389,772
Indonesia471:2,813,813160,835
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Andawi (276) may also be a first name.

Andawi Last Name Facts

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

Andawi occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Andawi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Andawi is the 895,817th most commonly held family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 24,373,063 people. This surname is mostly found in Oceania, where 52 percent of Andawi live; 52 percent live in Oceania Islands and 52 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 534,713th most commonly used given name worldwide, held by 276 people.

The surname Andawi is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 155 people, or 1 in 52,605. In Papua New Guinea Andawi is mostly concentrated in: Hela, where 45 percent reside, East Sepik, where 18 percent reside and Southern Highlands, where 17 percent reside. Other than Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 31 percent reside and Indonesia, where 16 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Andawei92186/
Handawi9258/
Andawai9238/
Andhawi923/
Andawiy921/
Handawih861/
Gandawoi861/
Atindawi861/
Handawiy861/
Andawa83895/
Andawe83389/
Andewi83271/
Endawi83106/
Andabi8347/
Andowi8316/
Andavi833/
Amdawi831/
Attindawi802/
Hendawi776,662/
Hamdawi771,415/
Andabai77203/
Handawy77188/
Endawie77120/
Andawey7794/
Handewi7762/
Handawa7756/
Andaway7741/
Handabi7714/
Andavis7710/
Andhawa779/
Gandavi775/
Andawet775/
Andowei773/
Andavio772/
Gandawe772/
Andavei771/
Andavit771/
Andeawa771/
Andahwe771/
Endawai771/
Andauwe771/
Andewei771/
Haindavi7126/
Gandhavi7112/
Anndabai717/
Andabhai716/
Andowitt711/
Hendawii711/
Hendawie711/
Andhawaa711/
Hamdhawi711/
Gandowei711/
Hayndavi711/
Handaway710/
Andovi6757/
Andabe6748/
Andava6745/
Andave6740/
Andowe6722/
Andobi6721/
Andevi6716/
Endewi6712/
Amdavi6711/
Ondowi675/
Andewe674/
Ondewi674/
Haindhavi674/
Endavi674/
Amdawe672/
Ondawa672/
Endowi671/
Andaby671/
Anndabhai671/

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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 Andawi
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