Guardian Surname

75,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,507 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Guardian Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Guardian Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines2,5861:39,1496,100
Mexico1,4151:87,7223,518
Iran1,3921:55,1606,062
Peru3841:82,7715,710
United States3071:1,180,64884,333
Venezuela2131:141,8034,479
Singapore261:211,83510,313
Colombia181:2,654,11513,778
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
England121:4,643,172139,951
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
India101:76,706,538639,611
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Pakistan81:22,330,48677,733
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Nicaragua71:860,1564,655
China51:273,464,31313,838
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Northern Mariana Islands11:54,5801,498
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

The alternate forms: Guardián (5) & Guardiàn (1) are calculated separately.

Guardian (194) may also be a first name.

Guardian Last Name Facts

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

The surname Guardian is more frequently found in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant: Guardián or Guardiàn. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Guardian? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 75,433rd most prevalent surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 1,119,955 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 62 percent of Guardian are found; 40 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 39 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 651,944th most widespread first name throughout the world It is held by 194 people.

The surname Guardian is most commonly held in The Philippines, where it is borne by 2,586 people, or 1 in 39,149. In The Philippines Guardian is most frequent in: Bicol, where 23 percent reside, Mimaropa, where 21 percent reside and Calabarzon, where 20 percent reside. Not including The Philippines this surname is found in 57 countries. It is also found in Mexico, where 22 percent reside and Iran, where 21 percent reside.

Guardian Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Guardian has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Guardian surname increased 2,193 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Guardian Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Guardian earn in different countries varies significantly. In Peru they earn 4.06% less than the national average, earning S/. 18,598 per year; in Colombia they earn 17.53% less than the national average, earning $18,723,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 9% more than the national average, earning $47,033 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.33% less than the national average, earning $42,068 CAD 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
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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 Guardian
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