Guenther Surname

26,011th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,688 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Guenther Surname Definition:

(German) Descendant of Guntard (war, bold).

Guenther Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States13,4511:26,9473,374
Canada2,7351:13,4721,989
Germany2,3951:33,6144,444
Mexico5851:212,1825,593
Brazil4301:497,84718,787
Australia2241:120,51713,272
Thailand1901:371,78165,303
Poland1621:234,62230,119
Paraguay691:104,8802,420
Luxembourg621:9,3641,516
England511:1,092,51152,584
Switzerland451:182,50916,410
Belize361:9,8741,292
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Singapore211:262,27211,611
France141:4,744,480251,814
China131:105,178,5825,529
Austria121:709,62061,025
Scotland121:446,15118,166
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Italy91:6,795,188113,457
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Ireland61:784,82316,062
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Malta41:107,5681,849
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3401:37,4774,441

Guenther (6,249) may also be a first name.

Guenther Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Descendant of Guntard (war, bold).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Guenther Last Name Facts

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

The surname Guenther is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Guenther? popularity and diffusion

It is the 26,011th most widely held family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 352,260 people. The last name Guenther occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 78 percent of Guenther are found; 75 percent are found in North America and 73 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 83,462nd most frequently held first name worldwide, held by 6,249 people.

The surname Guenther is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 13,451 people, or 1 in 26,947. In The United States it is most numerous in: Wisconsin, where 8 percent live, California, where 8 percent live and Texas, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account The United States it exists in 73 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 13 percent live and Germany, where 12 percent live.

Guenther Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Guenther has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Guenther surname increased 1,004 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 510 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Guenther Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Guenther surname are 16.63% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.4% registered with the political party.

The amount Guenther earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 6.02% less than the national average, earning R 223,332 per year; in United States they earn 8.69% more than the national average, earning $46,897 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.54% less than the national average, earning $47,429 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Guenthert946/
Guenthere941/
Guentherd940/
Guenter931,145/
Genther93738/
Guenthe930/
Guentherdt891/
Guinther881,127/
Guentert88241/
Genthert8851/
Genthier8848/
Guentter8812/
Gwenther882/
Guemther882/
Guenterh881/
Guenthey881/
Gaenther881/
Guenthes881/
Guynther880/
Ghenther880/
Goenther880/
Gienther880/
Gentheer880/
Quenther880/
Geenther880/
Gennther880/
Guente864,960/
Genter862,213/
Gnther861,333/
Genthe86637/
Günther8097,903/
Ginther804,832/
Guinter80486/
Gynther80438/
Gentier80185/
Gentert80152/
Quenter80130/
Gwenter8055/
Genteur8050/
Ngenter8047/
Geenter806/
Guentes805/
Gienter805/
Ghenter804/
Guentte803/
Guemthe802/
Gemther801/
Qunther801/
Goenter801/
Genterz801/
Ngenthe801/
Gentter800/
Genthes800/
Gwnther800/
Gennter800/
Gentear800/
Gente772,023/
Gnthe771/
Quentier75179/
Queenter75143/
Günthert75139/
Quentere7521/
Guintter7519/
Ginthier7511/
Gwinther752/
Guinterz752/
Güntther752/
Hginther751/
Guinthir751/
Quinther751/
Ghinther751/
Guintert750/
Ginter7113,593/
Günter718,361/
Gentes711,772/
Gentet711,373/
Ngente71656/
Guinte71478/
Gentie71263/
Giente71175/
Gentea71155/
Genteh71122/
Gentir7194/
Gentee7187/
Genthi7139/
Gynter7127/
Gemter7125/
Gentey7121/
Gentez7113/
Gntert719/
Guenti719/
Gentih717/
Gönter717/
Guemte717/
Gentha716/
Ghente713/
Gentre713/
Goente712/
Qunter712/
Gentte711/
Geente711/
Gnnter711/
Gentei711/
Ginthe711/
Ghnter711/
Quinter671,263/
Gintere67439/
Güntherová67174/
Gintert67171/
Güntter6724/
Ngenteh6721/
Gintherová6715/
Ghinter6715/
Gűntherová6712/
Gentess678/
Gimther677/
Gentech676/
Geentee675/
Gwinter675/
Ngenthi673/
Gymnter673/
Gintter672/
Guintes672/
Gentish671/
Gentysh671/
Gbinter671/
Genteah671/
Kuinter671/
Quentre671/
Güntherova671/
Gentuha671/
Gientir671/
Ginterd670/
Ginthre670/
Ghentey670/
Genttee670/
Ginthes670/
Guinted670/
Gientes670/

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