Handawa Surname
Approximately 56 people bear this surname
Handawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 19 | 1:9,323,303 | 191,560 |
| Indonesia | 15 | 1:8,816,613 | 340,855 |
| Papua New Guinea | 11 | 1:741,247 | 83,447 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Handawa (37) may also be a first name.
Handawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Handawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Handawa (Marathi: हांडवा) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Handawa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,580,327th most frequently used last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 130,134,748 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 41 percent of Handawa live; 39 percent live in West Africa and 34 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Handawa is also the 1,688,769th most frequently occurring forename globally, borne by 37 people.
Handawa is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 9,323,303. In Nigeria Handawa is mostly found in: Adamawa, where 95 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 27 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 20 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Handawa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Handawa in the Marathi language | ||
| हांडवा | handava | 75 |
| हंडवा | handava | 25 |
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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 Handawa
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