Gurnah Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Gurnah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gurnah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:3,095,448105,421
Tanzania121:4,411,80154,433
Yemen31:8,808,43135,773
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Gurnah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gurnah is most common in England. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gurnah? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,228,735th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 196,960,700 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 49 percent of Gurnah live; 49 percent live in Northern Europe and 49 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most frequent in England, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 3,095,448. In England Gurnah is most prevalent in: Greater London, where 61 percent reside, Kent, where 22 percent reside and Somerset, where 6 percent reside. Besides England it is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 32 percent reside and Yemen, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gurnadh925/
Gurna91302/
Gurnnath861/
Gourna83182/
Gurnaz83123/
Gurnea83119/
Gurnas8326/
Gurnay8314/
Gurnga837/
Gurrna834/
Gurnat832/
Gurnad831/
Ghurna831/
Gurnau831/
Gurnaś831/
Gurzna831/
Gurnaa830/
Urna80505/
Gournay772,514/
Gournas77299/
Gurnaud77142/
Gurneau7753/
Gurnacz7712/
Gournai7710/
Gorneah776/
Gournea773/
Ghurnas771/
Hurnadh771/
Gournat771/
Gurnass771/
Gornaah771/
Hurnach771/
Urnau73952/
Aurna73907/
Ourna73739/
Gorna73483/
Hurna73161/
Girna73143/
Gurno73116/
Urnaa7353/
Górna7352/
Gurná7320/
Urnat737/
Urnea734/
Urnna731/
Urnad731/
Urnas730/
Hurnauth7170/
Gurgnaus713/
Aurnauth711/
Outrnach711/
Gournaud711/
Gurrenna711/
Gaurneau711/
Gourneaz710/
Gurney6715,992/
Gornea67378/
Haurna67174/
Urnaut67173/
Girnna67148/
Gurnot67141/
Gornay6755/
Gourno6731/
Girnau6729/
Ngurno6723/
Urenna6718/
Gorzna6716/
Gornai6714/
Ournat6711/
Gourneaux6710/
Górzna676/
Gornaľ674/
Hourna673/
Gornoh672/
Girnay672/
Ornaha672/
Ghorna671/
Gournault671/
Urnass671/
Urnaiz671/
Gurnoi671/
Gornau671/

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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
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  • 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 Gurnah
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