Guesgen Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Guesgen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Guesgen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372

Guesgen Last Name Facts

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

Guesgen is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Guesgen? popularity and diffusion

The surname Guesgen is the 8,968,613th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 50 percent of Guesgen are found; 50 percent are found in Western Europe and 50 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequently used in Germany, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 40,252,730. In Germany Guesgen is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 100 percent live. Aside from Germany Guesgen exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 25 percent live and New Zealand, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Guessgen9310/
Guehsgen931/
Guegen9268/
Guesen922/
Gesgen920/
Gueguen867,877/
Giesgen8661/
Kuesgen868/
Gegen83510/
Gesen83220/
Guesn831/
Guegueng803/
Cuesguen801/
Gueguenn801/
Giesen7714,242/
Gezgen771,079/
Guesne77489/
Geesen77331/
Geseng77290/
Getgen77284/
Ågesen77101/
Gesien7794/
Guezen7791/
Guegne7789/
Guisen7786/
Gecgen7763/
Gehgen7723/
Gbegen7719/
Quesen7717/
Guigen7713/
Guesin7710/
Gegeng7710/
Gesjen776/
Guesem775/
Ghegen774/
Guegin773/
Gegenk772/
Gueygn772/
Gesent772/
Geseen771/
Guetsn771/
Geegen771/
Geggen771/
Ngegen771/
Kuesen771/
Guysen770/
Cuesen770/
Gesn739/
Gueguin71340/
Guezzen71187/
Nguygen7185/
Ghuysen7162/
Geesien7159/
Queysen7139/
Gouesin7112/
Gesiehn7110/
Gießgen719/
Queseng718/
Queisen716/
Gueguem716/
Kueseng715/
Gettgen714/
Ghuezen712/
Guesing712/
Gedgeng711/
Gheisen711/
Guygene711/
Gesienė711/
Gbegehn711/
Guiseng711/
Guesint710/
Gehegen710/
Gysen671,108/
Gesin67354/
Gesem67164/
Guigienė67161/
Gisen6745/
Gigen6731/
Gesne6719/
Queijsen6716/
Gesén674/
Ghouezen674/
Nghuezen672/
Gueguing671/
Gueiguem671/
Guign671/
Gygen671/
Giesennt671/
Gheijsen671/
Ghesn671/
Quesn670/
Giesehen670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Guesgen
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