Gunason Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Gunason Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iceland | 4 | 1:95,022 | 4,787 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9 | 1:5,579,854 | 232,921 |
Gunason (11) may also be a first name.
Gunason Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gunason Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gunason occurs in Iceland more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gunason? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 8,193,072nd most frequent last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Gunason occurs mostly in Europe, where 80 percent of Gunason are found; 80 percent are found in Northern Europe and 80 percent are found in Scandinavia. It is also the 3,487,849th most widely held first name globally It is held by 11 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Iceland, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 95,022. Barring Iceland this last name exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent live.
Gunason Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Gunason has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 89 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guðnason | 93 | 685 | / |
| Gunnason | 93 | 0 | / |
| Unason | 92 | 13 | / |
| Gunnaison | 88 | 0 | / |
| Gonason | 86 | 8 | / |
| Gunazon | 86 | 4 | / |
| Gunasan | 86 | 3 | / |
| Unasion | 86 | 2 | / |
| Unatson | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gunasen | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gonnason | 80 | 71 | / |
| Gunaysen | 80 | 4 | / |
| Gunashan | 80 | 3 | / |
| Gunnasan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Guðnasón | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gonahson | 80 | 1 | / |
| Humnason | 80 | 0 | / |
| Unoson | 77 | 37 | / |
| Unasan | 77 | 11 | / |
| Unasen | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gunnarzon | 75 | 11 | / |
| Unosson | 71 | 345 | / |
| Gunajan | 71 | 18 | / |
| Gunozen | 71 | 11 | / |
| Gonasen | 71 | 2 | / |
| Günasan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ungasan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Onnason | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hunasan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gonasun | 71 | 1 | / |
| Onauson | 71 | 0 | / |
| Gunnajan | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gunachan | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gunason
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