Cognomen Gaarder (Gaarder 
, Гордер 
) , worldwide, is quite a rare surname. The family name Gaarder is habitual in Northern Europe, particularly Norway, where it is quite a common surname, Sweden, where it is a rare surname, and Denmark. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in Norway, the United States, and Sweden. Very seldom, Gaarder is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Gaarder | Norway, Sweden, Spain, United States, Denmark |
| Гордер | Ukraine |
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peder gaarder Norwegian civil servant and jurist, NO (b. 1814) |
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rasmus brochmann parelius gaarder NO (b. 1812) |
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| augustinius meldal gaarder NO (b. 1784) |
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torbjørn gaarder Norwegian writer (b. 1885) |
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| ole p. gaarder American politician, US (b. 1844) |
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| andrew christophersen gaarder (b. 1881) |
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| johan gaarder Norwegian association football player (1893-1966) (b. 1893) |
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| mikkel gaarder Norwegian Paralympic athlete (b. 1901) |
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| bjarne gaarder NO (b. 1892) |
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| karsten gaarder Norwegian judge (1902-1980) (b. 1902) |
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| karen ringdal gaarder Norwegian teacher, marin biologist (1902-1987) (b. 1902) |
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jostein gaarder Norwegian author, NO (b. 1952) |
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| thorleif gaarder Norwegian sport shooter (b. 1903) |
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| inger margrethe gaarder Norwegian children's writer (b. 1926) |
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| jon atle gaarder Norwegian diplomat, NO (b. 1934) |
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