Andevu Surname

2,580,327th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Andevu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Andevu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda551:709,80535,417
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Andevu Last Name Facts

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

Andevu is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Andevu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Andevu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,580,327th most frequently used surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 130,134,748 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Andevu reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 73 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 55 people, or 1 in 709,805. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Moyo District, where 67 percent reside, Adjumani District, where 24 percent reside and Buikwe District, where 2 percent reside. Besides Uganda it occurs in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Anndevu921/
Andewu8312/
Andebu838/
Andavu834/
Andjvu831/
Ondevu831/
Atindevou801/
Handavu77484/
Andebou7738/
Anndavu771/
Andebus770/
Attindevou755/
Atindewu7110/
Haandavu712/
Andibu6780/
Ondewu671/
Andawu671/
Attindewou631/
Hendavu6219/
Andibou624/
Hondewu623/
Ondebou622/
Andiobu621/
Andibut621/
Handowu621/
Handiboe5766/
Gandhibu571/
Hondewou571/
Houndebou5330/
Hamdhebou532/
Houndewou531/
Ondawu505/

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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 Andevu
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