Gandaf Surname
Approximately 357 people bear this surname
Gandaf Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 354 | 1:58,670 | 7,553 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Gandaf (1,056) may also be a first name.
Gandaf Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gandaf Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gandaf occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Gandaf click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gandaf? popularity and diffusion
Gandaf is the 790,102nd most frequently used last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 20,413,294 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gandaf live; 68 percent live in West Africa and 42 percent live in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 246,335th most commonly used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 1,056 people.
Gandaf is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 354 people, or 1 in 58,670. In Cameroon Gandaf is most prevalent in: Far North Region, where 57 percent live, North Region, where 42 percent live and Adamawa Region, where 0 percent live. Beside Cameroon this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 0 percent live and Chad, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngandaf | 92 | 2 | / |
| Ghandaf | 92 | 1 | / |
| Andaf | 91 | 204 | / |
| Gandaffe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gandaufe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gandab | 83 | 21 | / |
| Gandaw | 83 | 5 | / |
| Gondaf | 83 | 4 | / |
| Gandav | 83 | 2 | / |
| Andafe | 83 | 2 | / |
| Aindaf | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gandof | 83 | 1 | / |
| Handaf | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gamdaf | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gandhav | 77 | 290 | / |
| Gandova | 77 | 44 | / |
| Gandoff | 77 | 11 | / |
| Gandaib | 77 | 2 | / |
| Gandhab | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gandaph | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gandowa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gandhaw | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gandoft | 77 | 0 | / |
| Andab | 73 | 348 | / |
| Andaw | 73 | 80 | / |
| Andof | 73 | 17 | / |
| Andav | 73 | 13 | / |
| Ghandouf | 71 | 96 | / |
| Ghandhav | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gandhabh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Andova | 67 | 737 | / |
| Andowa | 67 | 331 | / |
| Ondafe | 67 | 60 | / |
| Gandov | 67 | 37 | / |
| Andoff | 67 | 30 | / |
| Gandow | 67 | 28 | / |
| Handav | 67 | 14 | / |
| Andaib | 67 | 8 | / |
| Andhav | 67 | 7 | / |
| Handab | 67 | 4 | / |
| Asndof | 67 | 2 | / |
| Andofe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gondaw | 67 | 2 | / |
| Andhaw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gondab | 67 | 1 | / |
| Andaph | 67 | 1 | / |
| Handof | 67 | 1 | / |
| Andeab | 67 | 1 | / |
| Anndab | 67 | 1 | / |
| Handaw | 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 Gandaf
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