Gandharv Surname
Approximately 2,086 people bear this surname
Gandharv Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nepal | 1,619 | 1:17,592 | 887 |
| India | 457 | 1:1,678,480 | 60,989 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Gandharv (2,526) may also be a first name.
Gandharv Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gandharv Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gandharv (Hindi: गन्धर्व, Marathi: गंधवर्) is more frequently found in Nepal than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gandharv? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 200,147th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 3,493,550 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Gandharv live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 100 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Gandharv is also the 146,758th most frequently occurring forename world-wide, borne by 2,526 people.
The last name Gandharv is most numerous in Nepal, where it is carried by 1,619 people, or 1 in 17,592. In Nepal it is mostly concentrated in: Lumbini, where 35 percent are found, Rapti, where 24 percent are found and Gandaki, where 18 percent are found. Besides Nepal this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in India, where 22 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gandharv Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gandharv in the Marathi language | ||
| गंधवर् | gandhavar | 91.39 |
| जाधव | jadhava | 6.7 |
| गंधव | gandhava | 1.44 |
| गांधवर् | gandhavar | 0.48 |
| Gandharv in the Hindi language | ||
| गन्धर्व | gandharva | 66.97 |
| गंधर्व | gandharva | 28.05 |
| गन्दर्व | gandarva | 0.9 |
| गन्धर्भ | gandharbha | 0.45 |
| गंर्धवा | ganrdhava | 0.45 |
| गांधर्व | gandharva | 0.45 |
| गन्धरव | gandharava | 0.45 |
| गंध्रव | gandhrava | 0.45 |
| गर्न्धव | garndhava | 0.45 |
| गन्ध्ार्व | gandharva | 0.45 |
| गन्दर्भ | gandarbha | 0.45 |
| गन्घर्व | gangharva | 0.45 |
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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 Gandharv
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