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Where Does The Last Name Gunther Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Gunther is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Günther or Gúnther. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gunther? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 28,170^th most widely held surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 381,827 people. Gunther occurs mostly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Gunther live; 65 percent live in North America and 64 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 28,050^th most numerous given name internationally, borne by 29,770 people.

Gunther is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 11,674 people, or 1 in 31,048. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 11 percent live, California, where 11 percent live and Maryland, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this last name 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 incidence of Gunther has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Gunther last name expanded 621 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 445 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 822 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 243 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 33 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Gunther Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Gunther surname is predominantly 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 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.