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 surname Gunther occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Günther or Gúnther. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gunther? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gunther is the 28,170th most commonly held last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 381,827 people. The surname Gunther occurs predominantly 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 commonly occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 29,770 people.
The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 11,674 people, or 1 in 31,048. In The United States it is most numerous in: New York, where 11 percent live, California, where 11 percent live and Maryland, where 8 percent live. Besides The United States this surname exists in 86 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 7 percent live and France, where 6 percent live.
Gunther Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Gunther has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gunther surname rose 621 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 445 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 822 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 243 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 33 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Gunther Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Gunther surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Gunther surname are 14.25% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 61.02% being 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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