Andwa Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Uganda

Andwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Andwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines171:5,955,190180,670
Uganda131:3,003,02181,551
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906

Andwa (23) may also be a first name.

Andwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Andwa is more frequently found in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Andwa? popularity and diffusion

Andwa is the 3,373,373rd most frequent family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 214,339,586 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Andwa reside; 50 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 47 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. Andwa is also the 2,239,265th most commonly held first name throughout the world, borne by 23 people.

This surname is most commonly used in The Philippines, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 5,955,190. In The Philippines Andwa is mostly found in: Zamboanga Peninsula, where 82 percent reside, National Capital Region, where 12 percent reside and Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 6 percent reside. Apart from The Philippines Andwa is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 38 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 12 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Handwa9110/
Andwaz911/
Andwas911/
Andwai911/
Andwaa911/
Asindwa8316/
Handway832/
Haandwa831/
Endwa80582/
Andua80352/
Andwi80202/
Ondwa8057/
Andwe8011/
Antwa805/
Andba802/
Andva801/
Andwo801/
Gandua73104/
Handva7367/
Hondwa7355/
Andwie7329/
Handwi7318/
Anduat736/
Anduay734/
Andbay734/
Ondwas734/
Endwai733/
Hamdwa733/
Ondwai733/
Anduap733/
Eandua732/
Antwai732/
Aandua732/
Endwah731/
Antwaa731/
Hendwa731/
Handwe731/
Anduah731/
Aundua731/
Andwoy730/
Antway730/
Andwey730/
Asindua67823/
Anduash6755/
Andwood6749/
Gandhua6721/
Hondwai6716/
Asendua6712/
Ahandwi671/
Handbai671/
Osindwa671/
Andwish671/
Andwoch671/
Atindwo671/
Ondwatt671/
Anthwat671/
Anntwad671/
Anduhau671/
Anduhas671/
Gaundua671/
Anduhat671/
Hendway670/

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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 Andwa
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