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Where Does The Last Name Gundersen Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Gundersen (Russian: Гундерсен) is most common in Norway. It may appear as: Gundersén. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gundersen? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Gundersen is the 30,976^th most frequently used last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 422,711 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 78 percent of Gundersen live; 78 percent live in Northern Europe and 77 percent live in Scandinavia. Gundersen is also the 3,306,491^st most frequent first name on earth, borne by 12 people.

The surname is most numerous in Norway, where it is borne by 11,526 people, or 1 in 446. In Norway Gundersen is most numerous in: Eastern Norway, where 55 percent reside, Western Norway, where 18 percent reside and Southern Norway, where 15 percent reside. Not including Norway this last name is found in 53 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent reside and Denmark, where 9 percent reside.

Gundersen Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Gundersen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Gundersen last name grew 3,231 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 1,329 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 29 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 200 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Gundersen Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Lutheran (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Gundersen are 2.5% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 50.73% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Gundersen earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 0.81% more than the national average, earning 348,876 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 94.19% more than the national average, earning R 461,460 per year; in United States they earn 15.91% more than the national average, earning $50,014 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.09% more than the national average, earning $51,716 CAD per year.