Gunstead Surname

2,483,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Norway

Gunstead Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gunstead Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England361:1,547,72466,012
Norway191:270,64728,127
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England431:566,86929,432
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Gunstead Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gunstead occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gunstead? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,483,783rd most prevalent surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 121,459,099 people. The last name Gunstead occurs mostly in Europe, where 92 percent of Gunstead live; 92 percent live in Northern Europe and 60 percent live in British Isles.

This last name is most common in England, where it is carried by 36 people, or 1 in 1,547,724. In England Gunstead is mostly found in: Norfolk, where 42 percent live, East Riding of Yorkshire, where 33 percent live and Cambridgeshire, where 22 percent live. Other than England this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Norway, where 32 percent live and The United States, where 8 percent live.

Gunstead Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gunstead has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Gunstead last name declined 16 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gunstead Last Name Statistics demography

Gunstead earn notably less less than the average income. In Norway they earn 16.42% less than the national average, earning 289,254 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Unstead93181/
Gunstad93137/
Gunsted930/
Gonstead8874/
Gunstedt8838/
Hunstead8830/
Ounstead8821/
Gumstead880/
Unsstead880/
Gunstadt880/
Uinstead880/
Unsted86205/
Unstad86136/
Gunsta864/
Gunnstedt8258/
Hunsteadt820/
Umstead802,529/
Hunstad801,004/
Onstead80272/
Gunster80160/
Ounsted8054/
Gonstad8040/
Uinsted802/
Unstadt801/
Gumstad801/
Gunstah800/
Hunsted800/
Gunstat800/
Aunstad800/
Gunstoe800/
Gutenstedt781/
Honstead7555/
Umsteadt7516/
Hunstedt7511/
Unstaedt756/
Unstattd754/
Humstead751/
Hunsteat750/
Onsteadt750/
Gonstadt750/
Hunsttad750/
Aumstead750/
Onnstead750/
Onstad711,276/
Umsted71433/
Onsted71102/
Umstad7186/
Günste7115/
Gunjte714/
Gumste714/
Gonsta712/
Hunstoedt710/
Humstad67133/
Honstad67105/
Umstadt6781/
Honsted6722/
Unstädt675/
Umsteed675/
Humsted673/
Onstedt672/
Gonstaj671/
Umztead671/
Umstedd671/
Umstaad671/
Ghumste671/
Onstadt671/
Umsteud670/
Umstedt670/

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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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  • 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 Gunstead
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