Guayana Surname

899,940th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 297 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Colombia

Guayana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Guayana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia2411:198,2334,921
Venezuela301:1,006,80315,224
Argentina141:3,053,101127,728
Peru51:6,356,82538,776
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
France11:66,422,722504,397
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Guayana (21) may also be a first name.

Guayana Last Name Facts

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

The surname Guayana is most common in Colombia. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Guayana.

How Common Is The Last Name Guayana? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 899,940th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 24,537,192 people. Guayana occurs mostly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Guayana are found; 99 percent are found in South America and 91 percent are found in Caribbean South America. It is also the 2,368,944th most frequently held forename in the world, held by 21 people.

The surname is most widely held in Colombia, where it is carried by 241 people, or 1 in 198,233. In Colombia Guayana is mostly found in: Capital District, where 76 percent live, Cundinamarca Department, where 21 percent live and Atlántico Department, where 1 percent live. Aside from Colombia it exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Venezuela, where 10 percent live and Argentina, where 5 percent live.

Guayana Last Name Statistics demography

Guayana earn significantly more than the average income. In Colombia they earn 25.1% more than the national average, earning $28,401,700 COP per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Guayanay931,229/
Guayanaz9332/
Guayanas931/
Guayanai931/
Guayna9211/
Guaiana86569/
Gwayana86205/
Guajana8658/
Guayano8654/
Guaynas863/
Cuayana861/
Guiyana861/
Guaygna861/
Ngwayana8010/
Gwayanga803/
Gbayanna801/
Quayanat801/
Guayaney801/
Guayango801/
Guajanaz801/
Guaina773,202/
Guauna779/
Gueyna778/
Gueana771/
Gbayna771/
Guayno771/
Guainas71229/
Guainai71109/
Gbaynah7135/
Kuiyana7127/
Gbayina7123/
Kwayana7119/
Guaiano7114/
Gweyana714/
Guainaz713/
Quiyana712/
Gbayena712/
Gbajana711/
Gwayena711/
Guajano711/
Guaynoa711/
Guhaina711/
Gueanna710/
Kwayanna6793/
Nkwayana6713/
Gwiyanga6710/
Gweyanga672/
Quiyanas672/
Guehanai671/
Guiyomna671/
Quiyanaz671/
Ngwayina671/
Kwayanga671/

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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 Guayana
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