Gounden Surname

62,367th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,050 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Gounden Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gounden Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa7,5781:7,149923
Australia1251:215,96620,787
United States731:4,965,191254,179
England631:884,41445,970
Canada521:708,56956,910
Mauritius341:38,0427,089
New Zealand301:150,94417,319
Guyana291:26,2832,983
Malaysia181:1,638,56867,452
Fiji91:99,3771,883
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
France11:66,422,722504,397
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432

Gounden Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gounden is found most frequently in South Africa. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Gounden click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gounden? popularity and diffusion

It is the 62,367th most numerous family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 905,285 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Gounden are found; 95 percent are found in Southern Africa and 94 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

It is most common in South Africa, where it is borne by 7,578 people, or 1 in 7,149. In South Africa it is primarily found in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 80 percent reside, Gauteng, where 13 percent reside and Eastern Cape, where 3 percent reside. Aside from South Africa Gounden is found in 29 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Gounden Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gounden last name are 26.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 80% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Gounden earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 41.02% more than the national average, earning R 335,112 per year; in United States they earn 2.19% more than the national average, earning $44,094 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.54% more than the national average, earning $54,424 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goundeng9310/
Goundeen933/
Goundien931/
Gunden92216/
Gonden9243/
Ngouenden8811/
Goinden86739/
Gundeng8635/
Gundenk869/
Gaunden865/
Ghonden864/
Oundeng862/
Gundeen861/
Ngunden861/
Hounden861/
Oundend861/
Gondeng861/
Goumden861/
Unden83619/
Onden83291/
Gondn831/
Goundengue821/
Gowenden802/
Gounddin801/
Houndien801/
Günden772,018/
Gundin771,298/
Ondeng77942/
Gondin77934/
Gomden77280/
Gundem77272/
Ganden77144/
Honden77127/
Undeng77122/
Hunden7783/
Gondem7757/
Undeen7735/
Gundín7725/
Gundén7714/
Gondne7711/
Aunden777/
Undehn771/
Gondín771/
Gumden771/
Gundina71355/
Houndin71303/
Gonding71151/
Gandeng7186/
Goindin7161/
Gundinc7154/
Gondina7140/
Gunding7128/
Gumdeen7113/
Hundeun716/
Euenden715/
Hondeng714/
Gondhne714/
Gannden711/
Gundgin711/
Goondin711/
Ngundin711/
Hondent711/
Gainden711/
Usenden711/
Hountdn711/
Ondemne711/
Ngondin711/
Nganden711/
Gaundin711/
Gonduin711/
Owenden711/
Eundien710/
Oendeun710/
Gandeen710/
Gondion710/
Gandent710/
Anden671,101/
Undin67505/
Ondin67404/
Undem67376/
Undén67186/
Ünden6783/
Ondengue6772/
Ondem6746/
Usendeng676/
Undengue672/
Ghandien671/
Howenden671/
Gaundina671/
Undnt671/
Usemnden671/
Ondng671/
Undèn671/
Gayenden671/
Gayanden671/
Aouendem671/
Undyn671/
Ondyn670/
Ochenden670/
Omden670/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Gounden
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis