Andwi Surname
Approximately 202 people bear this surname
Andwi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 153 | 1:135,746 | 15,205 |
| Indonesia | 27 | 1:4,898,118 | 234,077 |
| Papua New Guinea | 20 | 1:407,686 | 53,132 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Andwi (270) may also be a first name.
Andwi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Andwi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Andwi occurs in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Andwi? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,177,228th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 36,076,960 people. The surname Andwi occurs mostly in Africa, where 76 percent of Andwi live; 76 percent live in Central Africa and 74 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Andwi is also the 541,116th most frequently used forename in the world. It is borne by 270 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 153 people, or 1 in 135,746. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Northwest Region, where 84 percent live, Littoral Region, where 10 percent live and Adamawa Region, where 3 percent live. Other than Cameroon this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 13 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 10 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andwie | 91 | 29 | / |
| Handwi | 91 | 18 | / |
| Andwai | 91 | 1 | / |
| Andwish | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ahandwi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Antwi | 80 | 141,328 | / |
| Andui | 80 | 91 | / |
| Andwa | 80 | 34 | / |
| Andwe | 80 | 11 | / |
| Endwi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Handwich | 77 | 1 | / |
| Antwis | 73 | 106 | / |
| Gandui | 73 | 70 | / |
| Antwih | 73 | 17 | / |
| Handui | 73 | 12 | / |
| Handwa | 73 | 10 | / |
| Hendwi | 73 | 10 | / |
| Șandui | 73 | 4 | / |
| Endwai | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ondwai | 73 | 3 | / |
| Antwai | 73 | 2 | / |
| Handvi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Handbi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Antwie | 73 | 2 | / |
| Anduis | 73 | 1 | / |
| Andwaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Anduih | 73 | 1 | / |
| Handwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Andwoy | 73 | 0 | / |
| Andwey | 73 | 0 | / |
| Haatendwi | 71 | 20 | / |
| Hondwai | 67 | 16 | / |
| Antwiss | 67 | 2 | / |
| Handway | 67 | 2 | / |
| Anduizs | 67 | 2 | / |
| Handbai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Atindui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Antwihe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Andvich | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haandwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gandhui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Antwith | 67 | 0 | / |
| Antwist | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Andwi
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis