Guess Surname

47,087th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,998 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Turks and Caicos Islands

Guess Surname Definition:

A corruption of Guest.

Guess Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9,7591:37,1414,600
England4571:121,92112,312
Morocco3411:101,10317,469
Australia691:391,24231,907
Romania551:365,05230,933
France481:1,383,807136,859
South Africa361:1,504,93677,557
India311:24,744,045333,161
Germany301:2,683,515132,064
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
Algeria151:2,575,43744,639
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Wales121:257,87814,969
Austria121:709,62061,025
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Mauritania31:1,364,95427,355
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
China31:455,773,85521,925
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Guam11:160,1214,893
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland141:316,41912,423
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2201:110,79710,856
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4651:34,2794,100

Guess (225) may also be a first name.

Guess Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A corruption of Guest.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A corruption of the surname Guest.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Guess Last Name Facts

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

The surname Guess (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺲ) is found most in The United States. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Guess? popularity and diffusion

Guess is the 47,087th most frequently occurring surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 662,625 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 89 percent of Guess reside; 89 percent reside in North America and 89 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Guess is also the 599,828th most numerous first name in the world, borne by 225 people.

The last name Guess is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 9,759 people, or 1 in 37,141. In The United States it is primarily found in: Texas, where 13 percent are found, California, where 8 percent are found and Tennessee, where 7 percent are found. Excluding The United States this last name occurs in 63 countries. It also occurs in England, where 4 percent are found and Morocco, where 3 percent are found.

Guess Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Guess has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Guess surname expanded 666 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 208 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 1,200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 86 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Guess Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Guess are 10.59% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.36% registered with the political party.

The amount Guess earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 13.22% less than the national average, earning R 206,232 per year; in United States they earn 10.64% less than the national average, earning $38,557 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.94% less than the national average, earning $46,732 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Guesse91298/
Gueiss9186/
Gouess911/
Guesst910/
Gess894,447/
Gues89540/
Gouesse832,079/
Gueasse831/
Gueesse831/
Gueisse831/
Guest8036,204/
Guesh8013,878/
Guese801,705/
Gesse801,236/
Giess80929/
Kuess80353/
Guiss80154/
Goues80153/
Gueis8081/
Gueas8065/
Guyss8038/
Gueds8031/
Guets8031/
Ghess8026/
Gwess8020/
Guees8010/
Getss808/
Guesp806/
Quess806/
Gessø805/
Ngess805/
Cuess803/
Geess803/
Gbess803/
Guesz801/
Gueys801/
Gesst800/
Cgess800/
Geyss800/
Guesd800/
Gouhesse775/
Ges751,393/
Guisse7326,631/
Gueits73559/
Gueths73341/
Giesse73175/
Quesse73150/
Guetse73135/
Quiess7340/
Geysse7318/
Guetts7318/
Ghoues7311/
Ghuesh7310/
Gouesh735/
Hguhes735/
Gueshe735/
Gheiss734/
Queiss734/
Gouest734/
Gueist733/
Gesshe732/
Kuesse732/
Guhese731/
Guisss731/
Guisst731/
Geesse731/
Gouese731/
Guesch731/
Geyshs731/
Kguese731/
Gueash731/
Guedds731/
Gueese730/
Guestt730/
Gueise730/
Gessch730/
Gvesse730/
Guei6753,398/
Guet678,403/
Gies677,408/
Kues675,622/
Guye675,193/
Guey674,965/
Gest673,345/
Guez673,089/
Gueh672,705/
Guex672,543/
Giss671,658/
Gets671,544/
Nges671,511/
Gese671,238/
Guea671,202/
Geys671,108/
Guer67981/
Gees67832/
Guis67822/
Ques67620/
Guys67270/
Gesh67240/
Gyss67180/
Guee67111/
Gesp67102/
Gwes6766/
Gued6762/
Gouysse6741/
Gehs6738/
Ghes6728/
Geds6720/
Gesd6718/
Gueï6716/
Gieysse6712/
Cues6710/
Guep678/
Gesz676/
Gouhiss674/
Gões673/
Gejs673/
Gessova672/
Kges672/
Guissse671/
Guesche671/
Gueß671/
Gueî671/
Gäss671/
Cueysse671/
Gesj671/
Gujs671/
Gheisse671/
Guetsch670/

Guess Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Guess in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﺲks-

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