Andew Surname

92,001st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,198 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Andew Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Andew Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5,1761:34,2242,807
India81:95,883,173728,828
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Andew (6,356) may also be a first name.

Andew Last Name Facts

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

Andew (Marathi: अंदेव) is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Andew? popularity and diffusion

The surname Andew is the 92,001st most widespread last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 1,401,990 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Andew are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Andew is also the 82,573rd most commonly held first name on earth It is held by 6,356 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 5,176 people, or 1 in 34,224. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Borno, where 76 percent are found, Imo, where 7 percent are found and Bayelsa, where 4 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria this surname occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in India, where 0 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 0 percent are found.

Andew Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Andew has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Andew surname declined 78 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Andew Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Christian (98%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Andiew915/
Andewe914/
Andeew911/
Handew911/
Gandeew831/
Andev8064/
Andiw8047/
Ondew802/
Andeb801/
Endew800/
Andiev73227/
Ondewe7399/
Andeva7397/
Gandev7395/
Andeev7384/
Handev7342/
Aendev737/
Aandev735/
Andiwe735/
Andeeb734/
Andife733/
Anndev733/
Hendew732/
Andeab731/
Andefe731/
Andevs731/
Handef731/
Gandeev67323/
Gandeva67127/
Handeva6733/
Handiwe674/
Handeeb671/
Goundew671/
Handeph671/
Aaindeb671/

Andew Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Andew in the Marathi language
अंदेवandeva-

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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 Andew
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