Gounder Surname
Approximately 8,493 people bear this surname
Gounder Surname User-submission:
This surname comes from a caste name. They originated as fighters and the rulers in Velir and Durvitinita of western Ganga dynasty. Then predominantly became farmers, cattle herders and small time chieftains of kongu region in Tamil Nadu, South India.
Read More About This SurnameGounder Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fiji | 3,299 | 1:271 | 28 |
| South Africa | 2,756 | 1:19,658 | 2,476 |
| India | 871 | 1:880,672 | 38,495 |
| New Zealand | 425 | 1:10,655 | 1,858 |
| Australia | 386 | 1:69,937 | 8,284 |
| United States | 335 | 1:1,081,967 | 78,689 |
| Canada | 266 | 1:138,517 | 14,271 |
| England | 49 | 1:1,137,103 | 53,999 |
| Malaysia | 42 | 1:702,243 | 33,141 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:764,831 | 25,488 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Samoa | 4 | 1:48,452 | 659 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Cook Islands | 1 | 1:18,179 | 1,485 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Gounder (18) may also be a first name.
Gounder Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname comes from a caste name. They originated as fighters and the rulers in Velir and Durvitinita of western Ganga dynasty. Then predominantly became farmers, cattle herders and small time chieftains of kongu region in Tamil Nadu, South India.
- gopinathgounderGounder Demographics
Average Male Gounder Height
172.75 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Gounder Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gounder Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gounder (Marathi: गौन्देर) is more frequently found in Fiji than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gounder? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gounder is the 59,418th most widely held surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 858,065 people. The surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 48 percent of Gounder reside; 39 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 39 percent reside in Fiji. It is also the 2,608,198th most commonly used first name in the world. It is borne by 18 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Fiji, where it is borne by 3,299 people, or 1 in 271. Other than Fiji Gounder occurs in 28 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 32 percent live and India, where 10 percent live.
Gounder Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Gounder has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gounder last name rose 16,750 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 4,900 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Gounder Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Gounder surname are 25.56% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 78.79% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Gounder earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 48.6% more than the national average, earning R 353,124 per year; in United States they earn 15.58% more than the national average, earning $49,872 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.02% more than the national average, earning $52,676 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gounder Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gounder in the Marathi language | ||
| गौन्देर | gaundera | 46.94 |
| गुंडर | gundara | 14.29 |
| गौन्डेर | gaundera | 8.16 |
| गोउंदेर | go'undera | 6.12 |
| गोडर | godara | 4.08 |
| गौनडर | gaunadara | 2.04 |
| गौण्देर | gaundera | 2.04 |
| गुंदर | gundara | 2.04 |
| गौनदेर | gaunadera | 2.04 |
| गौडेर | gaudera | 2.04 |
| गौनदार | gaunadara | 2.04 |
| गोणडर | gonadara | 2.04 |
| गाऊंडर | ga'undara | 2.04 |
| गौनडेर | gaunadera | 2.04 |
| गाउंडर | ga'undara | 2.04 |
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Gounder Reference & Research
Gounder DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Gounder FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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
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