Gunev Surname

950,707th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 275 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Gunev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gunev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria2061:33,8782,621
Belarus321:296,90833,328
Russia161:9,007,691311,782
North Macedonia101:210,14713,835
England41:13,929,515290,718
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

The alternate forms: Günev (13) are calculated separately.

Gunev Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gunev (Russian: Гунев) is found most in Bulgaria. It can also be found as: Günev. For other potential spellings of Gunev click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gunev? popularity and diffusion

It is the 950,707th most prevalent surname internationally, held by around 1 in 26,500,167 people. Gunev is mostly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Gunev reside; 79 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 79 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The last name is most frequent in Bulgaria, where it is carried by 206 people, or 1 in 33,878. In Bulgaria Gunev is most common in: Sofia City Province, where 28 percent live, Plovdiv Province, where 15 percent live and Sofia Province, where 8 percent live. Besides Bulgaria this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Belarus, where 12 percent live and Russia, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Günev9313/
Gunaev91334/
Guneva91218/
Gunoev91146/
Gutnev9164/
Gounev9139/
Guniev9125/
Guneev919/
Gugnev911/
Gunnev911/
Unev8913/
Gouneva8319/
Gauniev831/
Ginev80743/
Gunov80225/
Hunev8053/
Uneva8019/
Gunav803/
Gunep802/
Gunew802/
Uynev801/
Aunev801/
Uneev801/
Umnev801/
Gunipe73561/
Gaunov73177/
Ginaev73120/
Goneev73107/
Goniev73104/
Huneva7359/
Hutnev7347/
Gineev7331/
Ghunav7325/
Gunepe7318/
Uhneva7312/
Usneev7311/
Giniev7311/
Gunyov7310/
Gunhep739/
Guneph739/
Gunnov736/
Gauniv734/
Goenev732/
Gounov731/
Huhnev731/
Hungev731/
Umneev731/
Gautneb6727/
Uneb6714/
Huhneva674/
Univ673/
Guneepe673/
Unef672/
Gunngew671/
Unjv671/

Gunev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gunev in the Russian language
Гуневgunev-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gunev
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