Gurnow Surname

2,255,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 71 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Gurnow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gurnow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States701:5,177,985261,849
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529

Gurnow Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gurnow occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Gurnow click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gurnow? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gurnow is the 2,255,512th most frequent last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 102,641,492 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Gurnow live; 99 percent live in North America and 99 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Gurnow is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 70 people, or 1 in 5,177,985. In The United States it is most frequent in: Missouri, where 49 percent live, New York, where 19 percent live and Michigan, where 14 percent live. Besides The United States this last name exists in one country. It is also found in England, where 1 percent live.

Gurnow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gurnow has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Gurnow surname declined 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gurnow Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gurnow surname are 15.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.5% registered with the political party.

Gurnow earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.16% more than the national average, earning $45,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gurnov83157/
Gornow8323/
Gurnova77155/
Hurnhow771/
Gurgnov771/
Urnov73248/
Urnaw737/
Gournoff7112/
Gornov671,290/
Aurnob67811/
Urnova6747/
Hornow6724/
Hurnov6713/
Gurnab674/
Girnov671/
Ournob671/
Hurnova6220/
Gornoff621/
Gourneuf574/
Urnav5510/
Ornaw557/
Aurnab50631/
Hornof50570/
Ornoff5076/
Hornov5074/
Hornów507/

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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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  • 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 Gurnow
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