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
Average Male Guerra Height
173.39 cm
Average Female Guerra Height
160.09 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Guerra Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Guerra Come From? nationality or country of origin
Guerra (Arabic: غيرّا, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻜﻴﺮﻉ, Marathi: गॅरा, Russian: Гуерра) occurs in Mexico more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Guerra? popularity and diffusion
The surname Guerra is the 699th most commonly held last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 9,305 people. Guerra occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 82 percent of Guerra reside; 39 percent reside in South America and 17 percent reside in Caribbean South America. Guerra is also the 101,332nd most commonly used first name at a global level. It is borne by 4,592 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Mexico, where it is held by 94,615 people, or 1 in 1,312. In Mexico Guerra is most common in: Nuevo León, where 16 percent live, Guanajuato, where 10 percent live and México, where 9 percent live. Aside from Mexico this last name occurs in 140 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 9 percent live and Venezuela, where 9 percent live.
Guerra Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Guerra has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Guerra surname increased 12,254 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 14,933 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Guerra Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Guerra 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 with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 58.98% registered to vote for the political 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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Footnotes
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