Andowo Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Andowo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Andowo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830

Andowo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Andowo is found most in Indonesia. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Andowo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Andowo is the 5,213,395th most widespread last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 43 percent of Andowo live; 36 percent live in Central Africa and 36 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.

It is most frequent in Indonesia, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 26,449,839. In Indonesia Andowo is most frequent in: East Kalimantan, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Indonesia it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 29 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 21 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Andowa83331/
Andobo8340/
Andawo8328/
Andewo8314/
Andovo838/
Anduwo831/
Andouwa7713/
Andoova772/
Gandawo771/
Gandowa771/
Handowa771/
Hondowo771/
Handobo771/
Andavoo771/
Anndowa770/
Haindobo71214/
Atindovo715/
Andoubou713/
Asimdowo712/
Gandawoi711/
Handouvo711/
Atindowa711/
Ondobo675,152/
Andawa67895/
Andova67737/
Andabo67324/
Anduwa67165/
Atindovou67140/
Endowa67125/
Andová67121/
Andewa67101/
Andoba6764/
Ondowa6749/
Andevo6712/
Endovo679/
Endewo673/
Andubo672/
Andavo672/
Ondawo671/
Houndowou671/
Handawood671/

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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
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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 Andowo
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