Gauntlet Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Gauntlet Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gauntlet Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:7,959,723202,100
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England291:840,53036,623
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Gauntlet (77) may also be a first name.

Gauntlet Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gauntlet has its highest incidence in England. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gauntlet? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gauntlet is the 4,532,898th most widespread surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 53 percent of Gauntlet live; 47 percent live in Northern Europe and 47 percent live in British Isles. Gauntlet is also the 1,100,117th most commonly held first name on earth, borne by 77 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in England, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 7,959,723. In England Gauntlet is most common in: Surrey, where 29 percent reside, Essex, where 14 percent reside and Warwickshire, where 14 percent reside. Apart from England this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 32 percent reside and Canada, where 5 percent reside.

Gauntlet Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gauntlet has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Gauntlet surname declined 76 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 65 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gauntlet Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Gauntlet earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 123.06% more than the national average, earning $96,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gauntlett942,375/
Gantlet9319/
Gauntlette896/
Gaunttlett891/
Gauntley88129/
Gantlett8856/
Gauntleh881/
Guntle86317/
Gantle8616/
Antlet864/
Gaintlett821/
Gauntless820/
Gantley80446/
Guntley8071/
Gauntil8048/
Gaentle8022/
Antlett8014/
Gauntel8011/
Gantler8010/
Guntler805/
Ganthle805/
Antletz804/
Gunthle802/
Gauntly802/
Gantles801/
Kgantle801/
Gantl7732/
Guntl779/
Antillet751/
Ghantley751/
Gasntley751/
Gunthler750/
Gantla713,547/
Guntla71972/
Guntli71640/
Gantly71204/
Gantel71191/
Guntly7179/
Gontle7145/
Guntel7127/
Guntil7112/
Gantil718/
Gantli716/
Geantille715/
Geantl714/
Gaintl712/
Ghantl711/
Gantuul67181/
Gunthel6757/
Guntell6729/
Ghuntla6725/
Geantil6713/
Gantell6712/
Ganttla6711/
Ghantla6711/
Ghantil6710/
Ganteel675/
Ganthla675/
Guntlla675/
Gunthla674/
Gantlla673/
Gountla673/
Gantlaa673/
Ghuntel673/
Gunttla673/
Umthlet672/
Guntill671/
Guntiel671/
Gaantla671/
Gontlea671/
Gontles670/
Ontlett670/
Ganntly670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gauntlet
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