Gunningham Surname

549,140th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 582 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Gunningham Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gunningham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2461:226,49618,955
Australia1201:224,96421,387
United States1081:3,356,101190,802
South Africa441:1,231,31169,478
Wales191:162,87011,152
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Qatar61:393,00055,922
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
France21:33,211,361423,184
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1841:132,47512,229
Wales131:120,6475,000
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Gunningham Last Name Facts

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

Gunningham is found most frequently in England. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gunningham? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gunningham is the 549,140th most frequently occurring family name on earth, held by around 1 in 12,521,557 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 48 percent of Gunningham live; 48 percent live in Northern Europe and 48 percent live in British Isles.

The last name is most prevalent in England, where it is held by 246 people, or 1 in 226,496. In England it is mostly found in: City of Bristol, where 20 percent reside, Gloucestershire, where 11 percent reside and Devon, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account England this surname exists in 18 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 21 percent reside and The United States, where 19 percent reside.

Gunningham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gunningham has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Gunningham surname rose 134 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 2,700 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it rose 146 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Gunningham Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Gunningham are 4.46% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 57.69% being registered with the political party.

The amount Gunningham earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 138.77% more than the national average, earning R 567,408 per year; in United States they earn 1.34% more than the national average, earning $43,729 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.03% less than the national average, earning $38,739 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Guningham9523/
Unningham957/
Hunningham903/
Eunningham903/
Guninghan840/
Honningham801/
Uningamm784/
Gungam756/
Goungam7140/
Goungame6716/
Ngoungam672/
Gungheim671/
Gonggham671/
Gongam6311/
Ngunyngom631/
Gonghom5923/
Goumgam5910/
Gonggam591/
Gumgame591/
Goumgame568/
Goungoum567/
Goungoume537/
Ngoungoum532/
Gumgom5015/
Gongom502/

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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 Gunningham
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