Gandarv Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Nepal

Gandarv Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gandarv Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India131:59,005,029552,550
Nepal101:2,848,0969,545

Gandarv (145) may also be a first name.

Gandarv Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gandarv (Hindi: गन्दर्व, Marathi: गंदवर्) is borne by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Gandarv.

How Common Is The Last Name Gandarv? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,116,508th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. The surname Gandarv is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Gandarv reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 100 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 766,399th most widespread forename globally It is held by 145 people.

The last name is most common in India, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 59,005,029. In India it is most prevalent in: Bihar, where 38 percent are found, Jharkhand, where 38 percent are found and Delhi, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account India it exists in one country. It also occurs in Nepal, where 43 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gandharv932,086/
Gandarb865/
Gandharw80228/
Gandharb8088/
Gandarbh8026/
Gandharp801/
Andarb771/
Gandharbh754/
Ganndharb751/
Gandorf7112/
Handarf711/
Gaundorf677/
Gandorff673/
Gandorfe671/

Gandarv Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gandarv in the Hindi language
गन्दर्वgandarva-
Gandarv in the Marathi language
गंदवर्gandavar-

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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 Gandarv
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