Guaján Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ecuador
Highest density in:
Ecuador

Guaján Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Guaján Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ecuador81:1,988,23121,385
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698

The alternate forms: Guajan (1,941) & Guajàn (1) are calculated separately.

Guaján Last Name Facts

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

Guaján is found in Ecuador more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as: Guajan or Guajàn. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Guaján? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,063,924th most commonly used last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Guaján reside; 80 percent reside in South America and 80 percent reside in Andean South America.

The surname Guaján is most commonly occurring in Ecuador, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 1,988,231. Excluding Ecuador Guaján occurs in one country. It is also found in Guatemala, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Guajan941,941/
Guajàn941/
Guacán836/
Guayán832/
Guhajan775/
Guajean772/
Guain73136/
Guean7390/
Guayn737/
Guaen731/
Kuajn731/
Guadjong711/
Guazon671,235/
Guayan671,154/
Guoyan67106/
Guacon6762/
Guayen6760/
Quajan6742/
Guojin6730/
Guehan6728/
Guiyan6722/
Guayne6721/
Gouean6720/
Guason679/
Guazan677/
Gueyan675/
Kuajan674/
Guayon672/
Guasan672/
Gbajan672/
Cuajan671/
Guojon671/
Gueahn671/
Kuajun671/
Cuajon671/
Guejon671/
Guayun671/
Guiian671/
Gbazán671/
Gbajen671/
Gbajon671/
Guaune671/
Guhean670/
Quajen670/

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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
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  • 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 Guaján
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