Gandhav Surname
Approximately 290 people bear this surname
Gandhav Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 289 | 1:2,654,205 | 83,060 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
Gandhav (132) may also be a first name.
Gandhav Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gandhav Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gandhav (Hindi: गन्धव, Marathi: गंधव) has its highest incidence in India. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gandhav? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 914,967th most widely held family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 25,129,469 people. The surname Gandhav is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Gandhav reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 100 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Gandhav is also the 807,735th most commonly held first name throughout the world, borne by 132 people.
This surname is most frequently held in India, where it is carried by 289 people, or 1 in 2,654,205. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Gujarat, where 93 percent live, Jharkhand, where 5 percent live and Maharashtra, where 1 percent live. Outside of India it exists in one country. It also occurs in Nepal, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghandhav | 93 | 2 | / |
| Andhav | 92 | 7 | / |
| Gandav | 92 | 2 | / |
| Gandaev | 86 | 67 | / |
| Gandhap | 86 | 3 | / |
| Gandhab | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gandhaw | 86 | 1 | / |
| Andav | 83 | 13 | / |
| Gandhabh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gandaf | 77 | 357 | / |
| Gandev | 77 | 95 | / |
| Gandap | 77 | 39 | / |
| Gandov | 77 | 37 | / |
| Gandab | 77 | 21 | / |
| Handav | 77 | 14 | / |
| Gandaw | 77 | 5 | / |
| Andhaw | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gandhaupe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gandeev | 71 | 323 | / |
| Gandova | 71 | 44 | / |
| Andahaw | 71 | 36 | / |
| Ngandap | 71 | 29 | / |
| Handaiv | 71 | 10 | / |
| Gandasp | 71 | 5 | / |
| Gandjov | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ngandaf | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gandaib | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ngandab | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gandaph | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gandowa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ghandaf | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gandapp | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gaindov | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ghandev | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gandoph | 71 | 0 | / |
| Andov | 67 | 648 | / |
| Andab | 67 | 348 | / |
| Andaf | 67 | 204 | / |
| Andaw | 67 | 80 | / |
| Gandophe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gandaffe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghandeap | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gandaufe | 67 | 1 | / |
Gandhav Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gandhav in the Marathi language | ||
| गंधव | gandhava | - |
| Gandhav in the Hindi language | ||
| गन्धव | gandhava | 70 |
| गंधव | gandhava | 20 |
| गंर्धव | ganrdhava | 10 |
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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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- 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 Gandhav
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