Guns Surname

206,400th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,008 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Guns Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Guns Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium1,4951:7,6901,056
United States1971:1,839,893120,150
Netherlands1361:124,17019,427
Brazil791:2,709,80280,941
France281:2,372,240182,981
England221:2,532,63991,802
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England601:406,25624,311
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States331:1,521,77881,120

The alternate forms: Güns (12) are calculated separately.

Guns (96) may also be a first name.

Guns Last Name Facts

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

The surname Guns occurs in Belgium more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant: Güns. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Guns? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 206,400th most frequent last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 3,629,256 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 84 percent of Guns live; 83 percent live in Western Europe and 61 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 968,397th most widespread first name internationally It is held by 96 people.

The last name is most widely held in Belgium, where it is held by 1,495 people, or 1 in 7,690. In Belgium Guns is primarily found in: Flemish Region, where 73 percent reside, Walloon Region, where 15 percent reside and Brussels Capital Region, where 12 percent reside. Outside of Belgium this surname occurs in 24 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 10 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 7 percent reside.

Guns Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Guns has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Guns surname increased 597 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 63 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Guns Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Guns earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 52.52% less than the national average, earning R 112,836 per year; in United States they earn 63.96% more than the national average, earning $70,748 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.38% more than the national average, earning $61,796 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Güns9212/
Gunst893,009/
Gauns892,944/
Gunns89536/
Gunse8943/
Gunsz8938/
Gumns8937/
Ghuns8917/
Gouns898/
Gutns893/
Guhns891/
Uns8662/
Gunsch801,321/
Ghouns8075/
Gounse8074/
Gunszt8046/
Gunnæs8026/
Gunsth8014/
Gaunse806/
Ghunse804/
Ghauns802/
Gutins802/
Gueuns801/
Gusins801/
Gunshe801/
Gums751,273/
Gunz751,154/
Gons75527/
Huns75137/
Auns75136/
Unse7524/
Ouns7510/
Uyns754/
Unss751/
Unns751/
Unst751/
Uhns751/
Euns750/
Uins750/
Guscins73144/
Guchens7356/
Gunsche7319/
Gausins734/
Gausens732/
Guttens732/
Guggins731/
Gousens731/
Gounsth731/
Guttins731/
Ghaunse731/
Gussens731/
Gussins730/
Gusenns730/
Gunje674,496/
Goens671,636/
Gaussens67584/
Hauns67473/
Gunze67457/
Hunns67220/
Utens67153/
Hunse67149/
Gunce67138/
Ngunz6799/
Huins6785/
Gumse6774/
Hunst6744/
Huyns6738/
Gunch6723/
Houns6722/
Goussens6721/
Ghons6714/
Huhns6711/
Ghuysens6710/
Gunnz679/
Gonsz678/
Goums676/
Usins676/
Gaums676/
Ahuns675/
Ohuns675/
Goons674/
Unsjø673/
Aunss673/
Gonss672/
Utins672/
Hunæs672/
Heuns672/
Ounns671/
Ounss671/
Gaunz671/
Gumst671/
Aunse671/
Eunns671/
Eouns670/
Gonns670/
Aunst670/

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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 Guns
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