Andow Surname

451,630th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 752 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
England

Andow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Andow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2611:678,70831,547
England2251:247,63620,113
United States1821:1,991,533128,023
Canada461:800,99162,809
Wales101:309,45316,869
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1041:234,37917,485
Jersey121:4,324761

Andow (18) may also be a first name.

Andow Last Name Facts

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

The surname Andow is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Andow? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 451,630th most commonly occurring surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,690,886 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 36 percent of Andow live; 35 percent live in West Africa and 35 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Andow is also the 2,608,198th most frequently occurring given name globally, borne by 18 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 261 people, or 1 in 678,708. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Delta, where 57 percent reside, Kaduna, where 32 percent reside and Bauchi, where 8 percent reside. Not including Nigeria Andow occurs in 19 countries. It is also found in England, where 30 percent reside and The United States, where 24 percent reside.

Andow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Andow has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Andow last name grew 216 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Andow Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Andow last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Andow surname are 3.91% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 57.14% registered with the party.

The amount Andow earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 4.95% more than the national average, earning $45,284 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.61% less than the national average, earning $43,418 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aindow91623/
Andowa91331/
Handow9175/
Andowe9122/
Andhow913/
Andouwe831/
Handowa831/
Anndowa830/
Andov80648/
Endow80329/
Andaw8080/
Ondow8019/
Andof8017/
Andob801/
Amdow800/
Handouwe771/
Andova73737/
Andawe73389/
Hamdow73199/
Hondow73114/
Ondowa7349/
Hendow7347/
Gandov7337/
Andoff7330/
Handov7316/
Andoev7314/
Ondowe739/
Andofe732/
Asndof732/
Gandof731/
Handof731/
Gondow731/
Andhaw731/
Handaw730/
Handouf67174/
Gandova6744/
Handova6740/
Andahaw6736/
Hondowa6724/
Heindow6720/
Hondowe6718/
Gandoff6711/
Ondhowe678/
Gaindov671/
Andahwe671/
Handoff670/
Gandoph670/

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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 Andow
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