Gandharva Surname

1,125,333rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 215 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Gandharva Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gandharva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2101:3,652,692102,297
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Gandharva (989) may also be a first name.

Gandharva Last Name Facts

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

Gandharva (Hindi: गन्धर्व, Marathi: गंधवर्, Oriya: େବେହରା) is more commonly found in India than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gandharva? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,125,333rd most frequently held last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 33,895,562 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Gandharva live; 98 percent live in South Asia and 98 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Gandharva is also the 256,075th most common given name globally, held by 989 people.

The surname Gandharva is most numerous in India, where it is carried by 210 people, or 1 in 3,652,692. In India it is mostly found in: Uttar Pradesh, where 19 percent reside, Delhi, where 19 percent reside and Madhya Pradesh, where 14 percent reside. Apart from India this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 0 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Gandharva Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gandharva in the Hindi language
गन्धर्वgandharva79.82
गंधर्वgandharva18.77
गनधर्वganadharva0.7
गंधर्वाgandharva0.18
गांधर्वgandharva0.18
गन्धर्वाgandharva0.18
गंधरवाgandharava0.18
Gandharva in the Marathi language
गंधवर्gandhavar75
गंधवgandhava25
Gandharva in the Oriya language
େବେହରାebehara66.67
େଗୗଡ଼egara33.33

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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
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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 Gandharva
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