Geunther Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Ireland

Geunther Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Geunther Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Geunther Last Name Facts

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

Geunther is more commonly found in Canada than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Geunther? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,391,485th most commonly used last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname Geunther occurs mostly in The Americas, where 77 percent of Geunther reside; 62 percent reside in North America and 62 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most common in Canada, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 7,369,118. In Canada it is mostly found in: Ontario, where 100 percent live. Besides Canada this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 23 percent live and Brazil, where 15 percent live.

Geunther Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Geunther has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname decreased 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Geunter931/
Geunthe931/
Geunte861/
Gjunter801/
Ghiunter758/
Gyuntert751/
Ngeuynthi711/
Hyunter6772/
Gujonte676/
Gujunte675/
Seyunte671/
Gyonter671/
Sehounte6320/
Djeounte635/
Djehounte5927/
Gjunta571/
Djehountre562/
Gujonti535/
Geontta532/
Soiunteh501/

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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 Geunther
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