Guenthel Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Thailand

Guenthel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Guenthel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Guenthel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Guenthel is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Guenthel? popularity and diffusion

The last name Guenthel is the 7,593,402nd most frequent last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 33 percent of Guenthel are found; 33 percent are found in North America and 33 percent are found in Tai-Asia.

The last name is most widely held in Germany, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 40,252,730. In Germany Guenthel is most numerous in: Hesse, where 50 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 50 percent reside. Not including Germany this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 33 percent reside and Mexico, where 17 percent reside.

Guenthel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Guenthel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Guenthel surname declined 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Günthel80248/
Gentele80195/
Genteal802/
Ginthel800/
Gentelle7552/
Genteale752/
Gentle7117,604/
Quentelle712/
Genthille711/
Gentile6786,780/
Gentlle673/
Genttle673/
Gentilh672/
Günthelová671/
Quentle670/
Gentille634,695/
Genttile632/
Quentile631/
Quintele631/
Quinteil631/
Quintelle590/
Gintle575/
Quintle5359/
Gintile533/
Gemtile531/
Quintile50158/
Quintoil503/
Quintail501/

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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 Guenthel
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