Guane Surname
Approximately 226 people bear this surname
Guane Surname Definition:
Mac Dhubháin In Donegal this has been absorbed by MacGowan, but in Clare the form MacGuane is retained. IF 33, 164
Guane Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 128 | 1:63,701 | 8,267 |
| Philippines | 39 | 1:2,595,852 | 132,893 |
| Paraguay | 22 | 1:328,943 | 5,083 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| New Caledonia | 4 | 1:69,056 | 6,678 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| Cuba | 2 | 1:5,761,358 | 13,825 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
Guane (1,808) may also be a first name.
Guane Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Mac Dhubháin In Donegal this has been absorbed by MacGowan, but in Clare the form MacGuane is retained. IF 33, 164
Is probably contracted from MacShane, 'John’s Son', but it may possibly be a contraction of MacGuane from Macdubhaine.
'MacDubhaine who has spread stories over the bright fine Cinel-Enda'. It is a purely Manx name.
Is probably contracted from MacShane, 'John’s Son', but it may possibly be a contraction of MacGuane from Macdubhaine.
'MacDubhaine who has spread stories over the bright fine Cinel-Enda'. It is a purely Manx name.
Guane Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Guane Come From? nationality or country of origin
Guane (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺎﻥ) occurs most in Papua New Guinea. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Guane? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,088,856th most widely held family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 32,245,778 people. The last name Guane is primarily found in Oceania, where 58 percent of Guane reside; 58 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 57 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Guane is also the 179,627th most commonly occurring first name in the world, held by 1,808 people.
The last name Guane is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 128 people, or 1 in 63,701. In Papua New Guinea it is most frequent in: Chimbu, where 46 percent are found, Madang, where 20 percent are found and Morobe, where 15 percent are found. Barring Papua New Guinea it exists in 21 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 17 percent are found and Paraguay, where 10 percent are found.
Guane Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Guane has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Guane Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Guane in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﺎﻥ | kan | - |
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