Gandharv Surname

200,147th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,086 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nepal
Highest density in:
Nepal

Gandharv Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gandharv Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nepal1,6191:17,592887
India4571:1,678,48060,989
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

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) occurs most in Nepal. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gandharv? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 200,147th most commonly held family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 3,493,550 people. The last name Gandharv occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Gandharv reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 100 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Gandharv is also the 146,758th most prevalent given name in the world, held by 2,526 people.

The surname Gandharv is most frequently occurring in Nepal, where it is carried by 1,619 people, or 1 in 17,592. In Nepal Gandharv is most prevalent in: Lumbini, where 35 percent reside, Rapti, where 24 percent reside and Gandaki, where 18 percent reside. Apart from Nepal this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in India, where 22 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gandarv9323/
Gandharw88228/
Gandharb8888/
Gandharp881/
Gandharbh824/
Ganndharb821/
Gandarb805/
Gandarbh7526/
Andarb711/
Gandorf6712/
Handarf671/

Gandharv Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gandharv in the Marathi language
गंधवर्gandhavar91.39
जाधवjadhava6.7
गंधवgandhava1.44
गांधवर्gandhavar0.48
Gandharv in the Hindi language
गन्धर्वgandharva66.97
गंधर्वgandharva28.05
गन्दर्वgandarva0.9
गन्धर्भgandharbha0.45
गंर्धवाganrdhava0.45
गांधर्वgandharva0.45
गन्धरवgandharava0.45
गंध्रवgandhrava0.45
गर्न्धवgarndhava0.45
गन्ध्ार्वgandharva0.45
गन्दर्भgandarbha0.45
गन्घर्वgangharva0.45

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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
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  • 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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