Gun Surname
Approximately 13,864 people bear this surname
Gun Surname Definition:
A plain.
Gun Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 6,398 | 1:19,982 | 2,246 |
| India | 2,233 | 1:343,513 | 18,843 |
| Indonesia | 1,547 | 1:85,488 | 8,984 |
| Malaysia | 892 | 1:33,065 | 2,802 |
| France | 410 | 1:162,007 | 25,225 |
| Papua New Guinea | 369 | 1:22,097 | 2,383 |
| United States | 326 | 1:1,111,837 | 80,317 |
| England | 223 | 1:249,857 | 20,242 |
| Iran | 210 | 1:365,631 | 24,112 |
| Netherlands | 97 | 1:174,095 | 25,153 |
| Australia | 93 | 1:290,276 | 25,669 |
| Taiwan | 74 | 1:316,821 | 2,543 |
| Thailand | 72 | 1:981,088 | 150,124 |
| Germany | 70 | 1:1,150,078 | 75,714 |
| China | 68 | 1:20,107,670 | 1,119 |
| Pakistan | 61 | 1:2,928,588 | 24,004 |
| Brazil | 56 | 1:3,822,756 | 105,432 |
| Hong Kong | 56 | 1:130,991 | 2,371 |
| Argentina | 49 | 1:872,315 | 56,573 |
| Moldova | 41 | 1:86,863 | 10,849 |
| Canada | 40 | 1:921,140 | 70,350 |
| Honduras | 40 | 1:220,411 | 2,340 |
| Nigeria | 39 | 1:4,542,122 | 122,724 |
| Singapore | 39 | 1:141,223 | 6,278 |
| Switzerland | 38 | 1:216,129 | 18,575 |
| Colombia | 35 | 1:1,364,973 | 10,441 |
| Qatar | 28 | 1:84,214 | 9,043 |
| Belgium | 23 | 1:499,854 | 48,667 |
| Afghanistan | 18 | 1:1,786,288 | 13,520 |
| Myanmar | 16 | 1:3,246,124 | 792 |
| Panama | 14 | 1:279,447 | 6,847 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 14 | 1:426,618 | 34,019 |
| New Zealand | 13 | 1:348,333 | 27,379 |
| Philippines | 12 | 1:8,436,519 | 202,133 |
| Zimbabwe | 11 | 1:1,403,476 | 76,064 |
| Bangladesh | 9 | 1:17,706,308 | 13,537 |
| Sri Lanka | 9 | 1:2,312,062 | 9,186 |
| Austria | 8 | 1:1,064,429 | 75,134 |
| Peru | 6 | 1:5,297,354 | 36,458 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| Georgia | 5 | 1:749,109 | 21,598 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Mongolia | 4 | 1:706,322 | 11,365 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Slovakia | 3 | 1:1,778,817 | 104,392 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| El Salvador | 2 | 1:3,171,944 | 6,376 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 1:112,659 | 1,704 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 10 | 1:442,987 | 15,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 169 | 1:144,233 | 12,901 |
| Scotland | 42 | 1:89,124 | 4,677 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 530 | 1:94,752 | 9,691 |
The alternate forms: Gün (49,939) are calculated separately.
Gun (71,120) may also be a first name.
Gun Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A plain.
Same as Gann. From one of the old German names, Gundbald, Gundebert, Gondric; or from Old German gun, a man (which Wachter derives from kennen, to be able). Indeed Wachter thinks that from this gun is gund, a heroine (vira, virago); whence the Old German names Adelganda, Cunigunda, Fredeganda, Gundaberga.
William de Gons, Normandy 1180-95, Gilbert de Gons, Richard Goon 1198 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Elias Goun, William Gun, England c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).
Gun Demographics
Average Gun Salary in
United States
$44,550 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Gun Last Name Facts
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་) is found most frequently in Japan. It may occur as: Gün. Click here for other potential spellings of Gun.
How Common Is The Last Name Gun? popularity and diffusion
It is the 37,977th most numerous surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 525,645 people. This surname 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 13,677th most prevalent first name at a global level. It is borne by 71,120 people.
Gun is most frequent in Japan, where it is carried by 6,398 people, or 1 in 19,982. In Japan Gun is most frequent in: Osaka Prefecture, where 18 percent live, Tokushima Prefecture, where 13 percent live and Chiba Prefecture, where 10 percent live. Barring Japan this surname is found in 91 countries. It is also common in India, where 16 percent live and Indonesia, where 11 percent live.
Gun Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Gun has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname contracted 38 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 132 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 95 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 90 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Gun Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Gun last name is principally Catholic (90%) in Ireland, Orthodox (68%) in Russia and Orthodox (73%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Gun surname are 2.53% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 50.7% being registered with the political 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gün | 89 | 49,939 | / |
| Gunn | 86 | 63,451 | / |
| Gund | 86 | 29,678 | / |
| Gune | 86 | 17,522 | / |
| Ngun | 86 | 6,572 | / |
| Goun | 86 | 3,163 | / |
| Gaun | 86 | 1,777 | / |
| Gung | 86 | 526 | / |
| Gunt | 86 | 346 | / |
| Guhn | 86 | 255 | / |
| Ghun | 86 | 146 | / |
| Gunc | 86 | 72 | / |
| Gumn | 86 | 60 | / |
| Guun | 86 | 10 | / |
| Gujn | 86 | 9 | / |
| Hgun | 86 | 2 | / |
| Gutn | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gunh | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gusn | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ggun | 86 | 1 | / |
| Un | 80 | 87,850 | / |
| Gaunt | 75 | 11,052 | / |
| Gaund | 75 | 4,717 | / |
| Gound | 75 | 1,831 | / |
| Ngoun | 75 | 1,577 | / |
| Gusin | 75 | 1,459 | / |
| Gutin | 75 | 979 | / |
| Goune | 75 | 723 | / |
| Guten | 75 | 668 | / |
| Gaune | 75 | 647 | / |
| Ghune | 75 | 525 | / |
| Gusen | 75 | 480 | / |
| Gaung | 75 | 417 | / |
| Gunne | 75 | 342 | / |
| Gunhe | 75 | 335 | / |
| Gundt | 75 | 190 | / |
| Ghund | 75 | 136 | / |
| Ghung | 75 | 59 | / |
| Guhne | 75 | 56 | / |
| Ghusn | 75 | 40 | / |
| Gumne | 75 | 39 | / |
| Gahun | 75 | 36 | / |
| Gusén | 75 | 36 | / |
| Gohun | 75 | 35 | / |
| Ghunt | 75 | 33 | / |
| Ngaun | 75 | 27 | / |
| Guntt | 75 | 27 | / |
| Kgune | 75 | 21 | / |
| Gaunn | 75 | 19 | / |
| Goung | 75 | 19 | / |
| Gundh | 75 | 18 | / |
| Gounh | 75 | 16 | / |
| Gucin | 75 | 15 | / |
| Gount | 75 | 12 | / |
| Gunnd | 75 | 11 | / |
| Gunnå | 75 | 10 | / |
| Gunnt | 75 | 9 | / |
| Gouhn | 75 | 8 | / |
| Gußen | 75 | 7 | / |
| Ghumn | 75 | 6 | / |
| Ghunk | 75 | 6 | / |
| Gunqu | 75 | 6 | / |
| Gusne | 75 | 5 | / |
| Ghoun | 75 | 4 | / |
| Gutén | 75 | 4 | / |
| Gouyn | 75 | 3 | / |
| Hgunc | 75 | 3 | / |
| Gugne | 75 | 3 | / |
| Gaunø | 75 | 3 | / |
| Gusng | 75 | 3 | / |
| Gunnø | 75 | 3 | / |
| Gunck | 75 | 3 | / |
| Ghaun | 75 | 2 | / |
| Gundd | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ggune | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ghunn | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ghuin | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gusyn | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gungh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Cgung | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hgung | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gausn | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gautn | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gauun | 75 | 1 | / |
| Guntd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gauhn | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ng'un | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nngun | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gueun | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gunng | 75 | 1 | / |
| Guune | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nghun | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ngunn | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nggun | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gounn | 75 | 0 | / |
| Gutyn | 75 | 0 | / |
| Gunnn | 75 | 0 | / |
| Ung | 67 | 64,771 | / |
| Hun | 67 | 58,722 | / |
| Oun | 67 | 24,206 | / |
| Aun | 67 | 15,231 | / |
| Gon | 67 | 13,637 | / |
| Gum | 67 | 10,440 | / |
| Une | 67 | 8,470 | / |
| Gaucin | 67 | 3,277 | / |
| Gauntt | 67 | 1,740 | / |
| Eun | 67 | 1,414 | / |
| Guting | 67 | 1,356 | / |
| Unt | 67 | 1,208 | / |
| Gausin | 67 | 1,123 | / |
| Guttin | 67 | 781 | / |
| Gussin | 67 | 656 | / |
| Uun | 67 | 451 | / |
| Gouijn | 67 | 440 | / |
| Goutin | 67 | 364 | / |
| Uin | 67 | 354 | / |
| Gussen | 67 | 280 | / |
| Gunova | 67 | 270 | / |
| Gougne | 67 | 235 | / |
| Gausen | 67 | 228 | / |
| Guchen | 67 | 159 | / |
| Guteng | 67 | 157 | / |
| Gutten | 67 | 123 | / |
| Guchin | 67 | 121 | / |
| Gautin | 67 | 114 | / |
| Unn | 67 | 93 | / |
| Gungqu | 67 | 83 | / |
| Ghungh | 67 | 79 | / |
| Gusing | 67 | 77 | / |
| Gaundh | 67 | 71 | / |
| Und | 67 | 64 | / |
| Guscin | 67 | 52 | / |
| Usn | 67 | 49 | / |
| Uhn | 67 | 33 | / |
| Guheen | 67 | 32 | / |
| Gunowa | 67 | 27 | / |
| Gauten | 67 | 24 | / |
| Gaugne | 67 | 24 | / |
| Guceng | 67 | 23 | / |
| Gousin | 67 | 20 | / |
| Unh | 67 | 19 | / |
| Gouten | 67 | 18 | / |
| Gueune | 67 | 18 | / |
| Umn | 67 | 16 | / |
| Goutne | 67 | 16 | / |
| Ujn | 67 | 16 | / |
| Gousen | 67 | 14 | / |
| Uyn | 67 | 9 | / |
| Gaunhe | 67 | 9 | / |
| Gaunne | 67 | 8 | / |
| Gheung | 67 | 8 | / |
| Nggaun | 67 | 8 | / |
| Gounne | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ghaund | 67 | 8 | / |
| Gushyn | 67 | 7 | / |
| Gaunnd | 67 | 7 | / |
| Guthne | 67 | 7 | / |
| Gussén | 67 | 7 | / |
| Goußen | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ghuten | 67 | 5 | / |
| Guszin | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gaucen | 67 | 5 | / |
| Guseng | 67 | 5 | / |
| Utn | 67 | 4 | / |
| Unø | 67 | 4 | / |
| Goucen | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gutgne | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ghusen | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gungue | 67 | 3 | / |
| Unq | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gousyn | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gausín | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gusent | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kgoung | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hgaung | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hgusen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guhsen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ggound | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaundt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaunnt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghound | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghumne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghundh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghunne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gusisn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goucin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goumne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gouthn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Unë | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goujne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goungk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gounqu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gujtyn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gón | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gunová | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghoung | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghounq | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guseen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ggoune | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghoune | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hgusin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guggin | 67 | 0 | / |
| Goundt | 67 | 0 | / |
| Gousne | 67 | 0 | / |
| Gaunth | 67 | 0 | / |
Gun Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gun in the Georgian language | ||
| გუნ | gun | - |
| Gun in the Bengali language | ||
| গুন | guna | 80.11 |
| গুণ | guna | 19.89 |
| Gun in the Oriya language | ||
| ଗୁନ | guna | 70.32 |
| ଗୁଣ | guna | 27.34 |
| ଗୁନ୍ | gun | 0.36 |
| Gun in the Marathi language | ||
| गुण | guna | 54.93 |
| गुन | guna | 29.58 |
| गून | guna | 8.45 |
| गुंड | gunda | 2.82 |
| गूण | guna | 2.82 |
| Gun in the Hindi language | ||
| गुण | guna | 53.29 |
| गुन | guna | 42.25 |
| गून | guna | 2.76 |
| गुन् | gun | 0.21 |
| Gun in the Tibetan language | ||
| གན་ | gen | 33.33 |
| གུན་ | gün | 33.33 |
| གན | gen | 16.67 |
| དགུན་ | gün | 16.67 |
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Gun Reference & Research
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