Gandalf Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Gandalf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gandalf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
England21:27,859,030389,889
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

Gandalf (126) may also be a first name.

Gandalf Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gandalf is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gandalf? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,274,477th most numerous last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 202,431,831 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 44 percent of Gandalf are found; 33 percent are found in North America and 31 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 829,183rd most numerous first name on earth. It is borne by 126 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 32,950,812. In The United States it is most frequent in: Oregon, where 27 percent reside, Virginia, where 27 percent reside and Florida, where 9 percent reside. Outside of The United States Gandalf exists in 18 countries. It also occurs in Italy, where 8 percent reside and Israel, where 8 percent reside.

Gandalf Last Name Statistics demography

Gandalf earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 34.36% less than the national average, earning $28,325 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Andalf921/
Gandolf86210/
Andalft8613/
Gandolfe80119/
Gandoulf8057/
Gandolff8029/
Gandalph806/
Gandolft801/
Gandolfs800/
Andolf7740/
Andalb772/
Gondolf71388/
Andolfe715/
Hondalf713/
Handolf711/
Gandolph67131/
Gondolff67124/
Gondolfe678/
Gandolphe63348/
Gandolphs630/
Gandoulphe594/
Aschendolf591/
Andolph5713/
Hondolf570/
Gondolph5334/
Anndolph531/
Gondolphe501/

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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 Gandalf
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