Andewa Surname

1,839,022nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 101 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Andewa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Andewa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya631:733,01430,691
Nigeria291:6,108,371148,179
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Andewa (10) may also be a first name.

Andewa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Andewa occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Andewa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Andewa is the 1,839,022nd most frequent last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 72,153,920 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Andewa live; 68 percent live in East Africa and 55 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Andewa is also the 3,684,242nd most widely held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 10 people.

Andewa is most widely held in Kenya, where it is borne by 63 people, or 1 in 733,014. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Vihiga County, where 86 percent live, Nairobi County, where 6 percent live and Kakamega County, where 2 percent live. Besides Kenya it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 29 percent live and Uganda, where 6 percent live.

Andewa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Andeway9250/
Gandewa9228/
Andewad928/
Andehwa923/
Andeawa921/
Andewah921/
Andewua921/
Andewat921/
Aandewad864/
Handeway860/
Andawa83895/
Andewi83271/
Andiwa83251/
Andeba83195/
Andeva8397/
Andewo8314/
Andewe834/
Gandeeway801/
Andieva77195/
Andesva77135/
Gandeva77127/
Andaeva77110/
Andevad7776/
Andeeva7771/
Handewi7762/
Handawa7756/
Andaway7741/
Andawai7738/
Gondewa7734/
Handeva7733/
Hondewa7727/
Andeeba7721/
Hendewa7711/
Andhawa779/
Handeba778/
Andahwa778/
Andoeva777/
Andyowa777/
Andewei771/
Ondewat771/
Andjwea771/
Andawua771/
Andebah771/
Andevas771/
Andiwai771/
Andiwas771/
Andihwa771/
Andewer771/
Andeyba771/
Handewy771/
Andewes770/
Ahandjwa7134/
Handesva7120/
Andiveau7113/
Houndewa7111/
Gandeeva713/
Handevad712/
Atindewo712/
Handeeva712/
Andeabeh711/
Andewesh711/
Asindiwa711/
Andhawaa711/
Andheeva711/
Handaway710/
Andebo67560/
Andiva67500/
Andiwo67316/
Andiba67303/
Andebe67256/
Ondiwa67251/
Andebi67126/
Ondewe6799/
Andava6745/
Andyva6742/
Handewith6730/
Andawo6728/
Andibe6728/
Andeve6718/
Andevi6716/
Andowo6714/
Endawa6712/
Andevo6712/
Andjua678/
Andeby678/
Ondeva676/
Andiwe675/
Ahandeeva675/
Endeva674/
Ondewi674/
Andiwi674/
Endewo673/
Endiwa673/
Andavo672/
Atindewis672/
Ondawa672/
Hendehewa671/
Andive671/
Ondeba671/
Andjue671/
Andyba671/
Andiwy671/
Handebeau670/

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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 Andewa
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