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.
Read More About This SurnameGunther Surname Distribution Map
| 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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Average Gunther Salary in
United States
$46,572 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Gunther Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gunther Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gunther occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as: Günther or Gúnther. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gunther? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gunther is the 28,170th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 381,827 people. The surname Gunther is mostly found in The Americas, where 75 percent of Gunther live; 65 percent live in North America and 64 percent live in Anglo-North America. Gunther is also the 28,050th most frequently occurring first name in the world It is held by 29,770 people.
Gunther is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 11,674 people, or 1 in 31,048. In The United States it is primarily concentrated 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 this last name is found in 86 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 7 percent are found and France, where 6 percent are found.
Gunther Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Gunther has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gunther last name increased 621 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 445 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 822 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 243 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 33 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Gunther Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Gunther surname are 14.25% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 61.02% registered to vote for 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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Gunther Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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