von Gunten Surname

194,204th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,164 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

von Gunten Surname User-submission:

Von Gunten is a Swiss-German surname, denoting someone who came from Gunten ('good place'), a small settlement in central-west Switzerland (south of Thun).

von Gunten Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland1,9141:4,291620
United States1141:3,179,464183,182
France461:1,443,972140,296
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Liechtenstein81:4,797618
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
England71:7,959,723202,100
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

von Gunten Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Von Gunten is a Swiss-German surname, denoting someone who came from Gunten ('good place'), a small settlement in central-west Switzerland (south of Thun).

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This surname means 'of (from) Gunten', a settlement in Switzerland.

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von Gunten Last Name Facts

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

The surname von Gunten is most common in Switzerland. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of von Gunten click here.

How Common Is The Last Name von Gunten? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 194,204th most widespread last name internationally, held by around 1 in 3,367,628 people. von Gunten is mostly found in Europe, where 92 percent of von Gunten are found; 90 percent are found in Western Europe and 75 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

von Gunten is most widely held in Switzerland, where it is held by 1,914 people, or 1 in 4,291. In Switzerland it is primarily found in: Canton of Bern, where 54 percent live, Canton of Zürich, where 11 percent live and Republic and Canton of Neuchâtel, where 5 percent live. Without taking into account Switzerland von Gunten is found in 23 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 5 percent live and France, where 2 percent live.

von Gunten Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of von Gunten has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 1,140 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 350 percent between 1881 and 2014.

von Gunten Last Name Statistics demography

The amount von Gunten earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 108.21% more than the national average, earning R 494,784 per year; in United States they earn 66.16% more than the national average, earning $71,696 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.1% less than the national average, earning $38,702 CAD per year.

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