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Where Does The Last Name Gun Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Gun (Bengali: গুন, Georgian: გუნ, Hindi: गुण, Marathi: गुण, Oriya: ଗୁନ, Tibetan: གན་) occurs more in Japan more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant: Gün. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gun? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Gun is the 37,977^th most frequently occurring last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 525,645 people. The last name Gun occurs predominantly in Asia, where 85 percent of Gun live; 48 percent live in East Asia and 46 percent live in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 13,677^th most widespread first name throughout the world. It is borne by 71,120 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Japan, where it is carried by 6,398 people, or 1 in 19,982. In Japan it is most prevalent in: Osaka Prefecture, where 18 percent reside, Tokushima Prefecture, where 13 percent reside and Chiba Prefecture, where 10 percent reside. Outside of Japan this last name occurs in 91 countries. It is also common in India, where 16 percent reside and Indonesia, where 11 percent reside.

Gun Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Gun has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gun last name fell 38 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 132 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 95 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 90 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Gun Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Catholic (90%) in Ireland, Orthodox (68%) in Russia and Orthodox (73%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Gun last name are 2.53% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 50.7% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Gun earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 593.13% more than the national average, earning S/. 134,363 per year; in Colombia they earn 3.4% less than the national average, earning $21,931,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 3.25% more than the national average, earning $44,550 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14% less than the national average, earning $42,728 CAD per year.