Gunnersen Surname

846,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 324 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Gunnersen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gunnersen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark1621:34,8443,621
United States701:5,177,985261,849
Norway481:107,13114,344
Australia231:1,173,72664,589
Sweden171:579,22142,433
England21:27,859,030389,889
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Gunnersen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gunnersen occurs most in Denmark. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gunnersen? popularity and diffusion

It is the 846,108th most frequently used family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 22,492,426 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 71 percent of Gunnersen live; 71 percent live in Northern Europe and 70 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name Gunnersen is most prevalent in Denmark, where it is borne by 162 people, or 1 in 34,844. In Denmark Gunnersen is mostly concentrated in: Region Zealand, where 31 percent reside, Capital Region of Denmark, where 23 percent reside and Region of Southern Denmark, where 23 percent reside. Barring Denmark this surname is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 22 percent reside and Norway, where 15 percent reside.

Gunnersen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gunnersen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gunnersen surname rose 875 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gunnersen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gunnersen surname are 33.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 80% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Gunnersen earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 22.01% less than the national average, earning 269,924 kr per year and in United States they earn 34.25% more than the national average, earning $57,928 USD per year.

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Gunnersen
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