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 is more commonly found in Iceland than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gunason? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gunason is the 8,193,072nd most commonly used last name on earth, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 80 percent of Gunason are found; 80 percent are found in Northern Europe and 80 percent are found in Scandinavia. Gunason is also the 3,487,849th most frequently occurring forename in the world It is held by 11 people.
This last name is most widely held in Iceland, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 95,022. Other than Iceland this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent are found.
Gunason Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Gunason has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gunason surname contracted 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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