Gándara Surname
Approximately 313 people bear this surname
Gándara Surname Definition:
Found in Galicia and also as name of village near Compostela. Refers to rough, uncultivated ground but also low range of mountains.
Probably comes from a pre-Indoeuropean word "ganda" that means place full of stones.
Galician name of Portuguese origin.
Read More About This SurnameGándara Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 102 | 1:458,353 | 23,817 |
| Mexico | 85 | 1:1,460,308 | 15,990 |
| Guatemala | 62 | 1:259,398 | 4,221 |
| Argentina | 11 | 1:3,885,765 | 145,016 |
| Puerto Rico | 10 | 1:355,014 | 2,904 |
| Colombia | 9 | 1:5,308,230 | 18,838 |
| Ecuador | 8 | 1:1,988,231 | 21,385 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Uruguay | 4 | 1:857,940 | 31,713 |
| Chile | 4 | 1:4,404,118 | 44,633 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
The alternate forms: Gandara (22,612), Gândara (89), Gàndara (5), Gãndara (1) & Gandará (1) are calculated separately.
Gándara Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Found in Galicia and also as name of village near Compostela. Refers to rough, uncultivated ground but also low range of mountains.
Probably comes from a pre-Indoeuropean word "ganda" that means place full of stones.
Galician name of Portuguese origin.
User-submitted Reference
A Spanish rendering of Gandah, a German surname.
- dyorkeGándara Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gándara Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gándara is found in Spain more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant: Gandara, Gândara, Gàndara, Gãndara or Gandará. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gándara? popularity and diffusion
It is the 866,642nd most prevalent surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 23,282,894 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 66 percent of Gándara reside; 33 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 33 percent reside in Iberian Europe.
The surname Gándara is most frequently held in Spain, where it is carried by 102 people, or 1 in 458,353. In Spain it is primarily concentrated in: Galicia, where 41 percent live, Madrid, where 22 percent live and Andalusia, where 7 percent live. Besides Spain Gándara occurs in 17 countries. It is also found in Mexico, where 27 percent live and Guatemala, where 20 percent live.
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