Gunster Surname
Approximately 160 people bear this surname
Gunster Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 53 | 1:318,626 | 37,214 |
| United States | 45 | 1:8,054,643 | 356,745 |
| Canada | 20 | 1:1,842,280 | 119,096 |
| England | 16 | 1:3,482,379 | 114,324 |
| Scotland | 11 | 1:486,711 | 19,179 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 30 | 1:1,673,956 | 87,330 |
The alternate forms: Günster (1,033) are calculated separately.
Gunster Demographics
Average Gunster Salary in
United States
$38,437 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Gunster Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gunster Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gunster is most common in The Netherlands. It may also be rendered as a variant: Günster. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gunster? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,374,607th most numerous family name internationally, held by around 1 in 45,547,162 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 57 percent of Gunster reside; 41 percent reside in North America and 41 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
It is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 53 people, or 1 in 318,626. In The Netherlands it is most numerous in: Gelderland, where 30 percent reside, North Holland, where 23 percent reside and South Holland, where 15 percent reside. Apart from The Netherlands Gunster exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 28 percent reside and Canada, where 13 percent reside.
Gunster Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Gunster has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Gunster last name rose 150 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Gunster Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Gunster surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 75% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Gunster earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 10.92% less than the national average, earning $38,437 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.62% more than the national average, earning $51,481 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Günster | 95 | 1,033 | / |
| Unster | 92 | 0 | / |
| Hunster | 86 | 7 | / |
| Gonster | 86 | 2 | / |
| Gunsted | 86 | 0 | / |
| Gunstead | 80 | 60 | / |
| Gunstedt | 80 | 38 | / |
| Goenster | 80 | 3 | / |
| Günste | 77 | 15 | / |
| Gunjte | 77 | 4 | / |
| Gumste | 77 | 4 | / |
| Gunsta | 77 | 4 | / |
| Gunnstedt | 75 | 58 | / |
| Honster | 71 | 11 | / |
| Gutenstedt | 71 | 1 | / |
| Umsterd | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ghumste | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aumster | 71 | 0 | / |
| Umstear | 71 | 0 | / |
| Humster | 71 | 0 | / |
| Honsther | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gonshtey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gumstead | 67 | 0 | / |
| Gonsta | 62 | 2 | / |
| Gunjti | 62 | 1 | / |
| Gonstaj | 57 | 1 | / |
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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 Gunster
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