Guedes Surname

2,456th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 224,309 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Portugal

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil181,5331:1,179142
Portugal16,5881:628110
Angola15,9721:1,690307
Spain2,8801:16,2331,847
France1,4771:44,9715,728
Uruguay1,3371:2,567301
Venezuela9741:31,0101,875
Cuba7841:14,6971,058
United States7751:467,68939,813
Argentina4391:97,3658,199
Peru2161:147,1497,892
England1281:435,29729,139
Canada1201:307,04728,331
Switzerland1181:69,6018,338
Belgium1111:103,57315,679
India911:8,429,290174,159
South Africa871:622,73246,743
Ecuador851:187,1287,666
Paraguay591:122,6572,701
Australia501:539,91440,287
Mozambique491:556,3591,404
Germany481:1,677,19797,745
Colombia461:1,038,5679,368
Luxembourg431:13,5012,808
Thailand351:2,018,238239,646
Ireland351:134,5416,387
São Tomé and Príncipe301:5,914445
Indonesia271:4,898,118234,077
Panama211:186,2985,509
Mexico131:9,548,17038,962
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
East Timor91:135,103179
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Chile91:1,957,38629,026
Cape Verde61:88,2742,986
Namibia51:481,88011,140
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
China51:273,464,31313,838
Bolivia51:2,123,2876,830
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Sierra Leone41:1,772,408958
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Macau21:300,8151,009
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Brunei21:209,3663,098
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Andorra21:41,9191,654
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Malta11:430,2723,380
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

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'.

- marinavguedes

A Portuguese patronymic of the given name Gueda, of Visigothic origin. Guedas is an alternative form.

- mfariacastro

Guedes Last Name Facts

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

The surname Guedes (Marathi: गेडेस) occurs in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Guedes? popularity and diffusion

The surname Guedes is the 2,456th most common surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 32,489 people. The surname Guedes occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 83 percent of Guedes live; 82 percent live in South America and 81 percent live in Luso-South America. Guedes is also the 337,379th most frequent first name at a global level, borne by 613 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Brazil, where it is borne by 181,533 people, or 1 in 1,179. In Brazil Guedes is most numerous in: São Paulo, where 21 percent are found, Minas Gerais, where 10 percent are found and Rio de Janeiro, where 9 percent are found. Excluding Brazil this last name is found in 81 countries. It also occurs in Portugal, where 7 percent are found and Angola, where 7 percent are found.

Guedes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Guedes has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Guedes last name increased 38,750 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Guedes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Guedes last name are 33.81% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 87.04% registered to vote for the 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gueddes9231/
Guesdes9220/
Guedess928/
Guedeis924/
Gguedes921/
Gueides921/
Guede9122,402/
Gedes91135/
Guedesse8639/
Guedez8330,452/
Geddes8321,139/
Gedeus832,536/
Guedea831,468/
Guedje831,011/
Guides83673/
Guedet83249/
Quedes83244/
Gueade83227/
Guedis83193/
Guesde8388/
Gueder8378/
Gedies8377/
Gedese8372/
Guedey8369/
Gedeas8322/
Guedde8322/
Geedes8321/
Guydes8313/
Guedei8310/
Guedeh837/
Ngedes836/
Gedesh835/
Ghedes834/
Guedee834/
Gueide833/
Gueyde833/
Cuedes833/
Gueded832/
Gesdes831/
Giedes831/
Gvedes831/
Gedeis831/
Guedep831/
Kuedes831/
Guedeï831/
Guedys831/
Gedges830/
Gede808,017/
Geddeis7750/
Geddies7744/
Gueadje7717/
Gueidje7712/
Gedeist7712/
Gueddeh776/
Geddess775/
Guidess775/
Guedexz775/
Guidese772/
Guedech772/
Gedheus771/
Guedihe771/
Guedice771/
Queides771/
Quiedes771/
Gueider771/
Gedeise771/
Guederh771/
Gueadet771/
Geddeus770/
Guedher770/
Guide738,880/
Guedi736,707/
Guedj734,029/
Gedey732,538/
Ngede732,490/
Gedge731,749/
Gedde73826/
Geder73628/
Gedei73316/
Gedeh73276/
Gedhe73210/
Gehde73197/
Giede73194/
Geded73186/
Ghede73139/
Gides73116/
Geyde73110/
Gedee73104/
Guedy7395/
Gedis7363/
Getde7355/
Geede7329/
Gejde7323/
Gedie7323/
Gedet7320/
Gedez7315/
Gedex7311/
Gedea7310/
Gedeş738/
Gedej736/
Guyde735/
Gedje733/
Guedé732/
Gedeu731/
Gedys731/
Gesde731/
Guediche7159/
Guidesse7110/
Guedeche713/
Gueidece711/
Geddis672,660/
Guidez672,257/
Guider672,115/
Geddie671,571/
Guidet671,348/
Gueddi671,236/
Quides671,198/
Guidea67632/
Guedid67581/
Nghede67569/
Geddeh67326/
Guyder67214/
Gehder67182/
Guedhi67171/
Geedey67152/
Gieder67148/
Gaides67129/
Quedec67121/
Ghides67115/
Guidis6788/
Giddes6787/
Ghedea6781/
Geydet6772/
Geyder6769/
Gheude6759/
Ghedge6753/
Gueidj6744/
Guidey6740/
Guidee6730/
Gueddiche6719/
Guidde6717/
Gaydes6715/
Geedee6715/
Gederø6714/
Goides6713/
Ngedee6713/
Gueedi6712/
Guedih6710/
Geeder679/
Gueydi679/
Gedeed679/
Gedder678/
Guided678/
Gedeit678/
Quedis677/
Quedez677/
Getdee676/
Gesdee676/
Geddey675/
Ghedei675/
Geedde675/
Gueidi675/
Geydhe674/
Gedded674/
Guidys674/
Geddhe673/
Cghede673/
Gehdeh673/
Ngedde673/
Guediz673/
Gidess672/
Geddex672/
Geedea672/
Gedeeh672/
Goydes672/
Gedeix672/
Gedice672/
Guydis672/
Guedai672/
Ngedea672/
Guejdi672/
Gheded672/
Ghedis672/
Gedysh671/
Gueidy671/
Gedais671/
Geddea671/
Gedise671/
Geedhe671/
Gehede671/
Gidges671/
Gheade671/
Ghedde671/
Ghedie671/
Guuide671/
Gueddeche671/
Giedee671/
Høgede671/
Ngetde671/
Ngeede671/
Quedys671/
Gedeah671/
Gedios671/
Geedei671/
Geedis671/
Guitde671/
Guidei671/
Gueday671/
Gueduy671/
Gguide671/
Gideus671/
Giedie671/
Ghuide671/
Cuides671/
Kguedi671/
Guedit671/
Geddee671/
Gesder671/
Gueddy671/
Geddys670/

Guedes Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Guedes in the Marathi language
गेडेसgedesa-

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