Guays Surname

2,007,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 87 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Wales

Guays Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Guays Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France461:1,443,972140,296
Senegal241:607,4732,395
Wales81:386,81619,671
Uruguay51:686,35229,886
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Guays Last Name Facts

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

Guays occurs more in France more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Guays? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,007,164th most frequently held family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 83,764,896 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 62 percent of Guays are found; 53 percent are found in Western Europe and 53 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

The surname is most commonly held in France, where it is carried by 46 people, or 1 in 1,443,972. In France Guays is most frequent in: Pays de la Loire, where 57 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 35 percent are found and Brittany, where 9 percent are found. Other than France this surname is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Senegal, where 28 percent are found and Wales, where 9 percent are found.

Guays Last Name Statistics demography

Guays earn somewhat less than the average income. In Colombia they earn 13.27% less than the national average, earning $19,689,700 COP per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Guayas91268/
Guayos915/
Guayes911/
Guas891,497/
Guhaysh831/
Guasp801,234/
Guais80534/
Guash80161/
Guaus80137/
Gueas8065/
Ghuas8036/
Guass8026/
Quays8014/
Guats801/
Guasc801/
Gueys801/
Guasch735,703/
Quayes73911/
Guayac73357/
Gueyes73111/
Gueias7327/
Cuayas7320/
Ngguas7312/
Guiyas738/
Guhasz738/
Goueas734/
Guhasc732/
Gbayes732/
Gwayas732/
Guayoc732/
Guajes732/
Ghuass732/
Gueash731/
Guaias731/
Guaush731/
Guasph731/
Guashe731/
Guatse731/
Guasth731/
Guaise731/
Guaase731/
Ghuhas731/
Guhase731/
Guis67822/
Kuas67779/
Cuas67774/
Gues67540/
Quas67398/
Gwas67375/
Gwayise67261/
Guaz67235/
Guac6738/
Quys6712/
Guiyass677/
Wanguas675/
Gbas675/
Guaj674/
Gvas673/
Guax672/
Guayche671/
Guassse671/
Guaiase671/
Gbys671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Guays
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