Guam Surname

631,297th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 484 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Israel

Guam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Guam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1461:905,81667,732
Israel1261:67,9188,444
Papua New Guinea771:105,89214,318
Philippines351:2,892,521138,859
United States301:12,081,964463,456
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Malaysia161:1,843,38974,511
Afghanistan141:2,296,65615,575
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
China21:683,660,78330,601
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Guam (151) may also be a first name.

Guam Last Name Facts

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

Guam (Hindi: गुाम) occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Guam? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 631,297th most commonly held last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 15,056,913 people. The last name Guam occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 46 percent of Guam reside; 45 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 45 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Guam is also the 749,223rd most widespread first name worldwide, held by 151 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Indonesia, where it is borne by 146 people, or 1 in 905,816. In Indonesia it is mostly concentrated in: Papua, where 89 percent reside, West Papua, where 9 percent reside and West Kalimantan, where 2 percent reside. Excluding Indonesia this last name exists in 24 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 26 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 16 percent reside.

Guam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Guam has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Guam last name grew 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Guam Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Guam last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% registered with the political party.

Guam earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.35% more than the national average, earning $46,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Guamn89119/
Guaim8931/
Ghuam892/
Gueam891/
Guahm891/
Nguham8016/
Guasem8015/
Gouham8013/
Guaham802/
Guatim801/
Nguaam801/
Guhame801/
N'Guam801/
Guan752,795,397/
Quam753,776/
Gbam75679/
Kuam75495/
Gwam75370/
Guom757/
Cuam757/
Gvam751/
Guamgne73117/
Guamgue731/
Guahame731/
Gouhamg731/
Guachem731/
Quame673,032/
Kuame671,564/
Guahn67295/
Quaim67201/
Guain67136/
Guean6790/
Gwame6725/
Quaam6718/
Guaan6717/
Gboum6717/
Gbaam6715/
Guanc6712/
Guann6710/
Queam6710/
Quaum678/
Guayn677/
Cuham677/
Quham677/
Quaym675/
Ghuan675/
Cuame675/
Gbaum674/
Quwam674/
Quasm673/
Quamc673/
Kuamt673/
Gbeam672/
Quuam672/
Quamm672/
Guanh672/
Gbham672/
Quamg671/
Nquam671/
Gguan671/
Guahaime671/
Hquam671/
Guank671/
Gwamm671/
Gvamn671/
Gbamh671/
Cuamm671/
Kwuam671/
Quamh671/

Guam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Guam in the Hindi language
गुामguama-

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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 Guam
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