Andawo Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

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

Andawo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Andawo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea261:313,60442,091
Niger21:9,596,00886,358

Andawo (10) may also be a first name.

Andawo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Andawo is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Andawo.

How Common Is The Last Name Andawo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,730,171st most frequently used family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. This surname is primarily found in Oceania, where 93 percent of Andawo reside; 93 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 93 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Andawo is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently occurring forename throughout the world, borne by 10 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 26 people, or 1 in 313,604. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: Chimbu, where 58 percent are found, West New Britain, where 35 percent are found and Eastern Highlands, where 8 percent are found. Besides Papua New Guinea it is found in one country. It also occurs in Niger, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gandawo921/
Gandawoi861/
Andawa83895/
Andabo83324/
Andewo8314/
Andowo8314/
Andavo832/
Ondawo831/
Handawood801/
Andawas77194/
Handawa7756/
Ondhawo7752/
Andawat7724/
Handabo7720/
Andhawa779/
Andahwa778/
Andabou774/
Gandavo771/
Aindavo771/
Andawua771/
Andeawa771/
Andhabo771/
Andavoo771/
Gandahwa71150/
Gandhawa717/
Handabou712/
Andhawaa711/
Gaindawa711/
Andova67737/
Andowa67331/
Andová67121/
Andewa67101/
Andeva6797/
Andaba6785/
Andoba6764/
Andava6745/
Andobo6740/
Andevo6712/
Endawa6712/
Andovo678/
Ondabo675/
Endewo673/
Ondawa672/

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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 Andawo
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