Gunvaldsen Surname

1,111,382nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 219 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Gunvaldsen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gunvaldsen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1871:27,4993,760
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Gunvaldsen Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Gunvaldsen Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Gunvaldsen occurs more in Norway more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gunvaldsen? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,111,382nd most commonly used last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 33,276,465 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 85 percent of Gunvaldsen are found; 85 percent are found in Northern Europe and 85 percent are found in Scandinavia.

Gunvaldsen is most commonly occurring in Norway, where it is carried by 187 people, or 1 in 27,499. In Norway it is most numerous in: Southern Norway, where 61 percent are found, Eastern Norway, where 18 percent are found and Western Norway, where 18 percent are found. Barring Norway this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 6 percent are found and Canada, where 6 percent are found.

Gunvaldsen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gunvaldsen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Gunvaldsen last name rose 108 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gunvaldsen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gunvaldsen last name are 30.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 83.33% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Gunvaldsen earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 11.47% more than the national average, earning 385,791 kr per year and in United States they earn 4.98% less than the national average, earning $41,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gunvaldson9044/
Gunwaldsen9018/
Gunvaldsson8612/
Kohn-Feldhusen5011/
Canfield-Senne501/

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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
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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 Gunvaldsen
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