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) 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

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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