Gunnvald Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Gunnvald Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gunnvald Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Gunnvald (154) may also be a first name.

Gunnvald Last Name Facts

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

Gunnvald is more commonly found in Sweden than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gunnvald? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gunnvald is the 7,593,402nd most frequently held surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 83 percent of Gunnvald are found; 83 percent are found in Northern Europe and 83 percent are found in Scandinavia. It is also the 740,891st most frequent first name world-wide, held by 154 people.

The last name Gunnvald is most numerous in Sweden, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 1,969,351. In Sweden it is most numerous in: Stockholm County, where 60 percent live and Örebro County, where 40 percent live. Without taking into account Sweden this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Brazil, where 17 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gunvald9368/
Gunnvall888/
Gunval861/
Hunvald8014/
Gunwald805/
Gunvold800/
Ghaunval757/
Gunwal7111/
Gunbal713/
Gunwall67127/
Aunvold6710/
Hunwald678/
Gunwale676/
Gunmbal671/
Günwald671/
Gounwal671/
Hunbald671/
Gunwold670/
Gonvold670/
Gumwald670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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 Gunnvald
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