Gunalan Surname

284,627th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,352 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Gunalan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gunalan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia4391:67,1854,941
Sri Lanka2921:71,2627,441
India2501:3,068,26291,248
United Arab Emirates1571:58,3585,656
Indonesia471:2,813,813160,835
Singapore391:141,2236,278
England381:1,466,26563,675
United States261:13,940,728505,428
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Ireland101:470,89415,820
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

The alternate forms: Günalan (523) are calculated separately.

Gunalan (2,768) may also be a first name.

Gunalan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gunalan (Marathi: ग्युनालेन) occurs more in Malaysia more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Günalan. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gunalan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gunalan is the 284,627th most frequent surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 5,390,197 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 92 percent of Gunalan live; 40 percent live in South Asia and 40 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 138,815th most frequent first name throughout the world, borne by 2,768 people.

This last name is most numerous in Malaysia, where it is borne by 439 people, or 1 in 67,185. In Malaysia it is primarily concentrated in: Selangor, where 39 percent are found, Perak, where 18 percent are found and Negeri Sembilan, where 12 percent are found. Not including Malaysia Gunalan occurs in 19 countries. It is also common in Sri Lanka, where 22 percent are found and India, where 18 percent are found.

Gunalan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gunalan last name are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 75% registered to vote for the party.

Gunalan earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.18% less than the national average, earning $39,188 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Gunalan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gunalan in the Marathi language
ग्युनालेनgyunalena60
गुनालनgunalana30
गुनलानgunalana10

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Footnotes

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