Guacales Surname

419,686th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 827 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Colombia

Guacales Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Guacales Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia7081:67,4783,012
Ecuador1181:134,7956,841
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Guacalés (2) are calculated separately.

Guacales Last Name Facts

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

Guacales is found most in Colombia. It may also be found as: Guacalés. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Guacales? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 419,686th most common family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 8,812,027 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Guacales live; 100 percent live in South America and 86 percent live in Caribbean South America.

The surname is most widely held in Colombia, where it is held by 708 people, or 1 in 67,478. In Colombia it is mostly found in: Nariño Department, where 78 percent live, Valle del Cauca Department, where 9 percent live and Putumayo Department, where 8 percent live. Not including Colombia Guacales is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Ecuador, where 14 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Guacales Last Name Statistics demography

Guacales earn significantly less than the average income. In Colombia they earn 26.09% less than the national average, earning $16,778,600 COP per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Guacalés962/
Guascales941/
Guacalez882/
Cuajales751/
Guacalla751/
Guazalez751/
Guascalay719/
Gbacoule6322/
Quaqualee591/
Kuakala5382/
Gbakole5356/
Gbakali5334/
Kwacala538/
Cuacola531/
Kuokalis5061/
Quekeles503/
Ghuokole501/
Queqeles501/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Guacales
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