Gurnam Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Wales

Gurnam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gurnam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India101:76,706,538639,611
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Wales61:515,75523,171
England31:18,572,686338,250
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371

Gurnam (83,685) may also be a first name.

Gurnam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gurnam (Hindi: गुरनाम, Marathi: गुरनाम, Oriya: ଗୁର୍ମ) is borne by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Gurnam click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gurnam? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,373,373rd most frequently occurring surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 214,339,586 people. The surname Gurnam is predominantly found in Asia, where 62 percent of Gurnam are found; 32 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 29 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 11,914th most widely held first name worldwide. It is borne by 83,685 people.

Gurnam is most frequent in India, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 76,706,538. In India it is most frequent in: Jammu and Kashmir, where 50 percent reside, Bihar, where 10 percent reside and Telangana, where 10 percent reside. Besides India this surname is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 29 percent reside and Wales, where 18 percent reside.

Gurnam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gurnam has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Gurnam last name contracted 62 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gurnham92183/
Gurnaam922/
Urnam912/
Hurnam8374/
Gurnan838/
Urnham835/
Gornam832/
Aurnam831/
Hurnaum7794/
Gurnane777/
Eurnham772/
Gurnnan772/
Hournam771/
Gutrnan771/
Gurnain771/
Ghornam771/
Usrname771/
Gurnand770/
Gurnant770/
Gornham770/
Ornam7357/
Urnom7331/
Gurnandt714/
Gournean711/
Gurznean710/
Gurnon67137/
Gornan6722/
Hornam6715/
Orneam671/
Gornom671/
Hurnom670/
Gornean6275/
Gournon6219/
Hoornam624/
Hornaim621/
Gornhom621/
Gorrnan620/
Gurgnon620/
Goernan620/
Gornnan620/
Gournoon573/
Ornom5522/
Hornom5027/
Gornon5015/
Ornnom507/

Gurnam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gurnam in the Hindi language
गुरनामguranama99.21
गुरूनामgurunama0.52
Gurnam in the Marathi language
गुरनामguranama58.06
गुनguna29.03
गुरनामिंसगguranaminsaga3.23
गुरनgurana3.23
गुरुनामिंसगgurunaminsaga3.23
गुरुनामgurunama3.23
Gurnam in the Oriya language
ଗୁର୍ମgurma25
ଗୁରୁନାମgurunama25
ଗୁରନାମguranama25
ଗୁର୍ମ୍gurm25

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gurnam
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