Awandu Surname
Approximately 579 people bear this surname
Awandu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 535 | 1:86,318 | 7,849 |
| Nigeria | 42 | 1:4,217,685 | 117,088 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
Awandu (23) may also be a first name.
Awandu Demographics
Awandu Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Awandu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Awandu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Awandu is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Awandu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 551,387th most frequent surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 12,586,435 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Awandu live; 93 percent live in East Africa and 71 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Awandu is also the 2,239,265th most frequently used first name globally. It is borne by 23 people.
It is most frequent in Kenya, where it is borne by 535 people, or 1 in 86,318. In Kenya Awandu is most numerous in: Siaya County, where 46 percent reside, Kisumu County, where 30 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 23 percent reside. Beside Kenya this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 7 percent reside and Uganda, where 0 percent reside.
Awandu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Awandu surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Awaindu | 92 | 3 | / |
| Awandou | 92 | 2 | / |
| Awanduh | 92 | 1 | / |
| Awandeu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Aweandou | 86 | 64 | / |
| Haiwandu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Awendu | 83 | 326 | / |
| Abandu | 83 | 40 | / |
| Owandu | 83 | 10 | / |
| Avandu | 83 | 5 | / |
| Awondu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Abandou | 77 | 39 | / |
| Ahbandu | 77 | 12 | / |
| Gavandu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Awandoo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Abandeu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Abaandou | 71 | 5 | / |
| Owendu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Abondu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Obandu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Evandu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awoussindu | 63 | 1 | / |
| Govandu | 62 | 14 | / |
| Owhondu | 62 | 3 | / |
| Owenndu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Ewondou | 62 | 1 | / |
| Achuondu | 57 | 12 | / |
| Aboundou | 57 | 11 | / |
| Oubandou | 57 | 2 | / |
| Ewoundou | 57 | 1 | / |
| Avoundou | 57 | 1 | / |
| Owondault | 53 | 1 | / |
| Obondu | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Awandu
- 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