Gunnel Surname

2,436,415th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 62 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Sweden

Gunnel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gunnel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States371:9,796,187405,931
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
England51:11,143,612252,590
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
France21:33,211,361423,184
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England331:738,64834,140
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States851:590,80839,807

The alternate forms: Günnel (839) are calculated separately.

Gunnel (20,068) may also be a first name.

Gunnel Last Name Facts

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

Gunnel is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant: Günnel. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gunnel? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,436,415th most commonly used surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 117,541,063 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 61 percent of Gunnel live; 60 percent live in North America and 60 percent live in Anglo-North America. Gunnel is also the 37,691st most widely held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 20,068 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 37 people, or 1 in 9,796,187. In The United States Gunnel is most frequent in: Tennessee, where 41 percent are found, Texas, where 14 percent are found and California, where 11 percent are found. Barring The United States this last name is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 13 percent are found and England, where 8 percent are found.

Gunnel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gunnel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gunnel surname fell 56 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 85 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gunnel Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Gunnel last name are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 75% being registered with the party.

Gunnel earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 14.46% less than the national average, earning $36,908 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Günnel94839/
Gunnell924,460/
Gunneel922/
Gounnel920/
Gunneld920/
Gaunnel920/
Gunnelt920/
Gunel91148/
Unnel912/
Gunnelll861/
Hunnel83312/
Gounel83297/
Gunell83180/
Gaunel83157/
Gonnel8339/
Ungnel8313/
Guniel833/
Gusnel833/
Gunnil832/
Gutnel831/
Unnell831/
Gumnel830/
Unel8094/
Gunl802/
Hunnell77651/
Gunnill7750/
Gonnell7746/
Gauniel7744/
Ngounel7711/
Gusnell772/
Goennel771/
Eunnell771/
Haunnel770/
Gumnell770/
Hunnuel770/
Gounell770/
Günel7312,443/
Ginel731,055/
Gonel73853/
Unell73314/
Hunel7363/
Gunil7315/
Aunel7315/
Uniel738/
Ghunl731/
Gonnl731/
Uneul731/
Eunel731/
Onnel731/
Gunll731/
Uneel731/
Unelt730/
Gunld730/
Umnel730/
Gausnell7193/
Haunnell710/
Gonell671,952/
Gungli67277/
Giniel6764/
Unl6745/
Ginell6735/
Gusnil6731/
Gunleh6728/
Goniel6727/
Auniel6712/
Gunlep679/
Onnell678/
Uhnell678/
Haunel676/
Günell675/
Honnel675/
Humnel675/
Gungil674/
Aunuel674/
Onniel673/
Ugnell672/
Huhnel672/
Ginuel672/
Ginael672/
Hunell671/
Usnell671/
Eunell671/
Guniol671/
Gunyol671/
Goneel671/
Gunild671/
Gunill671/
Gunlet670/
Hunesl670/
Uneell670/
Eumnel670/
Aunell670/
Hunelt670/
Onneel670/
Hunnil670/
Aunnil670/
Huniel670/
Heunel670/

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Footnotes

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