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 surname Gunalan (Marathi: ग्युनालेन) is more frequently found in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Günalan. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gunalan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gunalan is the 284,627th most commonly held family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 5,390,197 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 92 percent of Gunalan reside; 40 percent reside in South Asia and 40 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Gunalan is also the 138,815th most prevalent forename in the world It is held by 2,768 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Malaysia, where it is borne by 439 people, or 1 in 67,185. In Malaysia Gunalan is mostly concentrated in: Selangor, where 39 percent reside, Perak, where 18 percent reside and Negeri Sembilan, where 12 percent reside. Other than Malaysia Gunalan occurs in 19 countries. It is also found in Sri Lanka, where 22 percent reside and India, where 18 percent reside.

Gunalan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gunalan last name are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 75% registered to vote for the political 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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