Andiwa Surname

1,011,991st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 251 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Andiwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Andiwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2021:228,61316,073
Papua New Guinea341:239,81532,925
Uganda111:3,549,02589,142
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Andiwa (132) may also be a first name.

Andiwa Last Name Facts

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

Andiwa occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Andiwa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,011,991st most widespread last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 29,034,047 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 86 percent of Andiwa reside; 85 percent reside in East Africa and 52 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 807,735th most common first name on earth. It is borne by 132 people.

This surname is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 202 people, or 1 in 228,613. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Vihiga County, where 60 percent reside, Kakamega County, where 36 percent reside and Nakuru County, where 2 percent reside. Other than Kenya this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 14 percent reside and Uganda, where 4 percent reside.

Andiwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Andiwa surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Andihwa921/
Andiwas921/
Andiwai921/
Asindiwa861/
Andiva83500/
Andiwo83316/
Andiba83303/
Ondiwa83251/
Anduwa83165/
Andewa83101/
Andiwe835/
Andiwi834/
Endiwa833/
Andiwy831/
Andieva77195/
Handiba7782/
Andeway7750/
Gondiwa7740/
Gandewa7728/
Anduway7715/
Andewad778/
Andyowa777/
Andaiba775/
Handiwe774/
Handiwy774/
Anduwah773/
Andehwa773/
Andiwoh772/
Andibai772/
Handuwa772/
Andeawa771/
Gandiva771/
Andewat771/
Andivah771/
Andewua771/
Handiwi771/
Anduhwa771/
Andewah771/
Andjwea771/
Anduwai771/
Gandhiva71104/
Hainduwa7144/
Ahandjwa7134/
Andiwish7114/
Andiveau7113/
Aandewad714/
Handibaj712/
Andiwoch711/
Gandiova711/
Aunduiva711/
Aandibai711/
Handiwue711/
Handeway710/
Ondiba671,952/
Andewi67271/
Andeba67195/
Andjui67128/
Andebi67126/
Andeva6797/
Andibo6765/
Enduwa6745/
Andyva6742/
Andibe6728/
Andivo6718/
Andevi6716/
Andewo6714/
Ondiwo6711/
Andjua678/
Onduwa677/
Amdiwi675/
Andibi675/
Andewe674/
Ondiva671/
Gandhivah671/
Gandhivai671/
Gandhivay671/
Andive671/
Amdiva671/
Amdiwe671/
Anduwo671/
Andyba671/
Andivi671/
Gandeeway671/

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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 Andiwa
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