Guanam Surname

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

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

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

Guanam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Guanam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Guanam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Guanam occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Guanam? popularity and diffusion

Guanam is the 6,063,924th most frequent last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name Guanam occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 90 percent of Guanam reside; 90 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 90 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.

This last name is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 905,969. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: Morobe, where 89 percent are found and Madang, where 11 percent are found. Not including Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 10 percent are found.

Guanam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Guanam has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Guanam last name decreased 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Guaname924/
Guanan8315/
Gbanam836/
Gwanam836/
Quanam833/
Cuanam832/
Guanom832/
Gwainam7713/
Guannan776/
Kuangam775/
Guaynan774/
Quanaim773/
Nguonam772/
Guanome772/
Kuannam772/
Guhanan771/
Cuhanam771/
Gwamnam771/
Guanhan771/
Guainan770/
Nguanhom71240/
Guanaine711/
Cuanan672,071/
Gbanan67133/
Guamán6781/
Guanon6757/
Quanan6740/
Kwanam6722/
Gwanom6715/
Kuanan679/
Gwanan677/
Guonan676/
Guanangue674/
Guamàn673/
Kuanom671/
Guaignant671/
Guamám671/
Gouhannan671/
Guamão671/
Guanachin671/
Gwonam671/
Guanaaine671/

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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 Guanam
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