Guedes Surname
Approximately 224,309 people bear this surname
Guedes Surname User-submission:
Surname Guedes is commonly found in families residing in Northeastern Brazil. As a German surname it means 'Good'.
Guedes Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 181,533 | 1:1,179 | 142 |
| Portugal | 16,588 | 1:628 | 110 |
| Angola | 15,972 | 1:1,690 | 307 |
| Spain | 2,880 | 1:16,233 | 1,847 |
| France | 1,477 | 1:44,971 | 5,728 |
| Uruguay | 1,337 | 1:2,567 | 301 |
| Venezuela | 974 | 1:31,010 | 1,875 |
| Cuba | 784 | 1:14,697 | 1,058 |
| United States | 775 | 1:467,689 | 39,813 |
| Argentina | 439 | 1:97,365 | 8,199 |
| Peru | 216 | 1:147,149 | 7,892 |
| England | 128 | 1:435,297 | 29,139 |
| Canada | 120 | 1:307,047 | 28,331 |
| Switzerland | 118 | 1:69,601 | 8,338 |
| Belgium | 111 | 1:103,573 | 15,679 |
| India | 91 | 1:8,429,290 | 174,159 |
| South Africa | 87 | 1:622,732 | 46,743 |
| Ecuador | 85 | 1:187,128 | 7,666 |
| Paraguay | 59 | 1:122,657 | 2,701 |
| Australia | 50 | 1:539,914 | 40,287 |
| Mozambique | 49 | 1:556,359 | 1,404 |
| Germany | 48 | 1:1,677,197 | 97,745 |
| Colombia | 46 | 1:1,038,567 | 9,368 |
| Luxembourg | 43 | 1:13,501 | 2,808 |
| Thailand | 35 | 1:2,018,238 | 239,646 |
| Ireland | 35 | 1:134,541 | 6,387 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 30 | 1:5,914 | 445 |
| Indonesia | 27 | 1:4,898,118 | 234,077 |
| Panama | 21 | 1:186,298 | 5,509 |
| Mexico | 13 | 1:9,548,170 | 38,962 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| East Timor | 9 | 1:135,103 | 179 |
| Netherlands | 9 | 1:1,876,353 | 85,467 |
| Chile | 9 | 1:1,957,386 | 29,026 |
| Cape Verde | 6 | 1:88,274 | 2,986 |
| Namibia | 5 | 1:481,880 | 11,140 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Bolivia | 5 | 1:2,123,287 | 6,830 |
| Suriname | 4 | 1:138,154 | 7,029 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| New Caledonia | 4 | 1:69,056 | 6,678 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Sierra Leone | 4 | 1:1,772,408 | 958 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Macau | 2 | 1:300,815 | 1,009 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Brunei | 2 | 1:209,366 | 3,098 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Andorra | 2 | 1:41,919 | 1,654 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Guedes (613) may also be a first name.
Guedes Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Surname Guedes is commonly found in families residing in Northeastern Brazil. As a German surname it means 'Good'.
- marinavguedesA Portuguese patronymic of the given name Gueda, of Visigothic origin. Guedas is an alternative form.
- mfariacastroGuedes Demographics
Average Guedes Salary in
United States
$47,854 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Guedes Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Guedes Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Guedes (Marathi: गेडेस) occurs most in Brazil. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Guedes.
How Common Is The Last Name Guedes? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,456th most common last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 32,489 people. The surname Guedes occurs mostly in The Americas, where 83 percent of Guedes reside; 82 percent reside in South America and 81 percent reside in Luso-South America. Guedes is also the 337,379th most widespread first name world-wide, held by 613 people.
It is most widely held in Brazil, where it is borne by 181,533 people, or 1 in 1,179. In Brazil Guedes is most common in: São Paulo, where 21 percent reside, Minas Gerais, where 10 percent reside and Rio de Janeiro, where 9 percent reside. Outside of Brazil it occurs in 81 countries. It is also common in Portugal, where 7 percent reside and Angola, where 7 percent reside.
Guedes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Guedes has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Guedes surname grew 38,750 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Guedes Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Guedes last name are 33.81% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 87.04% registered with the political party.
The amount Guedes earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 32.64% less than the national average, earning S/. 13,057 per year; in South Africa they earn 2.36% less than the national average, earning R 232,032 per year; in Colombia they earn 5.96% more than the national average, earning $24,054,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 10.9% more than the national average, earning $47,854 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.7% less than the national average, earning $42,381 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Guedes Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Guedes in the Marathi language | ||
| गेडेस | gedesa | - |
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