Andraw Surname

2,555,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 57 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Andraw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Andraw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria521:3,406,592101,701
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Andraw (281) may also be a first name.

Andraw Last Name Facts

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

The surname Andraw is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Andraw.

How Common Is The Last Name Andraw? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,555,468th most commonly used surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 127,851,683 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Andraw live; 91 percent live in West Africa and 91 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Andraw is also the 528,876th most common first name internationally, borne by 281 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 52 people, or 1 in 3,406,592. In Nigeria Andraw is most common in: Adamawa, where 23 percent live, Bayelsa, where 13 percent live and Niger, where 12 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 4 percent live and Mexico, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Handraw924/
Andraiw921/
Andreaw920/
Androw83140/
Andraf832/
Andrav831/
Androva77456/
Handrow77124/
Andreiw7727/
Gandrow7725/
Hendraw775/
Andrasv775/
Gandrav775/
Andreuw774/
Andravd772/
Andraph771/
Andrrow771/
Andrafe771/
Andraft771/
Androow771/
Andrauf770/
Gandhrav718/
Handrova711/
Androv67437/
Endrow679/
Endraf672/
Androvova671/
Androf671/

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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 Andraw
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