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 Male Guedes Height
173.14 cm
Average Female Guedes Height
161.41 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Guedes Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Guedes Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Guedes (Marathi: गेडेस) occurs more in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Guedes? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,456th most prevalent family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 32,489 people. This surname is mostly found 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 frequently used first name on earth It is held by 613 people.
Guedes is most frequent in Brazil, where it is carried by 181,533 people, or 1 in 1,179. In Brazil Guedes is most frequent 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 surname occurs 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 through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 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 with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 87.04% being 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
Guedes Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Guedes in the Marathi language | ||
| गेडेस | gedesa | - |
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