Guillaume Surname

6,503rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 86,856 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Vatican City

Guillaume Surname Definition:

: see under William in Dict.

Guillaume Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France41,6001:1,59792
Haiti22,3061:47960
Belgium5,4931:2,093153
Chad5,4881:2,477447
Rwanda3,4111:3,332821
United States3,3631:107,77811,792
Argentina5821:73,4426,251
Switzerland5701:14,4092,370
Mauritius4461:2,900507
Canada4231:87,1059,640
DR Congo3351:220,53621,570
Germany2531:318,20331,987
Ivory Coast2411:95,7314,997
Dominican Republic2231:46,7842,447
Brazil2151:995,69535,283
Luxembourg2061:2,818345
Thailand1591:444,26677,821
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Cameroon1271:163,53617,652
England1191:468,21930,572
Benin1141:90,66310,508
Spain1011:462,89123,948
Italy861:711,12460,287
Australia841:321,37727,634
New Caledonia831:3,328498
Netherlands761:222,20029,701
Chile521:338,7789,521
Trinidad and Tobago501:27,2802,912
Ethiopia491:1,990,7408,024
Jersey421:2,362396
Mexico401:3,103,15523,265
South Africa381:1,425,72975,291
Panama291:134,9054,585
Seychelles291:3,186566
Singapore261:211,83510,313
Suriname261:21,2544,689
Saint Lucia201:8,939961
French Polynesia181:15,6003,086
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Monaco141:2,648179
Grenada121:9,045775
China111:124,301,9616,553
Venezuela111:2,745,82529,869
Cuba101:1,152,2726,837
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Niger81:2,399,00243,750
Guyana51:152,4449,017
Honduras51:1,763,2885,823
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Mali41:4,242,2592,433
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Vietnam41:23,161,5143,610
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Saint Pierre and Miquelon21:3,200337
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Vatican City11:1174
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England281:870,54937,307
Jersey81:6,4851,119
Wales31:522,80514,314
Guernsey31:10,8851,562
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1051:478,27334,042

The alternate forms: Guillaumé (15) are calculated separately.

Guillaume (372,827) may also be a first name.

Guillaume Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

: see under William in Dict.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Guillaume Last Name Facts

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

The last name Guillaume is held by more people in France than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Guillaumé. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Guillaume? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,503rd most frequently held family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 83,904 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 54 percent of Guillaume reside; 54 percent reside in Western Europe and 53 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 2,794th most frequent forename on earth It is held by 372,827 people.

The surname is most widely held in France, where it is borne by 41,600 people, or 1 in 1,597. In France it is mostly concentrated in: Île-de-France, where 17 percent are found, Grand Est, where 16 percent are found and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 10 percent are found. Outside of France it occurs in 95 countries. It also occurs in Haiti, where 26 percent are found and Belgium, where 6 percent are found.

Guillaume Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Guillaume has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Guillaume last name expanded 3,203 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 425 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 1,400 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Guillaume Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Guillaume last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Guillaume surname are 9.81% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 63.04% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Guillaume earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 59.38% more than the national average, earning €47,861 per year; in South Africa they earn 25.61% less than the national average, earning R 176,772 per year; in United States they earn 6.75% more than the national average, earning $46,061 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.74% less than the national average, earning $44,346 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Guillaumé9615/
Guillaumet951,227/
Guilleaume95268/
Guillaumes95209/
Guilliaume9571/
Guillaumey9569/
Guillaumme9511/
Guillaumee956/
Guillaumez951/
Guilllaume951/
Guillaumée951/
Guillame94135/
Guillaum9462/
Gillaume9438/
Guillume9416/
Guilliaumet9014/
Guillamet891,356/
Guillaumy8941/
Guilliame8927/
Guilleume8912/
Guillumet896/
Guillaime894/
Guillamer893/
Guilliaum892/
Quillaume892/
Guellaume892/
Guilloume892/
Guillaumd891/
Gilliaume891/
Guilleame891/
Guillames891/
Gwillaume891/
Cuillaume891/
Guillahme891/
Guillamme890/
Guilliume890/
Guillam88133/
Guillum889/
Gillame883/
Gillaum881/
Gillume880/
Guilleumes849/
Guilliames847/
Guillamett841/
Guilleumet841/
Guelliaume840/
Guilliam82389/
Guillome82312/
Guillium8241/
Gilliume8239/
Gilliame8231/
Guillamy8229/
Gilliaum8215/
Guillami8211/
Guillôme823/
Guilloum822/
Guillamí821/
Gillamet821/
Guyllame820/
Guilleum820/
Gillam809,622/
Gillum806,778/
Glaume80298/
Guillomet78114/
Guilloumy7821/
Gillhamer7811/
Guelleume781/
Gilliamep781/
Guellamet781/
Quilliame781/
Guillhome781/
Guillomer781/
Guillomes781/
Guillomme781/
Guilliome781/
Guelliume780/
Quillayme780/
Gilliam7540,145/
Gillham755,273/
Gillium75146/
Gillama7545/
Guillom7526/
Gillgam7524/
Gillaim7513/
Gillahm757/
Gillome754/
Gillami753/
Gilleum752/
Gilluim752/
Guellam751/
Gillamy751/
Gilloum751/
Gillyam751/
Gilleam750/
Gihllam750/
Gillime750/
Glaumer750/
Gillaem750/
Gilllam750/
Giellum750/
Guilliomet7428/
Gillhammer7416/
Gwilliames749/
Guillhomme741/
Glaum71691/
Quillama71281/
Glame7172/
Guellami7165/
Guelloum7149/
Glume7133/
Guilliom7118/
Gillomee716/
Gilliiam715/
Gillaham712/
Gilliome712/
Ghellame711/
Guillomy711/
Ghillham711/
Gllam710/
Gillom67133/
Gilliomee6720/
Glaime6716/
Glamer678/
Gellam676/
Glumer674/
Gellum673/
Glames672/
Glliam672/
Gllahm671/
Gillamová671/
Glamie671/
Glamee671/
Guellaimi671/
Ghelloume671/
Glaumé671/
Gloume671/
Ghllam671/
Giellimee671/
Glloum671/
Gllham671/
Gillhomer670/
Glamey670/
Glumey670/

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