Gurnham Surname

1,257,535th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 183 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Gurnham Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gurnham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England891:626,04636,944
Canada551:669,92054,285
United States321:11,326,842445,236
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England301:812,51235,970
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Gurnham Last Name Facts

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

Gurnham is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Gurnham.

How Common Is The Last Name Gurnham? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,257,535th most widespread last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 39,822,655 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 50 percent of Gurnham reside; 49 percent reside in Northern Europe and 49 percent reside in British Isles.

Gurnham is most commonly occurring in England, where it is borne by 89 people, or 1 in 626,046. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Northamptonshire, where 40 percent reside, Essex, where 15 percent reside and Greater London, where 11 percent reside. Beside England it exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 30 percent reside and The United States, where 17 percent reside.

Gurnham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gurnham has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Gurnham surname grew 297 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 320 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gurnham Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gurnham surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Gurnham earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 38.15% more than the national average, earning $59,610 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.04% more than the national average, earning $63,116 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gurnam9234/
Gurnaam862/
Gornham860/
Gurnan778/
Gornam772/
Gurnane717/
Gurnnan712/
Gornhom711/
Ghornam711/
Gurnain711/
Gutrnan711/
Gurnand710/
Gurnant710/
Gurnandt674/
Gurniank671/
Gournean671/
Gournian671/
Gurznean670/
Gurnon62137/
Gornan6222/
Gornom621/
Gornean5775/
Gornyan5744/
Gournon5719/
Gornian572/
Gorrnan570/
Gurgnon570/
Goernan570/
Gornnan570/
Gurnyong539/
Gournoon533/

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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 Gurnham
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