Hund Surname

100,856th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,681 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Hund Surname Definition:

(Teutonic) a pers. name, nickname, and sign-name from the Hound [Teutonic hund, a hound, dog] Gilbert le Hund.—Hundred Rolls

Hund Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,1761:36,9974,902
United States1,7441:207,83220,349
Netherlands1351:125,09019,566
France1251:531,38273,029
Argentina1211:353,25127,617
Romania641:313,71727,893
India461:16,675,334263,471
Brazil451:4,757,207124,005
Australia421:642,75544,739
Chile401:440,41211,644
Hungary341:288,71422,080
Switzerland161:513,30736,405
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Ukraine71:6,503,242257,739
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
England41:13,929,515290,718
China31:455,773,85521,925
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Guinea-Bissau11:1,728,021323
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2391:210,12018,069

The alternate forms: Hünd (15) are calculated separately.

Hund (45) may also be a first name.

Hund Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Teutonic) a pers. name, nickname, and sign-name from the Hound [Teutonic hund, a hound, dog] Gilbert le Hund.—Hundred Rolls

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Hund Last Name Facts

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

Hund (Hindi: हून्द, Marathi: हुंड) is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also appear as: Hünd. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hund? popularity and diffusion

Hund is the 100,856th most common surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 1,556,835 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 56 percent of Hund live; 52 percent live in Western Europe and 50 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,504,468th most frequent first name worldwide, held by 45 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Germany, where it is borne by 2,176 people, or 1 in 36,997. In Germany it is most frequent in: Baden-Württemberg, where 44 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 18 percent live and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 6 percent live. Barring Germany this last name exists in 43 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 37 percent live and The Netherlands, where 3 percent live.

Hund Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Hund has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 730 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hund Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Hund surname are 22.65% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 69.42% registered with the political party.

The amount Hund earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 60.09% less than the national average, earning R 94,848 per year; in United States they earn 1.27% more than the national average, earning $43,699 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.95% less than the national average, earning $40,270 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hünd9215/
Hundt897,952/
Chund89365/
Hunds89134/
Hundz8996/
Khund8974/
Huhnd8955/
Huynd895/
Ahund892/
Huend892/
Hundh891/
Huind891/
Hound890/
Haund890/
Heund890/
Huntd890/
Hun8658,722/
Und8664/
Khound802,030/
Khaund80894/
Khundh80168/
Chaund8023/
Huhndt8021/
Houndt8015/
Hundte806/
Chundz805/
Cheund802/
Chundh802/
Chound801/
Jhaund801/
Chuund801/
Hundås801/
Haundz801/
Hunt75333,945/
Hung75177,294/
Chun75117,763/
Khun75116,917/
Gund7529,678/
Hind7517,832/
Huyn7514,590/
Huhn7513,898/
Haun7510,440/
Hunn754,960/
Hunh754,580/
Heun753,427/
Ahun752,432/
Jund751,832/
Huin751,705/
Hune75845/
Houn75597/
Undp75502/
Hond75461/
Husn75211/
Hunc75188/
Aund7599/
Huun7557/
Undt7534/
Ohun7530/
Humd759/
Ound758/
Humn756/
Hutn756/
Uind754/
Undh752/
Hunč752/
Hhun752/
Unds751/
Undz751/
Hunø751/
Unnd751/
Undd751/
Uend751/
Ujnd751/
Uhnd751/
Usnd751/
Utnd751/
Hunq751/
Hujn751/
Hjun751/
Housend73119/
Hundová737/
Chuindt732/
Chhunds731/
Huggind731/
Hussind731/
Hundova731/
Hussend731/
Huynh671,597,536/
Husen67309,466/
Chung67219,448/
Un6787,850/
Husin6744,164/
Khunt6715,901/
Khune678,414/
Hunte677,968/
Heung675,498/
Gaund674,717/
Hutin674,060/
Chunn673,342/
Khaun672,439/
Huyng672,257/
Chond672,056/
Jundt671,839/
Gound671,831/
Chaun671,382/
Chhun671,327/
Chuin671,139/
Houng67964/
Ehoun67889/
Chune67780/
Khoun67725/
Choun67570/
Haung67567/
Hondt67503/
Cheun67465/
Huntt67426/
Humne67402/
Husne67372/
Hunts67295/
Hindt67288/
Husyn67248/
Housn67206/
Gundt67190/
Huhne67188/
Huten67165/
Hahun67158/
Huyhn67137/
Hutyn67136/
Hohun67115/
Husén6798/
Haune6778/
Hauhn6748/
Chunt6748/
Haunn6745/
Huinh6738/
Huine6736/
Huhyn6733/
Heune6732/
Huynn6731/
Hunne6727/
Huhnt6727/
Hugne6726/
Hunth6725/
Huing6724/
Haunt6723/
Khunh6722/
Gundh6718/
Khuin6717/
Hutín6717/
Hount6716/
Hausn6716/
Houne6715/
Khunn6715/
Hindø6715/
Kheun6714/
D'Houndt6714/
Chuun6713/
Chuyn6713/
Huint6712/
Jound6712/
Hucin6712/
Gunnd6711/
Chutn679/
Huyne679/
Hindh678/
Chuhn678/
Huỳnh678/
Hounk678/
Hündt678/
Hinnd677/
Aundh677/
Chunh677/
Hunng676/
Chumn676/
Khuyn676/
Huhnh675/
Hutnh674/
Choundte674/
Heuhn674/
Utend674/
Aundt673/
Houyn673/
Hungh673/
Huunt673/
Ahaun673/
Hungg673/
Hunhe672/
Hunnt672/
Husng672/
Guund672/
Gundd672/
Chunq672/
Huijn672/
Huyền672/
Huýnh672/
Juind672/
Huisn672/
Huynt671/
Haunh671/
Jundh671/
Oundt671/
Jeund671/
Hucen671/
Huent671/
Hungc671/
Hunnh671/
Husnn671/
Guntd671/
Aunnd671/
Huinn671/
Jaund671/
Husèn671/
Houën671/
Hunzs671/
Hondh671/
Hindå671/
Hjoun671/
Chumd671/
Chusn671/
Uundt671/
Hungq671/
Heunn671/
Khujn671/
Heunt670/
Hounn670/
Haumn670/
Houhn670/
Hoond670/

Hund Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Hund in the Marathi language
हुंडhunda82.86
हूंडhunda8.57
हुडhuda8.57
Hund in the Hindi language
हून्दhunda50
हुन्दhunda50

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