Gungur Surname

930,678th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 283 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Qatar

Gungur Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gungur Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2571:689,27131,915
India101:76,706,538639,611
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

The alternate forms: Güngür (1,319) are calculated separately.

Gungur (47) may also be a first name.

Gungur Last Name Facts

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

Gungur is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Güngür. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gungur? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 930,678th most numerous family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 25,751,046 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Gungur reside; 91 percent reside in West Africa and 91 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,467,136th most numerous given name worldwide, borne by 47 people.

The last name Gungur is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 257 people, or 1 in 689,271. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Benue, where 95 percent reside, Nasarawa, where 2 percent reside and Rivers, where 1 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria it occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in India, where 4 percent reside and Qatar, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gunggur9236/
Gungure9210/
Gungnur921/
Ungur916,899/
Gunur91145/
Gugur91111/
Güngür891,319/
Ghungure8610/
Gungor831,414/
Ungure83412/
Hungur83258/
Gunure83115/
Gongur8371/
Gusnur8346/
Unggur8331/
Ngunur8323/
Gugure8312/
Gunnur839/
Gumnur838/
Gounur833/
Gunaur833/
Oungur833/
Gutnur832/
Gaunur832/
Aungur832/
Guggur831/
Gujnur831/
Guugur831/
Gunour831/
Ghunur831/
Ungour830/
Unur80290/
Gungurova805/
Goungoure802/
Ngoungour801/
Ahungur7769/
Hungure7742/
Ghutnur776/
Ghughur774/
Hunguur774/
Gongour772/
Gounour772/
Ghunure771/
Gusgure771/
Gunnour771/
Gaunaur771/
Gougour771/
Hunur73950/
Ungor73604/
Ongur73255/
Utnur7389/
Usnur7347/
Uğnur7342/
Gogur7331/
Gonur7329/
Unhur7323/
Aunur7310/
Unnur736/
Gugor736/
Uneur736/
Gunor735/
Unurh733/
Unure733/
Ounur731/
Unaur731/
Gaunaurd7132/
Ungurova7118/
Ghounour7117/
Gougoure716/
Goughour714/
Ghughure711/
Ghunnure711/
Ngounour711/
Gaugneur711/
Gongor672,497/
Hunnur672,407/
Gumhur67275/
Hongur67134/
Gonaur6796/
Günnur6792/
Ounour6776/
Hunure6729/
Onggur6717/
Ungoor6713/
Gokgur6713/
Gunnor6712/
Gounor6712/
Husnur6710/
Gunoor6710/
Gonnur679/
Unggor676/
Gonour676/
Haunur674/
Googur674/
Uthnur673/
Uttnur673/
Hungor673/
Aungor673/
Aunure672/
Gaunor672/
Heunur671/
Goonur671/
Goneur671/
Unhour671/
Utnure671/
Humgur671/
Unghor671/
Unurhe671/
Gongór671/
Guhgor671/
Ahunur671/
Gonhur671/
Gouthnour670/

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