Awandem Surname

1,129,067th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 214 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Awandem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Awandem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon2131:97,50711,577
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Awandem Last Name Facts

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

The surname Awandem is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Awandem? popularity and diffusion

The last name Awandem is the 1,129,067th most prevalent family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 34,053,953 people. The surname Awandem is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Awandem live; 100 percent live in Central Africa and 100 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

It is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is held by 213 people, or 1 in 97,507. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: Southwest Region, where 92 percent reside, West Region, where 4 percent reside and Northwest Region, where 3 percent reside. Apart from Cameroon it occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Awendem8631/
Awondem862/
Ajuandem8092/
Awoundem8049/
Ashwanden759/
Abandheim750/
Gavanden67117/
Hawamden671/
Awoumdem671/
Awounden671/
Gavhanden634/
Avandin572/
Abandin572/
Obanden572/
Abondim571/
Evandim571/
Abandyn571/
Aschuandenn563/
Avandina5318,671/
Awoundina501/

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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
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  • 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 Awandem
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