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
Guedes (Marathi: गेडेस) occurs more in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Guedes? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,456th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 32,489 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 83 percent of Guedes are found; 82 percent are found in South America and 81 percent are found in Luso-South America. Guedes is also the 337,379th most widely held first name in the world It is held by 613 people.
The last name Guedes is most numerous in Brazil, where it is borne by 181,533 people, or 1 in 1,179. In Brazil Guedes is primarily found in: São Paulo, where 21 percent are found, Minas Gerais, where 10 percent are found and Rio de Janeiro, where 9 percent are found. Not including Brazil this last name exists in 81 countries. It is also found in Portugal, where 7 percent are found and Angola, where 7 percent are found.
Guedes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Guedes has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Guedes surname expanded 38,750 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Guedes Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Guedes are 33.81% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 87.04% being registered to vote for 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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