Andowan Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Andowan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| Philippines | 7 | 1:14,462,603 | 238,248 |
Andowan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Andowan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Andowan occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Andowan? popularity and diffusion
The surname Andowan is the 4,908,606th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. Andowan is mostly found in Oceania, where 56 percent of Andowan are found; 56 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 56 percent are found in Papuan Oceania.
The last name Andowan is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 905,969. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: Enga, where 89 percent reside and Southern Highlands, where 11 percent reside. Outside of Papua New Guinea this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 44 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andowang | 93 | 1 | / |
| Anduwan | 86 | 21 | / |
| Andawan | 86 | 16 | / |
| Ondowan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Andovan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Handawan | 80 | 3 | / |
| Aundawan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Andhewan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Andhawan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Aandhawan | 75 | 2 | / |
| Andabon | 71 | 108 | / |
| Andavan | 71 | 104 | / |
| Anduvan | 71 | 9 | / |
| Endawan | 71 | 7 | / |
| Andaban | 71 | 5 | / |
| Amdawan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Andubon | 71 | 0 | / |
| Hendawan | 67 | 197 | / |
| Andhuvan | 67 | 41 | / |
| Endahwan | 67 | 11 | / |
| Gandawon | 67 | 7 | / |
| Andhavan | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hamdawan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Andatvan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gandavan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ganduvan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Handobon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hondovan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Andhuvaan | 63 | 5 | / |
| Houndawan | 63 | 2 | / |
| Andabahan | 63 | 1 | / |
| Gandhavan | 63 | 1 | / |
| Houndewan | 63 | 1 | / |
| Andhavane | 63 | 1 | / |
| Andavam | 57 | 1 | / |
| Oundavong | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Andowan
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