Gunhild Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Sweden

Gunhild Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gunhild Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Gunhild (17,471) may also be a first name.

Gunhild Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gunhild occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gunhild? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gunhild is the 6,360,413th most commonly used surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname Gunhild occurs mostly in Europe, where 78 percent of Gunhild are found; 56 percent are found in Western Europe and 56 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Gunhild is also the 41,709th most frequently occurring forename on earth, borne by 17,471 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 16,101,092. In Germany Gunhild is most frequent in: Hamburg, where 20 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 20 percent live. Other than Germany it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 22 percent live and Portugal, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gunnhild932/
Gunhil920/
Gunhill862/
Gunheld860/
Gounhile801/
Gunnield800/
Gonhil775/
Gungil774/
Gunhel774/
Gunail771/
Gunile771/
Gonhilh711/
Gounail711/
Gunle676/
Unled671/
Gounaile671/

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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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  • 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 Gunhild
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