Zunder Surname
Approximately 383 people bear this surname
Zunder Surname Definition:
(from an ancestor's occupation) The German for “tinder.” Before the invention of matches, tinder was used for kindling fire. A seller of tinder.
Zunder Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 140 | 1:575,039 | 46,885 |
| Austria | 61 | 1:139,597 | 18,914 |
| United States | 38 | 1:9,538,393 | 399,091 |
| Suriname | 38 | 1:14,543 | 3,502 |
| Brazil | 23 | 1:9,307,580 | 200,052 |
| Canada | 23 | 1:1,601,982 | 107,690 |
| Netherlands | 17 | 1:993,363 | 65,241 |
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
| Ukraine | 10 | 1:4,552,270 | 216,874 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10 | 1:5,021,868 | 210,693 |
The alternate forms: Zünder (19) are calculated separately.
Zunder Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(from an ancestor's occupation) The German for “tinder.” Before the invention of matches, tinder was used for kindling fire. A seller of tinder.
Zunder Demographics
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Zunder Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zunder Come From? nationality or country of origin
Zunder (Russian: Зундер) is found most in Germany. It may be found as a variant: Zünder. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Zunder? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 749,861st most commonly used surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 19,027,535 people. Zunder is predominantly found in Europe, where 66 percent of Zunder reside; 57 percent reside in Western Europe and 57 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is held by 140 people, or 1 in 575,039. In Germany it is most frequent in: Saxony-Anhalt, where 48 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 19 percent live and Bavaria, where 12 percent live. Outside of Germany this last name exists in 18 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 16 percent live and The United States, where 10 percent live.
Zunder Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Zunder has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Zunder last name rose 380 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Zunder Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Zunder last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered with the party.
The amount Zunder earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 23.13% more than the national average, earning 426,134 kr per year; in United States they earn 70.14% more than the national average, earning $73,413 USD per year and in Canada they earn 97.89% more than the national average, earning $98,320 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Zunder Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zunder in the Russian language | ||
| Зундер | zunder | - |
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