Guanche Surname

128,501st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,527 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cuba
Highest density in:
Cuba

Guanche Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Guanche Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cuba1,1631:9,908864
Guatemala1,1631:13,8291,319
Spain7211:64,8435,846
United States2091:1,734,253114,535
Venezuela1841:164,1534,888
Uruguay431:79,8088,179
Mexico111:11,284,20041,789
Colombia81:5,971,75920,087
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
England11:55,718,059489,080
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077

The alternate forms: Guanché (3) are calculated separately.

Guanche (366) may also be a first name.

Guanche Last Name Facts

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

Guanche is more frequently found in Cuba than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant: Guanché. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Guanche? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 128,501st most widely held surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,066,217 people. The surname Guanche is predominantly found in The Americas, where 79 percent of Guanche are found; 33 percent are found in Central America and 33 percent are found in Hispano-Caribbean. It is also the 454,857th most commonly held forename internationally, held by 366 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Cuba, where it is borne by 1,163 people, or 1 in 9,908. In Cuba Guanche is primarily found in: Artemisa Province, where 74 percent live, Havana, where 20 percent live and Camagüey Province, where 4 percent live. Excluding Cuba this last name is found in 20 countries. It is also common in Guatemala, where 33 percent live and Spain, where 20 percent live.

Guanche Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Guanche surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered with the political party.

The amount Guanche earn in different countries varies greatly. In Colombia they earn 110.46% more than the national average, earning $47,780,300 COP per year and in United States they earn 4.58% less than the national average, earning $41,172 USD per year.

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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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  • 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 Guanche
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