Gunve Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Gunve Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gunve Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Gunve Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gunve is carried by more people in Sweden than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gunve? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,117,718th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Gunve is mostly found in Europe, where 71 percent of Gunve live; 71 percent live in Northern Europe and 71 percent live in Scandinavia.

It is most widespread in Sweden, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 1,969,351. In Sweden Gunve is most frequent in: Västra Götaland County, where 80 percent live and Jönköping County, where 20 percent live. Barring Sweden this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 14 percent live and The United States, where 14 percent live.

Gunve Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gunve has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gunve surname declined 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gunver9112/
Unve895/
Unver80504/
Gunue8025/
Gunwe808/
Hunve807/
Gonve807/
Unveh801/
Gunbe801/
Unves801/
Gunnue7372/
Gunbie7363/
Hounve7336/
Aunver7328/
Gunbet7320/
Gounue7312/
Gounwe7310/
Gounbe737/
Gunbey737/
Gonvea735/
Gunuey735/
Gunber732/
Gunvér732/
Ngunwe731/
Ngunue731/
Ngunbe731/
Gaunvi731/
Unnver731/
Gaunue731/
Gunwei731/
Unue67837/
Gounoue67274/
Unwe67273/
Unva67232/
Unbe6720/
Ngounue6711/
Unvi6710/
Ungeeve679/
Gounbie679/
Umve675/
Ngounwe672/
Ng'unvi671/
Ghumver671/
Gounwer671/
Gounbeh671/
Gusenue671/
Guhmves671/
Gounnue671/
Gumnwee671/
Ngounbe671/
Ngunwei671/
Gunbher671/
Gunnuer670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Gunve
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