Gunn Forename
44,080th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 16,184 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway
Gunn Forename Definition:
A Gaelic name: Guinne, Gunnach, early documents Gun (1601), Clangum (1525), in Kildonan of Sutherland, originally from Caithness; from the Norse Gunni (twelfth century), the name then of a son of Olaf, a Caithness chief (Ork. Saga). This Gunni is a short or “pet” form of some longer name of two stems, with gann-r, war, as the first and chief one (cf.
Read More About This ForenameGunn Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 100% | 12,664 | 1:405 | 103 |
| Sweden | 100% | 2,281 | 1:4,322 | 511 |
| Israel | 67% | 292 | 1:28,777 | 2,307 |
| United States | 57% | 264 | 1:1,373,246 | 25,879 |
| Thailand | 89% | 239 | 1:293,162 | 16,738 |
| Denmark | - | 60 | 1:94,158 | 2,776 |
| Malaysia | 50% | 52 | 1:585,576 | 24,305 |
| Finland | 83% | 47 | 1:116,663 | 2,557 |
| India | 67% | 44 | 1:27,610,863 | 583,947 |
| Papua New Guinea | 72% | 42 | 1:194,103 | 16,615 |
| Faroe Islands | 100% | 33 | 1:1,489 | 320 |
| Canada | 100% | 28 | 1:1,183,335 | 22,004 |
| Germany | 84% | 25 | 1:3,867,115 | 17,280 |
| Nigeria | 90% | 18 | 1:9,864,687 | 115,427 |
| England | 67% | 16 | 1:3,475,183 | 36,259 |
| Australia | - | 10 | 1:1,365,762 | 14,367 |
| Brazil | - | 9 | 1:23,804,017 | 218,524 |
| South Korea | - | 8 | 1:693,053 | 14,847 |
| Greece | 100% | 4 | 1:2,733,637 | 12,935 |
| Russia | 100% | 4 | 1:36,058,426 | 83,389 |
| South Africa | 67% | 4 | 1:13,633,162 | 197,070 |
| Italy | 62% | 4 | 1:15,265,522 | 38,916 |
| Ghana | - | 4 | 1:6,746,554 | 8,075 |
| Hong Kong | - | 3 | 1:2,584,242 | 11,307 |
| France | - | 2 | 1:33,235,170 | 58,100 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 2 | 1:4,106,748 | 25,883 |
| Cameroon | - | 2 | 1:10,805,252 | 86,897 |
| Ireland | 78% | 2 | 1:2,321,760 | 8,894 |
| Philippines | 100% | 2 | 1:53,004,738 | 452,678 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 1 | 1:7,151,993 | 94,323 |
| Turkey | - | 1 | 1:77,801,709 | 91,051 |
| Spain | - | 1 | 1:46,529,965 | 35,592 |
| Scotland | - | 1 | 1:5,350,366 | 24,769 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 1 | 1:15,423,817 | 113,731 |
| Peru | 100% | 1 | 1:31,791,454 | 110,866 |
| Pakistan | - | 1 | 1:194,357,680 | 303,535 |
| New Zealand | - | 1 | 1:4,536,044 | 17,392 |
| Madagascar | - | 1 | 1:23,629,408 | 6,628 |
| Liberia | 100% | 1 | 1:4,412,061 | 36,340 |
| Kenya | - | 1 | 1:46,307,110 | 74,921 |
| Kazakhstan | - | 1 | 1:17,746,845 | 44,366 |
| Indonesia | - | 1 | 1:257,963,668 | 1,335,696 |
| Hungary | - | 1 | 1:9,791,771 | 6,528 |
| Estonia | - | 1 | 1:1,315,380 | 8,883 |
| China | - | 1 | 1:1,366,055,782 | 109,249 |
| Chile | - | 1 | 1:17,607,208 | 48,996 |
| Belgium | - | 1 | 1:11,490,041 | 43,727 |
| Austria | 100% | 1 | 1:8,514,201 | 19,377 |
Gunn (63,451) may also be a surname.
Gunn Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A Gaelic name: Guinne, Gunnach, early documents Gun (1601), Clangum (1525), in Kildonan of Sutherland, originally from Caithness; from the Norse Gunni (twelfth century), the name then of a son of Olaf, a Caithness chief (Ork. Saga). This Gunni is a short or “pet” form of some longer name of two stems, with gann-r, war, as the first and chief one (cf. Gann-arr, which is an old Orkney name, Gunn-bjórn, Gunn-laugr, Gunn-ólfr, war-wolf, Gunn-stein, Gunn-valdr).
— Etymology of The Principal Gaelic National Names, Personal Names, Surnames (1909) by Alexander MacBain
Gunn Forename Popularity
Gunn Demographics
Average Gunn Salary in
United States
$48,030 USD
Per year
Rank:
149,861 of 531,972
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
8.44832E-5
Rank: 23,778 of 532,209
Percentage of national average salary:
110.34%
Sample size: 145 (2014)
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
Per month:
$3,596 USD
Per week:
$799 USD
Per day:
$118 USD
Phonetically Similar Names
| Forename | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gunne | 89 | 419 | / |
| Ghunn | 89 | 65 | / |
| Gunnt | 89 | 10 | / |
| Gujnn | 89 | 5 | / |
| Gunnd | 89 | 5 | / |
| Gunng | 89 | 2 | / |
| Gunnh | 89 | 2 | / |
| Guunn | 89 | 2 | / |
| Gutnn | 89 | 1 | / |
| Gaunn | 89 | 1 | / |
| Gunnn | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ågunn | 89 | 1 | / |
| Gun | 86 | 71,120 | / |
| Unn | 86 | 2,256 | / |
| Ghunne | 80 | 29 | / |
| Ghuinn | 80 | 3 | / |
| Gounne | 80 | 3 | / |
| Gumnne | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gunndh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gunnne | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gungne | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngun | 75 | 9,358 | / |
| Guun | 75 | 1,892 | / |
| Gune | 75 | 1,086 | / |
| Gung | 75 | 735 | / |
| Goun | 75 | 722 | / |
| Gujn | 75 | 444 | / |
| Ghun | 75 | 275 | / |
| Gaun | 75 | 196 | / |
| Gund | 75 | 172 | / |
| Gumn | 75 | 127 | / |
| Unne | 75 | 121 | / |
| Gunt | 75 | 63 | / |
| Hunn | 75 | 41 | / |
| Guhn | 75 | 33 | / |
| Aunn | 75 | 21 | / |
| Gonn | 75 | 20 | / |
| Gunh | 75 | 4 | / |
| Unnd | 75 | 3 | / |
| Eunn | 75 | 3 | / |
| Gusn | 75 | 3 | / |
| Hgun | 75 | 3 | / |
| Kgun | 75 | 3 | / |
| Uinn | 75 | 2 | / |
| Gutn | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ounn | 75 | 2 | / |
| Unnh | 75 | 2 | / |
| Guðn | 75 | 1 | / |
| Uhnn | 75 | 1 | / |
| Unnt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Unnc | 75 | 1 | / |
| Cgun | 75 | 1 | / |
| Goungne | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gousinn | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gunngqu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Un | 67 | 19,533 | / |
| Gusen | 67 | 1,074 | / |
| Ngoun | 67 | 830 | / |
| Aunnh | 67 | 220 | / |
| Gaung | 67 | 216 | / |
| Gusin | 67 | 178 | / |
| Ghumn | 67 | 108 | / |
| Gutin | 67 | 92 | / |
| Guten | 67 | 84 | / |
| Goune | 67 | 80 | / |
| Gutne | 67 | 79 | / |
| Ghune | 67 | 79 | / |
| Gaund | 67 | 67 | / |
| Aunne | 67 | 66 | / |
| Ghutn | 67 | 45 | / |
| Ghund | 67 | 41 | / |
| Ghaun | 67 | 37 | / |
| Gaune | 67 | 32 | / |
| Gundh | 67 | 29 | / |
| Gohun | 67 | 26 | / |
| Uinne | 67 | 23 | / |
| Gumne | 67 | 22 | / |
| Goung | 67 | 21 | / |
| Gautn | 67 | 18 | / |
| Gound | 67 | 18 | / |
| Gahun | 67 | 17 | / |
| Gaunt | 67 | 16 | / |
| Ghuun | 67 | 15 | / |
| Ghung | 67 | 14 | / |
| Ghunh | 67 | 13 | / |
| Ghunt | 67 | 12 | / |
| Gundd | 67 | 12 | / |
| Gunhe | 67 | 12 | / |
| Ghusn | 67 | 11 | / |
| Hunne | 67 | 11 | / |
| Ngaun | 67 | 9 | / |
| Husnn | 67 | 8 | / |
| Gunneher | 67 | 8 | / |
| Goenn | 67 | 8 | / |
| Gumng | 67 | 7 | / |
| Gujjn | 67 | 7 | / |
| Gusne | 67 | 6 | / |
| Gunqu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ghuin | 67 | 5 | / |
| Eunne | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gumnt | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gucen | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gucin | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hunng | 67 | 4 | / |
| Uynne | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ounne | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gusyn | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hunnt | 67 | 3 | / |
| Utinn | 67 | 3 | / |
| Huynn | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngunh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gount | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gunjs | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gaunc | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gauun | 67 | 2 | / |
| Guttn | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gunht | 67 | 2 | / |
| Uanon | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kgune | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nguun | 67 | 2 | / |
| Guïne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghonn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gussenne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gounh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goussinn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gausn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gueun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gumnd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gungh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gujnd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ungne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Usenn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ouynn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hounn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hunnk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hgune | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haunn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nggun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Usynn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Umnnd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaumn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guhnd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guhng | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghoun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gonnn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guumn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aunng | 67 | 1 | / |
Gunn Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gunn in the Russian language | ||
| Гунн | gunn | - |
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