Andobe Surname

1,385,851st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 158 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Andobe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Andobe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1561:296,02518,882
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Andobe Last Name Facts

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

Andobe occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Andobe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,385,851st most numerous surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 46,123,708 people. The last name Andobe is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Andobe are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most common in Kenya, where it is borne by 156 people, or 1 in 296,025. In Kenya Andobe is primarily concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 94 percent reside, Trans Nzoia County, where 3 percent reside and Elgeyo Marakwet County, where 1 percent reside. Apart from Kenya it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside and Nigeria, where 1 percent reside.

Andobe Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Handobe92315/
Andobed921/
Andobea921/
Gandobea861/
Andove83501/
Andebe83256/
Endobe8383/
Andoba8364/
Ondobe8353/
Andabe8348/
Andowe8322/
Andobi8321/
Handabe77180/
Gandabe7763/
Andover7761/
Andouba7721/
Handobi779/
Handebe776/
Andabeh775/
Andowei773/
Andabhe772/
Andhabe771/
Handove771/
Andoubi771/
Andouwe771/
Handover7184/
Atindove7126/
Hendobey7112/
Handouwe711/
Andouvei711/
Ainduobi711/
Gandowei711/
Gondobge711/
Gandohwe711/
Gandobai711/
Handoveh711/
Handower710/
Andawe67389/
Andebi67126/
Andaba6785/
Andovi6757/
Andabi6747/
Andave6740/
Andowi6716/
Ondowe679/
Anduba678/
Andeby678/
Ondoba676/
Attindove673/
Andubi672/
Endabe672/
Andaby671/
Ondobi671/
Anduve671/
Hasendove671/
Ondube671/

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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 Andobe
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