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
Average Zunder Salary in
United States
$73,413 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Zunder Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zunder Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Zunder (Russian: Зундер) is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant: Zünder. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Zunder? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 749,861st most common family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 19,027,535 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 66 percent of Zunder are found; 57 percent are found in Western Europe and 57 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
The last name is most commonly held in Germany, where it is held by 140 people, or 1 in 575,039. In Germany Zunder is mostly concentrated in: Saxony-Anhalt, where 48 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 19 percent are found and Bavaria, where 12 percent are found. Excluding Germany this surname exists in 18 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 16 percent are found and The United States, where 10 percent are found.
Zunder Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Zunder has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Zunder surname rose 380 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Zunder Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Zunder surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for 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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