Andowa Surname

833,931st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 331 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Andowa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Andowa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia2291:10,5211,997
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
Papua New Guinea411:198,87127,541
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Andowa (46) may also be a first name.

Andowa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Andowa is more frequently found in Namibia than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Andowa? popularity and diffusion

Andowa is the 833,931st most commonly used surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 22,016,755 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 87 percent of Andowa reside; 69 percent reside in Southern Africa and 69 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,484,914th most common first name throughout the world, borne by 46 people.

The last name Andowa is most widespread in Namibia, where it is borne by 229 people, or 1 in 10,521. In Namibia it is primarily found in: Omusati Region, where 78 percent reside, Erongo Region, where 20 percent reside and Otjozondjupa Region, where 2 percent reside. Without taking into account Namibia Andowa occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 17 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 12 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Andouwa9213/
Gandowa921/
Handowa921/
Anndowa920/
Andow91752/
Atindowa861/
Andawa83895/
Andova83737/
Aindow83623/
Endowa83125/
Handow8375/
Andoba8364/
Ondowa8349/
Antowa8329/
Andowo8314/
Andhow833/
Andawas77194/
Handawa7756/
Gandova7744/
Andaway7741/
Handova7740/
Andawai7738/
Hondowa7724/
Andawat7724/
Andouba7721/
Andhawa779/
Andahwa778/
Endowai777/
Gondowa776/
Andowei773/
Andoova772/
Ondoowa771/
Andawua771/
Andobea771/
Ondowai771/
Andosva771/
Ondouwa771/
Andov73648/
Andab73348/
Andaf73204/
Andaw7380/
Ondow7319/
Andof7317/
Andav7313/
Andob731/
Amdow730/
Gandahwa71150/
Hondowai7117/
Gandhawa717/
Andhawaa711/
Gaindawa711/
Gondowai711/
Gandowei711/
Hondohwa711/
Handaway710/
Antova671,957/
And671,674/
Gandaf67357/
Andabo67324/
Hamdow67199/
Andová67121/
Hondow67114/
Andaba6785/
Andava6745/
Ontowa6743/
Andobo6740/
Gandov6737/
Andoff6730/
Andawo6728/
Ondova6720/
Handov6716/
Handav6714/
Endawa6712/
Andovo678/
Andhav677/
Ondoba676/
Handab674/
Ondawa672/
Gandav672/
Andavo672/
Andafe672/
Endova672/
Asndof672/
Andofe672/
Gondow671/
Anndab671/
Aynetdova671/
Aindaf671/
Andaph671/
Gandof671/
Handaf671/
Handof671/
Andhaw671/
Handaw670/

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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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  • 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 Andowa
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