Guardia Surname

15,837th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35,205 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Argentina
Highest density in:
Andorra

Guardia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Guardia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Argentina9,7191:4,398503
Bolivia5,4951:1,932358
Spain5,0441:9,2691,097
Peru4,1881:7,5891,148
Panama3,0881:1,267215
Venezuela1,6761:18,0221,350
Brazil1,0011:213,8608,248
Chile9871:17,8491,204
United States9591:377,95533,414
Colombia6701:71,3053,091
Mexico5361:231,5795,890
Costa Rica3661:13,060574
Italy2881:212,35030,058
France2861:232,24736,019
Uruguay2131:16,1121,821
Cuba1311:87,9602,822
Andorra1101:762122
Philippines991:1,022,60886,972
Dominican Republic621:168,2736,481
Guatemala601:268,0444,260
Canada571:646,41452,764
Australia281:964,13257,058
Germany221:3,659,339158,771
El Salvador181:352,4382,576
Switzerland171:483,11334,678
Ecuador161:994,11514,535
England131:4,286,005132,302
Honduras101:881,6444,379
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Puerto Rico41:887,5354,548
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Guardià (8), Guardiá (1) & Guardía (1) are calculated separately.

Guardia (87) may also be a first name.

Guardia Last Name Facts

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

The last name Guardia occurs in Argentina more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant: Guardià, Guardiá or Guardía. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Guardia? popularity and diffusion

The surname Guardia is the 15,837th most numerous family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 207,003 people. The last name Guardia is predominantly found in The Americas, where 83 percent of Guardia are found; 68 percent are found in South America and 31 percent are found in Hispanic Southern America. It is also the 1,024,927th most frequent forename world-wide. It is borne by 87 people.

The surname Guardia is most widely held in Argentina, where it is borne by 9,719 people, or 1 in 4,398. In Argentina Guardia is mostly concentrated in: Buenos Aires Province, where 28 percent are found, Mendoza Province, where 17 percent are found and San Juan Province, where 10 percent are found. Barring Argentina it occurs in 51 countries. It is also found in Bolivia, where 16 percent are found and Spain, where 14 percent are found.

Guardia Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Guardia has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Guardia last name rose 31,967 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 1,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Guardia Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Guardia are 4.13% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50.9% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Guardia earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 53.18% less than the national average, earning €14,059 per year; in Peru they earn 8.58% more than the national average, earning S/. 21,049 per year; in Colombia they earn 15.6% less than the national average, earning $19,161,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 4.79% more than the national average, earning $45,215 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.45% more than the national average, earning $54,376 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Guardià958/
Guardiá951/
Guardía951/
Guardiaz936/
Gvardia8614/
Guardio868/
Cuardia862/
Quardia861/
Guardja861/
Gwardia861/
Gbardiah806/
Guardião804/
Quardiah801/
Guardeo7115/
Kuardeo573/
Gbardeo572/
Gbardjo571/
Kuhardjo5398/

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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
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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 Guardia
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