Vandev Surname

1,286,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 177 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Vandev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vandev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria1461:47,8013,331
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
North Macedonia91:233,49714,572
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Vandev (550) may also be a first name.

Vandev Last Name Facts

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

The last name Vandev (Hindi: वन्देव, Marathi: वनदेव) has its highest incidence in Bulgaria. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Vandev? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,286,243rd most commonly held surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 41,172,576 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 90 percent of Vandev reside; 89 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 88 percent reside in South Slavic Europe. Vandev is also the 359,069th most frequently used given name at a global level It is held by 550 people.

The surname Vandev is most common in Bulgaria, where it is borne by 146 people, or 1 in 47,801. In Bulgaria it is most frequent in: Pazardzhik Province, where 31 percent reside, Sliven Province, where 28 percent reside and Sofia City Province, where 16 percent reside. Not including Bulgaria this last name occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 7 percent reside and North Macedonia, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vandeva92169/
Vandaev92160/
Vandeev9230/
Vandiev921/
Vandov83133/
Bandev83122/
Vamdev836/
Vandew835/
Vandeb832/
Fandev831/
Fandeev771,354/
Bandeev77207/
Bandeva77102/
Vandiep7713/
Vandeuw7710/
Bandiev779/
Vhandav777/
Vandhav776/
Faindev776/
Fandoev774/
Vandeep772/
Fandeva772/
Fandaev771/
Fandiev771/
Bhandev771/
Vondeev771/
Vandeip771/
Vandaiv771/
Vanduiv771/
Vandeft771/
Vandepe770/
Baindeev7123/
Vandyshv714/
Vandeeft711/
Uhandeev711/
Bondev6733/
Wandep6729/
Wandav6710/
Wamdev673/
Bandew672/
Bamdev672/
Vandip672/
Bandeb671/
Fandov671/

Vandev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vandev in the Marathi language
वनदेवvanadeva89.87
वानखडेvanakhade2.19
वंदेवvandeva1.5
वाकोडेvakode1.5
वन्देवvandeva1.38
पांडेpande0.23
हांदेhande0.23
वासुदेवvasudeva0.12
जवादेjavade0.12
बावणेbavane0.12
वणदेवvanadeva0.12
वासूदेवvasudeva0.12
Vandev in the Hindi language
वन्देवvandeva75
वानदेवvanadeva25

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Vandev
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