Guame Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Guame Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Guame Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea241:339,73845,241
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Guame (30) may also be a first name.

Guame Last Name Facts

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

The surname Guame is more frequently found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Guame? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,665,662nd most widespread last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. The surname Guame is predominantly found in Oceania, where 83 percent of Guame live; 83 percent live in Oceania Islands and 83 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,911,214th most widespread first name internationally, held by 30 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 24 people, or 1 in 339,738. In Papua New Guinea Guame is mostly concentrated in: Morobe, where 54 percent live, Southern Highlands, where 42 percent live and Hela, where 4 percent live. Aside from Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 10 percent live and Niger, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Guamez9111/
Guamea9110/
Guaime913/
Guayme911/
Guamei911/
Guames911/
Guamey911/
Guamme911/
Guhame911/
Guaamer839/
Guamett831/
Guaymie831/
Guaimet831/
Guahame831/
Guaimez831/
Quame803,032/
Kuame801,564/
Gbame80567/
Guami8039/
Gwame8025/
Guamá8011/
Cuame805/
Guamy801/
Guome801/
Guahaime771/
Guathmey770/
Gueime731,167/
Quamme73565/
Quamer73551/
Cuamea73515/
Quasme73262/
Quamie73152/
Nkuame7365/
Gwaime7329/
Gueami7328/
Guomei7326/
Gboume7321/
Kuamme7313/
Kuamee7311/
Gwamie7310/
Gbamee737/
Gwamee736/
Guoume735/
Kuamer735/
Kuameh735/
Gbamea734/
Guhama733/
Quaime732/
Guaimi732/
Guatmi731/
Kuaame731/
Cuamey731/
Gueyme731/
Kwuame731/
Kuamei731/
Gbameh731/
Guamai731/
Guomed731/
Gbamei731/
Kuasme731/
Quamey731/
Gbamey731/
Guayma731/
Gueamy731/
Guomez731/
Gwamea731/
Gwamey731/
Nguamy731/
Guamha731/
Guaumi731/
Quammie67580/
Gweamee6756/
Ngcwame679/
Guhamoy673/
Quameer673/
Quammer672/
Quamieh672/
Kuhameh672/
Gbameah671/
Queamie671/
Gbahmee671/
Kouhame671/
Quasmee671/
Guaimai671/
Quasmeh671/
Guahama671/

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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 Guame
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