Gunsten Surname

1,315,412th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 171 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Gunsten Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gunsten Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1471:2,465,707151,024
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Gunsten Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gunsten has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gunsten? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,315,412th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 42,617,228 people. Gunsten occurs mostly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Gunsten live; 98 percent live in North America and 98 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Gunsten is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 147 people, or 1 in 2,465,707. In The United States Gunsten is mostly concentrated in: Arizona, where 14 percent live, Georgia, where 10 percent live and New Jersey, where 10 percent live. Excluding The United States this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 12 percent live and Australia, where 1 percent live.

Gunsten Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gunsten has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 1,633 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gunsten Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Gunsten are 32.54% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 79.31% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Gunsten earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 7.77% more than the national average, earning $46,503 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.6% less than the national average, earning $47,895 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gunsteen9340/
Hunsten863/
Gunstin860/
Onsten7714/
Unstin770/
Haunstien750/
Haunsteen750/
Onstien711/
Humsten710/
Honsten710/
Honstien6724/
Humstten670/
Haunstin670/
Hoensteen630/
Huttenstin590/
Humstin570/
Honstin570/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Gunsten
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