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In all the world, Sandoval (Sandoval , Сандоваль , Сандовал ) is a common boy's forename. The given name Sandoval is characteristic of Latin America and the Caribbean, particularly Brazil, where it is quite a rare masculine name, Guatemala, where it is quite a rare gender-neutral name, and El Salvador, where it is quite a rare female name. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in Brazil, Guatemala, and the United States. Much more frequently, Sandoval is the last name as well as the forename.
Sandoval is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Sandoval , the operatic character in the opera Le duc d'Albe by Gaetano Donizetti; captain of the Spanish troops.