Gunns Surname

584,278th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 536 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Gunns Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gunns Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2261:246,54020,052
United States1841:1,969,886126,972
Australia421:642,75544,739
New Zealand341:133,18615,994
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1181:206,57116,235
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Gunns Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gunns is found most frequently in England. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gunns? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 584,278th most frequently used last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 13,596,168 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 44 percent of Gunns reside; 44 percent reside in Northern Europe and 44 percent reside in British Isles.

Gunns is most common in England, where it is held by 226 people, or 1 in 246,540. In England it is most common in: Cambridgeshire, where 27 percent reside, Norfolk, where 13 percent reside and Greater London, where 9 percent reside. Other than England this surname occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 34 percent reside and Australia, where 8 percent reside.

Gunns Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gunns has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Gunns surname rose 192 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 1,415 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gunns Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gunns surname are 41.21% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 94.44% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Gunns earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 88.01% less than the national average, earning R 28,500 per year; in United States they earn 31.25% less than the national average, earning $29,665 USD per year and in Canada they earn 48.27% more than the national average, earning $73,664 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gunnæs9126/
Guns892,008/
Unns891/
Gusenns830/
Gunst803,009/
Gauns802,944/
Hunns80220/
Gunse8043/
Gunsz8038/
Gumns8037/
Ghuns8017/
Gunnz809/
Gouns808/
Gutns803/
Guhns801/
Eunns801/
Ounns801/
Gonns800/
Uns7562/
Gunsch731,321/
Ghouns7375/
Gounse7374/
Gunszt7346/
Gunsth7314/
Gaunse736/
Ghunse734/
Ghauns732/
Gutins732/
Gunshe731/
Gusins731/
Gueuns731/
Gunnje731/
Gums671,273/
Gunz671,154/
Gons67527/
Guscins67144/
Huns67137/
Auns67136/
Guchens6756/
Unse6724/
Gunsche6719/
Güns6712/
Ouns6710/
Gausins674/
Uyns674/
Gausens672/
Guttens672/
Unss671/
Gussens671/
Guggins671/
Unnz671/
Uhns671/
Unst671/
Ghaunse671/
Guttins671/
Gounsth671/
Gousens671/
Onns670/
Gussins670/
Euns670/
Uins670/

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