Ghunsum Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritius
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Ghunsum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ghunsum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritius41:323,35410,053
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ghunsum Last Name Facts

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

Ghunsum is more commonly found in Mauritius than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ghunsum? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ghunsum is the 8,193,072nd most numerous surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. Ghunsum occurs mostly in Africa, where 80 percent of Ghunsum live; 80 percent live in Southern Africa and 80 percent live in Southern African Indian Ocean.

The surname Ghunsum is most prevalent in Mauritius, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 323,354. In Mauritius it is mostly concentrated in: Plaines Wilhems District, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Mauritius Ghunsum exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gunsum927/
Ghunsun861/
Gonsum77307/
Guncum77140/
Gunsun7726/
Gumsum772/
Gunsom771/
Gunsung711/
Gumsume711/
Gounsun711/
Ngunsuun671/
Gunsunova6340/
Ngounzoum631/
Gunson622,136/
Gonsun6232/
Gunjun6212/
Gonsom622/
Gonzum622/
Gunshon57107/
Gaunson5777/
Gonsuin578/
Gunjung575/
Ghonson572/
Gunchum570/
Gunnson570/
Gunshun570/
Gunchung532/

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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
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  • 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 Ghunsum
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