Gunther Surname
Approximately 19,086 people bear this surname
Gunther Surname Definition:
The Old Teutonic Gunther, Gundhar, &c. [v. under Gundry, and+ Old Saxon O.H.Ger. heri, hari (=O.E. here), army] Gunter occurs in Domesday Book.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11,674 | 1:31,048 | 3,865 |
| Australia | 1,382 | 1:19,534 | 2,710 |
| France | 1,069 | 1:62,135 | 8,467 |
| Argentina | 927 | 1:46,109 | 3,892 |
| Canada | 628 | 1:58,671 | 6,912 |
| Brazil | 627 | 1:341,426 | 13,109 |
| Netherlands | 488 | 1:34,605 | 5,787 |
| England | 378 | 1:147,402 | 14,157 |
| South Africa | 300 | 1:180,592 | 19,818 |
| Germany | 246 | 1:327,258 | 32,551 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Chile | 147 | 1:119,840 | 4,336 |
| New Zealand | 117 | 1:38,704 | 6,577 |
| Paraguay | 117 | 1:61,853 | 1,683 |
| Suriname | 115 | 1:4,805 | 1,070 |
| Spain | 113 | 1:413,735 | 22,335 |
| Wales | 74 | 1:41,818 | 4,057 |
| Mexico | 45 | 1:2,758,360 | 22,009 |
| Thailand | 44 | 1:1,605,417 | 210,847 |
| Indonesia | 33 | 1:4,007,551 | 204,828 |
| Finland | 31 | 1:177,313 | 15,564 |
| Hungary | 26 | 1:377,549 | 26,409 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Switzerland | 23 | 1:357,083 | 27,273 |
| Denmark | 18 | 1:313,595 | 22,770 |
| Norway | 18 | 1:285,683 | 29,080 |
| Belgium | 18 | 1:638,702 | 56,744 |
| Scotland | 17 | 1:314,930 | 14,413 |
| Sweden | 14 | 1:703,340 | 52,204 |
| India | 13 | 1:59,005,029 | 552,550 |
| Venezuela | 11 | 1:2,745,825 | 29,869 |
| Ecuador | 10 | 1:1,590,585 | 18,674 |
| Russia | 10 | 1:14,412,306 | 394,810 |
| Italy | 10 | 1:6,115,669 | 111,715 |
| Uruguay | 9 | 1:381,306 | 22,825 |
| Aruba | 9 | 1:11,497 | 1,511 |
| Croatia | 8 | 1:528,576 | 38,675 |
| Malaysia | 8 | 1:3,686,778 | 134,908 |
| Bermuda | 7 | 1:9,326 | 1,286 |
| Kazakhstan | 7 | 1:2,526,071 | 102,287 |
| Peru | 7 | 1:4,540,589 | 34,489 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Greece | 6 | 1:1,846,632 | 89,049 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Czechia | 6 | 1:1,772,245 | 105,647 |
| Costa Rica | 5 | 1:956,014 | 6,058 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| French Polynesia | 4 | 1:70,201 | 4,444 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Honduras | 4 | 1:2,204,110 | 6,397 |
| New Caledonia | 4 | 1:69,056 | 6,678 |
| Lebanon | 3 | 1:1,879,028 | 22,073 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Cyprus | 3 | 1:294,959 | 8,690 |
| Bolivia | 2 | 1:5,308,217 | 12,400 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2 | 1:2,986,327 | 84,533 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,476,622 | 29,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 85 | 1:286,769 | 19,769 |
| Wales | 9 | 1:174,268 | 6,522 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:534,745 | 14,325 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,881 | 1:26,698 | 3,284 |
The alternate forms: Günther (97,903) & Gúnther (1) are calculated separately.
Gunther (29,770) may also be a first name.
Gunther Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
The Old Teutonic Gunther, Gundhar, &c. [v. under Gundry, and+ Old Saxon O.H.Ger. heri, hari (=O.E. here), army] Gunter occurs in Domesday Book.
(German, English) Descendant of Gunter (war, bold).
User-submitted Reference
From the Germanic name Gundahar, derived from the elementsgund "war" and hari "army, warrior". This was the name of a semi-legendary 5th-century Burgundian king. He appears in the Germanic saga the 'Nibelungenlied'.
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Gunther Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gunther Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gunther is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Günther or Gúnther. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gunther? popularity and diffusion
Gunther is the 28,170th most widespread surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 381,827 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Gunther reside; 65 percent reside in North America and 64 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Gunther is also the 28,050th most numerous given name on earth, borne by 29,770 people.
This surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 11,674 people, or 1 in 31,048. In The United States Gunther is primarily found in: New York, where 11 percent are found, California, where 11 percent are found and Maryland, where 8 percent are found. Apart from The United States Gunther is found in 86 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 7 percent are found and France, where 6 percent are found.
Gunther Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Gunther has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gunther last name grew 621 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 445 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 822 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 243 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 33 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Gunther Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States Gunther are 14.25% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.02% being registered with the party.
The amount Gunther earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 104.8% more than the national average, earning S/. 39,701 per year; in South Africa they earn 85.37% more than the national average, earning R 440,508 per year; in United States they earn 7.93% more than the national average, earning $46,572 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.94% more than the national average, earning $51,144 CAD per year.
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Footnotes
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