Andiru Surname

215,000th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,912 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Andiru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Andiru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1,9061:20,4823,016
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663

Andiru (24) may also be a first name.

Andiru Last Name Facts

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

Andiru is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Andiru.

How Common Is The Last Name Andiru? popularity and diffusion

The surname Andiru is the 215,000th most numerous family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 3,811,478 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Andiru reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 93 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most widely held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 24 people.

It is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is carried by 1,906 people, or 1 in 20,482. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Arua District, where 73 percent reside, Maracha District, where 10 percent reside and Yumbe District, where 8 percent reside. Outside of Uganda it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Handiru9210/
Gandiru924/
Anndiru921/
Andioru921/
Asindiru868/
Andireux862/
Asendiru861/
Andirudh861/
Anderu834,550/
Anduru83511/
Ondiru83376/
Endiru831/
Andreou7719,035/
Anderau77155/
Ganderu77102/
Handuru7769/
Andureu7734/
Anderud7718/
Anderus7712/
Aanduru776/
Andhuru775/
Andeeru772/
Ondiruu771/
Andyoru771/
Andereu771/
Anderou771/
Anduuru771/
Aanderud71334/
Anderzou7118/
Anderaus7117/
Handerup714/
Annderud714/
Anderguh712/
Gandeeru711/
Anderhus711/
Handerud710/
Anderuss710/
Onduru671,600/
Enduru67106/
Enderu6779/
Onderu6722/
Anderhous6712/
Andreú671/
Anderruss670/

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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 Andiru
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