Gunness Surname

198,695th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,104 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Trinidad and Tobago
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Gunness Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gunness Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Trinidad and Tobago7271:1,876320
Mauritius7251:1,784264
United States2851:1,271,78689,511
Canada2421:152,25515,495
Australia531:509,35338,491
England221:2,532,63991,802
New Zealand171:266,37223,826
Venezuela111:2,745,82529,869
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
France31:22,140,907385,998
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Guyana11:762,22114,420
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:1,523,46151,234
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Gunness (582) may also be a first name.

Gunness Last Name Facts

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

Gunness occurs more in Trinidad and Tobago more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Gunness.

How Common Is The Last Name Gunness? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 198,695th most frequently held surname in the world, held by around 1 in 3,463,663 people. The last name Gunness occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 60 percent of Gunness reside; 35 percent reside in Caribbean and 35 percent reside in Anglo-Caribbean. It is also the 346,994th most widespread first name in the world. It is borne by 582 people.

This surname is most common in Trinidad and Tobago, where it is held by 727 people, or 1 in 1,876. In Trinidad and Tobago it is mostly concentrated in: Penal-Debe Regional Corporation, where 36 percent are found, Princes Town Regional Corporation, where 23 percent are found and Couva-Tabaquite-Talparo Regional Corporation, where 13 percent are found. Aside from Trinidad and Tobago this surname is found in 16 countries. It is also common in Mauritius, where 34 percent are found and The United States, where 14 percent are found.

Gunness Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gunness has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Gunness surname rose 7,125 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 138 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gunness Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Gunness surname are 1.56% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 51.67% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Gunness earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 4.93% less than the national average, earning $41,020 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.66% less than the national average, earning $47,864 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Guness921,119/
Gunnes92299/
Gunnesh8638/
Gunniss8636/
Gumness8628/
Gouness8610/
Gunnies862/
Gonness862/
Gunneis862/
Gauness861/
Ounness861/
Gunes831,692/
Gunne83342/
Unnes8348/
Uness832/
Gunnesch80184/
Hungness8095/
Gunnetts801/
Gutennes801/
Gunner773,771/
Gunesh77766/
Gunnis77268/
Hunnes77239/
Gunnet77138/
Gunney77105/
Gunnee7795/
Goness7776/
Gunnie7758/
Guniss7734/
Utness7720/
Giness7717/
Ngunne7714/
Gunnäs7713/
Unniss7711/
Gaunes779/
Gaunne778/
Gounne778/
Ounnes777/
Uneiss776/
Gunnys775/
Gunneh775/
Ngunes774/
Gunese774/
Unnees773/
Gonnes773/
Gunets772/
Unnesh772/
Ouness772/
Günnes772/
Gounes772/
Ghunes771/
Ghunne771/
Gunies771/
Gunnej771/
Gunnje771/
Unnies771/
Güness771/
Gunnez771/
Gunges771/
Euness770/
Gunned770/
Auness770/
Gunnea770/
Gune7317,522/
Unes731,055/
Ghunney712,768/
Gunesch71745/
Gunnett71491/
Hungnes71178/
Honness7154/
Gausnes7131/
Gungner7123/
Ausness7111/
Houness718/
Gunnish715/
Ngounne715/
Ounesse714/
Hunnies713/
Gungesh713/
Unnisse713/
Ouneiss711/
Gaunner711/
Gusinne711/
Gunneit711/
Gounnie711/
Ngunnee711/
Gooness711/
Ounhess711/
Gonnies711/
Uneisse711/
Guneesh711/
Ghuenes711/
Heuness710/
Gumneys710/
Gonneas710/
Guneths710/
Gusnney710/
Gaunnie710/
Haunnes710/
Gines6720,214/
Gunje674,496/
Gunna673,972/
Günes672,753/
Ounes672,594/
Gonne671,552/
Gunge671,543/
Guner671,299/
Guney671,216/
Goune67723/
Gaune67647/
Ghune67525/
Gones67508/
Gunni67431/
Gunny67358/
Gunea67347/
Gunhe67335/
Ngune67274/
Onnes67249/
Unnis67222/
Utnes67186/
Gunie67161/
Gunet67132/
Aunes67110/
Gunee6792/
Oness6783/
Haugness6779/
Hunes6768/
Guhne6756/
Unees6746/
Gunis6742/
Gumne6739/
Uniss6739/
Gunei6730/
Kgune6721/
Unesh6717/
Gunée678/
Gunez677/
Gunnehed677/
Eunes676/
Uneis675/
Gusne675/
Guned674/
Unese674/
Unges674/
Unies673/
Ghungesh673/
Uines673/
Gugne673/
Uneus673/
Gunesova672/
Gunep672/
Guneş672/
Ggune672/
Huisness671/
Gunej671/
Gunneitt671/
Uneys671/
Unnez671/
Gunniche671/
Guneh671/
Uynes671/
Gunex671/
Gunys671/
Guune671/
Ghounesh671/
Ugnes671/

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