Gundishvili Surname

1,305,105th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 173 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Georgia
Highest density in:
South Ossetia

Gundishvili Surname User-submission:

The Gundishvili surname means 'child of the group' in Georgian. It comes from gundi, meaning 'group', and shvili, meaning 'child'.

Gundishvili Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Georgia1201:31,2134,812
South Ossetia491:1,090230
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
France11:66,422,722504,397
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010

Gundishvili Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Gundishvili surname means 'child of the group' in Georgian. It comes from gundi, meaning 'group', and shvili, meaning 'child'.

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Gundishvili Last Name Facts

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

Gundishvili (Georgian: გუნდიშვილი) has its highest incidence in Georgia. It may also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gundishvili? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,305,105th most numerous family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 42,124,543 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Gundishvili reside; 98 percent reside in West Asia and 69 percent reside in Kartvelo-West Asia.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Georgia, where it is borne by 120 people, or 1 in 31,213. In Georgia it is most numerous in: Tbilisi, where 46 percent reside, Shida Kartli, where 43 percent reside and Kvemo Kartli, where 6 percent reside. Other than Georgia this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in South Ossetia, where 28 percent reside and Germany, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Gundishvili Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gundishvili in the Georgian language
გუნდიშვილიgundishvili-

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