Guaña Surname

1,028,911th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 245 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

Guaña Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Guaña Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain1021:458,35323,817
Philippines991:1,022,60886,972
Colombia311:1,541,09910,974
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

The alternate forms: Guana (2,112) & Guanà (3) are calculated separately.

Guaña Last Name Facts

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

The last name Guaña (Arabic: غوانا, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺎﻥ, Hindi: गुआना, Oriya: ଗୁଆନା) occurs more in Spain more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant: Guana or Guanà. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Guaña? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,028,911th most widely held surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 29,745,085 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 42 percent of Guaña are found; 42 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 42 percent are found in Iberian Europe.

The last name Guaña is most widespread in Spain, where it is carried by 102 people, or 1 in 458,353. In Spain Guaña is primarily concentrated in: Madrid, where 50 percent reside, Valencian Community, where 24 percent reside and Catalonia, where 16 percent reside. Without taking into account Spain it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 40 percent reside and Colombia, where 13 percent reside.

Guaña Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Guaña has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Guaña surname fell 95 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Guana932,112/
Guauña91813/
Guaiña91355/
Guañas911/
Guanà873/
Guaiñay831/
Guauñas831/
Guaño80293/
Guaina733,202/
Guanay73464/
Guañez73303/
Guanah73255/
Guanaz7331/
Guanja7322/
Guania7316/
Guanha7314/
Guanai7313/
Guayna7311/
Guauna739/
Guañes736/
Guanya734/
Guaiño733/
Guanna733/
Guañio732/
Guañiz732/
Guamha731/
Gueana731/
Guanea731/
Guanad731/
Guaani731/
Hguana731/
Gwuana731/
Guanais67443/
Guainas67229/
Guainai67109/
Guanhay6716/
Guanyas6710/
Guainaz673/
Guainia673/
Guanjia673/
Guaynas673/
Guannah673/
Guanija672/
Guangah671/
Guanaiz671/
Gwuamna671/
Nguanna671/
Guaneah671/
Guaange671/
Guhaina671/
Guhaane671/
Guanhas671/
Nguanai671/
Nguanea671/
Guaygna671/
Guaynoa671/
Guaïana671/
Guannas671/
Cuañ671/
Ngwuana671/
Ghuanah671/
Guanhai671/
Gueanna670/

Guaña Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Guaña in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﺎﻥkan-
Guaña in the Oriya language
ଗୁଆନାgu'ana-
Guaña in the Hindi language
गुआनाgu'ana66.67
गुआनgu'ana33.33
Guaña in the Arabic language
غواناghwana-
غوانيghwany-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Guaña
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