Guilherme Forename
1,569th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 626,587 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil
Guilherme Forename User-submission:
A male name. Old German Willahelm, compound of vilja, meaning 'will' and helma, meaning 'helmet'. It became Guilieim and then Guillaume in French, and was introduced into England by the Normans in the 11th century, from which time it has held its place as one of the commonest men's names, as William.
Read More About This ForenameGuilherme Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 100% | 557,160 | 1:385 | 34 |
| Angola | 100% | 26,857 | 1:1,004 | 206 |
| Mozambique | - | 26,399 | 1:1,032 | 222 |
| Portugal | - | 11,936 | 1:872 | 145 |
| United States | 100% | 1,077 | 1:336,617 | 10,087 |
| Thailand | 100% | 632 | 1:110,864 | 9,019 |
| Cape Verde | - | 321 | 1:1,648 | 275 |
| Spain | 100% | 301 | 1:154,585 | 3,604 |
| France | 100% | 293 | 1:226,861 | 3,479 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 100% | 209 | 1:919 | 157 |
| Canada | 100% | 197 | 1:168,190 | 6,873 |
| England | 100% | 181 | 1:307,198 | 7,710 |
| Germany | 100% | 122 | 1:792,442 | 6,876 |
| India | 95% | 87 | 1:13,964,115 | 373,785 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 76 | 1:108,072 | 3,305 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 75 | 1:225,361 | 8,052 |
| South Africa | 97% | 59 | 1:924,282 | 36,205 |
| Australia | - | 54 | 1:252,919 | 5,580 |
| Ireland | - | 48 | 1:96,740 | 2,437 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 37 | 1:281,926 | 10,232 |
| Namibia | - | 36 | 1:66,783 | 3,675 |
| Belgium | 100% | 31 | 1:370,646 | 6,815 |
| New Zealand | - | 31 | 1:146,324 | 5,606 |
| Sweden | 100% | 28 | 1:352,068 | 10,149 |
| Chile | 90% | 23 | 1:765,531 | 7,771 |
| DR Congo | 100% | 21 | 1:3,515,600 | 73,131 |
| Italy | 93% | 20 | 1:3,053,104 | 18,341 |
| Indonesia | - | 20 | 1:12,898,183 | 378,977 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 19 | 1:1,589,573 | 29,905 |
| China | - | 13 | 1:105,081,214 | 64,899 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 12 | 1:595,999 | 19,549 |
| Paraguay | 92% | 12 | 1:603,067 | 5,347 |
| Austria | 100% | 12 | 1:709,517 | 5,762 |
| Russia | - | 11 | 1:13,112,155 | 45,377 |
| Mexico | 100% | 11 | 1:11,285,857 | 32,937 |
| Norway | 100% | 11 | 1:466,575 | 8,612 |
| Malaysia | 100% | 10 | 1:3,044,994 | 79,253 |
| Hungary | 100% | 10 | 1:979,177 | 2,758 |
| Guinea-Bissau | - | 9 | 1:192,024 | 110 |
| Ecuador | - | 9 | 1:1,969,658 | 11,243 |
| Japan | - | 8 | 1:15,998,257 | 41,670 |
| Denmark | - | 7 | 1:807,071 | 10,426 |
| Israel | 86% | 7 | 1:1,200,417 | 15,461 |
| Scotland | 100% | 7 | 1:764,338 | 8,248 |
| Czechia | - | 6 | 1:1,776,027 | 4,577 |
| Panama | - | 5 | 1:781,311 | 18,191 |
| Luxembourg | 100% | 5 | 1:112,810 | 2,667 |
| Qatar | 100% | 5 | 1:473,921 | 38,106 |
| Congo | 100% | 4 | 1:1,252,301 | 19,043 |
| Macau | - | 4 | 1:152,052 | 991 |
| Colombia | - | 4 | 1:11,944,732 | 44,648 |
| Kuwait | - | 4 | 1:946,316 | 12,511 |
| Ghana | - | 4 | 1:6,746,554 | 8,075 |
| Uruguay | - | 3 | 1:1,142,546 | 10,015 |
| Argentina | 100% | 3 | 1:14,257,748 | 23,489 |
| Greece | 100% | 2 | 1:5,467,274 | 17,678 |
| Singapore | - | 2 | 1:3,143,527 | 27,876 |
| Finland | 67% | 2 | 1:2,741,592 | 19,235 |
| Cuba | - | 2 | 1:5,753,276 | 9,613 |
| Costa Rica | - | 2 | 1:2,383,974 | 18,662 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | - | 1 | 1:111,580 | 7,062 |
| Suriname | - | 1 | 1:552,811 | 5,457 |
| Somalia | - | 1 | 1:13,525,867 | 7,760 |
| Zambia | - | 1 | 1:15,854,794 | 66,637 |
| Yemen | - | 1 | 1:26,296,751 | 14,474 |
| Wales | 100% | 1 | 1:3,094,309 | 16,222 |
| Romania | - | 1 | 1:20,051,976 | 55,376 |
| Turkey | - | 1 | 1:77,801,709 | 91,051 |
| Gibraltar | - | 1 | 1:34,138 | 985 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 1 | 1:1,843,146 | 3,737 |
| Bahamas | - | 1 | 1:399,370 | 4,606 |
| Bahrain | - | 1 | 1:1,348,673 | 7,854 |
| Belarus | - | 1 | 1:9,482,384 | 20,892 |
| Bolivia | - | 1 | 1:10,601,404 | 9,299 |
| Brunei | - | 1 | 1:419,570 | 3,266 |
| Bulgaria | - | 1 | 1:6,990,390 | 27,036 |
| Chad | - | 1 | 1:13,598,398 | 15,363 |
| El Salvador | - | 1 | 1:6,341,786 | 16,428 |
| Equatorial Guinea | - | 1 | 1:1,137,689 | 1,044 |
| Gabon | - | 1 | 1:1,883,336 | 4,538 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 1 | 1:3,550,301 | 10,040 |
| Guatemala | - | 1 | 1:16,108,429 | 13,998 |
| Haiti | - | 1 | 1:10,726,953 | 41,696 |
| Hong Kong | - | 1 | 1:7,752,725 | 20,144 |
| Iceland | - | 1 | 1:366,017 | 7,938 |
| Lebanon | - | 1 | 1:5,627,571 | 19,299 |
| Malawi | - | 1 | 1:17,112,310 | 24,110 |
| Mauritius | - | 1 | 1:1,297,784 | 13,721 |
| New Caledonia | - | 1 | 1:270,164 | 3,221 |
| Peru | - | 1 | 1:31,791,454 | 110,866 |
| Poland | - | 1 | 1:38,027,112 | 9,241 |
Guilherme (51,027) may also be a surname.
Guilherme Forename Meaning
User-submitted Reference
A male name. Old German Willahelm, compound of vilja, meaning 'will' and helma, meaning 'helmet'. It became Guilieim and then Guillaume in French, and was introduced into England by the Normans in the 11th century, from which time it has held its place as one of the commonest men's names, as William. From France it was introduced to Spain and Portugal, where it became Giullermo and Guilherme, respectively.
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Guilherme Demographics
Average Male Guilherme Height
174.52 cm
Average male height (US):
175.3 cm
Sample size: 4,429 (2014)
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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