Guerra Surname
Approximately 783,179 people bear this surname
Guerra Surname User-submission:
From the mountains of Santander, Spain from where it spread all over the Iberian peninsula, passing a branch to the Canary Islands.
Guerra Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 94,615 | 1:1,312 | 200 |
| United States | 72,423 | 1:5,005 | 553 |
| Venezuela | 71,578 | 1:422 | 80 |
| Colombia | 65,892 | 1:725 | 145 |
| Cuba | 63,135 | 1:183 | 24 |
| Brazil | 51,419 | 1:4,163 | 335 |
| Peru | 48,083 | 1:661 | 88 |
| Spain | 36,187 | 1:1,292 | 134 |
| Guatemala | 33,388 | 1:482 | 82 |
| Italy | 31,897 | 1:1,917 | 114 |
| Panama | 28,934 | 1:135 | 17 |
| Chile | 27,226 | 1:647 | 146 |
| Argentina | 23,754 | 1:1,799 | 236 |
| Mozambique | 19,157 | 1:1,423 | 347 |
| Angola | 18,339 | 1:1,472 | 261 |
| Ecuador | 15,328 | 1:1,038 | 173 |
| Portugal | 13,267 | 1:785 | 135 |
| Honduras | 12,362 | 1:713 | 167 |
| El Salvador | 11,753 | 1:540 | 105 |
| Philippines | 10,023 | 1:10,101 | 955 |
| Dominican Republic | 5,369 | 1:1,943 | 297 |
| Bolivia | 5,289 | 1:2,007 | 369 |
| Algeria | 3,802 | 1:10,161 | 1,761 |
| Benin | 3,716 | 1:2,781 | 337 |
| Uruguay | 3,604 | 1:952 | 101 |
| France | 2,677 | 1:24,812 | 2,955 |
| Belize | 1,551 | 1:229 | 27 |
| Canada | 1,298 | 1:28,386 | 3,745 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1,063 | 1:1,283 | 189 |
| Costa Rica | 924 | 1:5,173 | 397 |
| Nicaragua | 820 | 1:7,343 | 616 |
| Switzerland | 744 | 1:11,039 | 1,814 |
| Australia | 469 | 1:57,560 | 7,009 |
| England | 448 | 1:124,371 | 12,476 |
| Germany | 346 | 1:232,675 | 25,787 |
| Belgium | 334 | 1:34,421 | 5,596 |
| Saudi Arabia | 278 | 1:110,992 | 14,774 |
| San Marino | 205 | 1:162 | 29 |
| Puerto Rico | 199 | 1:17,840 | 675 |
| Paraguay | 152 | 1:47,610 | 1,397 |
| Thailand | 125 | 1:565,107 | 96,458 |
| South Africa | 104 | 1:520,939 | 41,780 |
| Bahrain | 73 | 1:18,474 | 3,432 |
| Netherlands | 72 | 1:234,544 | 30,714 |
| Singapore | 68 | 1:80,996 | 3,278 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 50 | 1:3,548 | 324 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| India | 32 | 1:23,970,793 | 327,222 |
| Denmark | 31 | 1:182,088 | 15,299 |
| Austria | 30 | 1:283,848 | 32,444 |
| Sweden | 29 | 1:339,543 | 23,803 |
| New Zealand | 28 | 1:161,726 | 18,041 |
| Russia | 27 | 1:5,337,891 | 231,865 |
| Wales | 26 | 1:119,020 | 9,008 |
| Taiwan | 23 | 1:1,019,337 | 7,080 |
| Ireland | 22 | 1:214,043 | 8,362 |
| Czechia | 20 | 1:531,673 | 54,411 |
| Norway | 20 | 1:257,114 | 27,149 |
| Aruba | 18 | 1:5,749 | 789 |
| Malta | 18 | 1:23,904 | 1,289 |
| China | 17 | 1:80,430,680 | 4,441 |
| Malaysia | 12 | 1:2,457,852 | 95,442 |
| Poland | 12 | 1:3,167,396 | 120,990 |
| Madagascar | 9 | 1:2,627,760 | 3,802 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 9 | 1:12,264 | 1,665 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Finland | 8 | 1:687,088 | 36,047 |
| Hungary | 7 | 1:1,402,325 | 60,133 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 6 | 1:16,528 | 1,436 |
| Israel | 6 | 1:1,426,272 | 75,466 |
| Japan | 6 | 1:21,307,382 | 48,838 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| South Korea | 5 | 1:10,248,051 | 1,694 |
| Andorra | 4 | 1:20,960 | 1,462 |
| East Timor | 4 | 1:303,982 | 255 |
| Lithuania | 4 | 1:758,647 | 25,175 |
| Namibia | 4 | 1:602,350 | 12,421 |
| Suriname | 4 | 1:138,154 | 7,029 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Vanuatu | 4 | 1:65,819 | 1,151 |
| British Virgin Islands | 3 | 1:10,531 | 816 |
| Greece | 3 | 1:3,693,263 | 126,191 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Romania | 3 | 1:6,692,623 | 78,504 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 3 | 1:37,553 | 1,173 |
| Vietnam | 3 | 1:30,882,018 | 4,101 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Barbados | 2 | 1:143,724 | 1,981 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Haiti | 2 | 1:5,341,954 | 21,336 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 1:1,434,974 | 11,081 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1:4,421,218 | 22,351 |
| Liechtenstein | 2 | 1:19,189 | 1,439 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 591 | 1:84,972 | 8,854 |
Guerra (4,592) may also be a first name.
Guerra Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
From the mountains of Santander, Spain from where it spread all over the Iberian peninsula, passing a branch to the Canary Islands.
- z11177A Portuguese descriptive name, meaning "war", possibly of Asturian origin.
- mfariacastroA Portugese surname, meaning 'war'.
- evelynnaasGuerra Demographics
Guerra Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
in Russia
Guerra Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Guerra Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Guerra (Arabic: غيرّا, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻜﻴﺮﻉ, Marathi: गॅरा, Russian: Гуерра) is more frequently found in Mexico than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Guerra? popularity and diffusion
It is the 699th most common surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 9,305 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 82 percent of Guerra are found; 39 percent are found in South America and 17 percent are found in Caribbean South America. Guerra is also the 101,332nd most commonly used given name internationally, borne by 4,592 people.
This last name is most widespread in Mexico, where it is borne by 94,615 people, or 1 in 1,312. In Mexico it is primarily found in: Nuevo León, where 16 percent reside, Guanajuato, where 10 percent reside and México, where 9 percent reside. Other than Mexico Guerra exists in 140 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 9 percent reside and Venezuela, where 9 percent reside.
Guerra Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Guerra has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 12,254 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 14,933 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Guerra Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Orthodox (50%) in Russia.
In The United States those holding the Guerra last name are 5.75% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 58.98% registered with the party.
The amount Guerra earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 27.99% more than the national average, earning €38,434 per year; in Norway they earn 16.85% less than the national average, earning 287,772 kr per year; in Peru they earn 5.51% less than the national average, earning S/. 18,317 per year; in South Africa they earn 45.81% more than the national average, earning R 346,500 per year; in Colombia they earn 10.06% less than the national average, earning $20,417,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 13.19% less than the national average, earning $37,459 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.42% more than the national average, earning $49,894 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Guerra Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Guerra in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﻜﻴﺮﻉ | alkyr | - |
| Guerra in the Marathi language | ||
| गॅरा | gera | 83.33 |
| गुररा | gurara | 16.67 |
| Guerra in the Russian language | ||
| Гуерра | guerra | - |
| Guerra in the Arabic language | ||
| غيرّا | ghyra | - |
| غيّرا | ghyra | - |
| غيرا | ghyra | - |
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Guerra Reference & Research
Guererro DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Guererro FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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