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

Gunhild is most common in Germany. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gunhild? popularity and diffusion

Gunhild is the 6,360,413th most common family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname Gunhild occurs predominantly in Europe, where 78 percent of Gunhild live; 56 percent live in Western Europe and 56 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 41,709th most widely held forename globally It is held by 17,471 people.

The last name Gunhild is most prevalent in Germany, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 16,101,092. In Germany it is mostly found in: Hamburg, where 20 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 20 percent reside. Not including Germany this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 22 percent reside and Portugal, where 11 percent reside.

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
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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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