Zunder Surname

749,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 383 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Suriname

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1401:575,03946,885
Austria611:139,59718,914
United States381:9,538,393399,091
Suriname381:14,5433,502
Brazil231:9,307,580200,052
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
Netherlands171:993,36365,241
England111:5,065,278148,650
Ukraine101:4,552,270216,874
Norway61:857,04855,549
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Macau11:601,6301,582
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

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.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zünder9419/
Zundert92105/
Zunderd924/
Szunder924/
Zuinder921/
Zunde911,282/
Sunder8315,394/
Zounde83452/
Zonder83301/
Cunder83176/
Junder839/
Zhunde837/
Zundre836/
Zundje834/
Ziunde833/
Zundhe832/
Xunder831/
Zundee831/
Zundeh830/
Saunder77569/
Chunder77461/
Zoundje77278/
Dziunde77209/
Sundher77151/
Shunder77106/
Tsunder77100/
Counder7796/
Szünder7783/
Caunder7726/
Sundere7725/
Zoundea7724/
Sounder7722/
Szonder7718/
Sundert7713/
Sunderø779/
Sundeer774/
Sumnder773/
Sunderr772/
Cundier772/
Sunnder772/
Zoundie772/
Jounder771/
Sundder771/
Suunder771/
Suynder771/
Jhunder771/
Jundere771/
Zeundeu771/
Zundeth771/
Zhinder770/
Suinder770/
Sunde7312,052/
Zunda733,375/
Zonde731,394/
Junde73196/
Zundi7366/
Cunde7350/
Zumde734/
Zundy731/
Schunder71552/
Zoundeha7151/
Sutender7118/
Shounder7110/
Saunderd716/
Susinder713/
Chaunder712/
Jundhere711/
Saunderz711/
Sundheer711/
Chounder711/
Chuinder711/
Saunderr710/
Sunndere710/
Shaunder710/
Zoundi6726,576/
Conder675,230/
Zundui672,271/
Sonder671,447/
Sünder67814/
Jundee67732/
Jundre67678/
Zaunda67579/
Sundey67322/
Cundey67250/
Zounda67249/
Zhunda67208/
Saunde67121/
Jundeh67120/
Sundre67107/
Sundie6791/
Jundes6787/
Zondie6772/
Schuinder6761/
Giunde6760/
Jundez6756/
Jhundheer6754/
Sundee6745/
Sundir6727/
Cunderová6719/
Jhunde6717/
Suinde6717/
Sunderova6714/
Sundei6713/
Sundeu6713/
Zundai6712/
Zondej6712/
Zoundy679/
Zondei679/
Djunde676/
Seunde676/
Sumder675/
Zhonde675/
Zunduy675/
Zhundi675/
Sundeh674/
Cunderova673/
Jundet673/
Sundhe672/
Jundde672/
Jumnde671/
Jaunde671/
Ziundi671/
Zaundi671/
Suchender671/
Suchinder671/
Zondea671/
Junded671/
Jounde671/
Jünder671/
Zoundé671/
Zondir671/
Zoonde671/
Sgunde671/
Cónder671/
Cundir671/
Cuinde671/
Scunde671/
Zuinda670/

Zunder Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zunder in the Russian language
Зундерzunder-

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