Gendarme Surname

329,447th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,125 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chad
Highest density in:
Wallis and Futuna

Gendarme Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gendarme Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chad3851:35,3044,109
France3491:190,32329,635
Belgium2731:42,1126,902
DR Congo891:830,10857,152
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Wallis and Futuna11:13,610185
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
England11:55,718,059489,080
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Benin11:10,335,602103,742

Gendarme (137) may also be a first name.

Gendarme Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gendarme is found in Chad more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Gendarme.

How Common Is The Last Name Gendarme? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gendarme is the 329,447th most common surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,477,819 people. Gendarme occurs predominantly in Europe, where 56 percent of Gendarme live; 55 percent live in Western Europe and 55 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Gendarme is also the 790,880th most frequently occurring forename worldwide. It is borne by 137 people.

The surname Gendarme is most commonly occurring in Chad, where it is held by 385 people, or 1 in 35,304. Barring Chad this last name occurs in 20 countries. It is also common in France, where 31 percent reside and Belgium, where 24 percent reside.

Gendarme Last Name Statistics demography

Gendarme earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.91% more than the national average, earning $43,542 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gendarmes943/
Geandarme942/
Gendarume941/
Gendarm930/
Gendaram88255/
Gendarma8850/
Gendarmi8816/
Gendarom881/
Gendarmia82205/
Jeandarme82100/
Genedaram824/
Gendaramu821/
Gendram803/
Gendrom803/
Gendrum802/
Genderma759/
Genduram758/
Hendarmi756/
Gendramo751/
Genderim751/
Gendiram751/
Indarmi6766/
Indarma672/
Chindarma591/
Gentry-Ham562/

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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 Gendarme
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