Guerdes Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Guerdes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Guerdes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Guerdes (20) may also be a first name.

Guerdes Last Name Facts

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

The last name Guerdes occurs more in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Guerdes? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,391,485th most commonly used family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Guerdes live; 85 percent live in South America and 85 percent live in Luso-South America. Guerdes is also the 2,446,817th most widely held first name internationally, held by 20 people.

The last name Guerdes is most commonly held in Brazil, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 19,461,303. In Brazil Guerdes is primarily concentrated in: Bahia, where 27 percent live, Pará, where 27 percent live and Alagoas, where 9 percent live. Beside Brazil Guerdes is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 15 percent live.

Guerdes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Guerdes has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Guerdes last name declined 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gerdes9227,317/
Guerde9214/
Geerdes861,551/
Guerder86694/
Guerdet86107/
Guerdis8648/
Gehrdes8644/
Gverdes8622/
Querdes867/
Gerdets861/
Gertdes861/
Gerdies861/
Guerdje861/
Gierdes860/
Gherdes860/
Gerde83712/
Guerdett807/
Guerdiss801/
Gerddest800/
Geerdees800/
Guerdi772,128/
Gherde771,672/
Gerdez77625/
Gerder77403/
Guerdj77225/
Gerdis77191/
Gerdej77154/
Gredes77133/
Gerdet77120/
Gerdey7750/
Gerdei7734/
Gärdes7716/
Guerdy7713/
Girdes7711/
Gerdeh777/
Gerdie774/
Gierde774/
Gerdea773/
Gerdee772/
Gerdhe771/
Guirde771/
Geerde771/
Gherdis71106/
Gherdea7143/
Gerdett7111/
Gerdish7111/
Gerdetz719/
Gerdais715/
Gerdher715/
Guirdje712/
Kuerdej712/
Gierdys712/
Gherdei711/
Gerdysh711/
Gerduis711/
Gerdhis711/
Gherdeh711/
Girdets711/
Gerdice710/
Gerda671,678/
Grede67977/
Gerdy67386/
Girde67212/
Gerdi67176/
Gärde6751/
Gerdisch6730/
Gverzdys6710/
Guirdehe672/
Guirduis671/
Gerdooie671/
Gherdiss671/
Gerdaise671/
Guerdith671/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Guerdes
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