Guess Surname
Approximately 10,998 people bear this surname
Guess Surname Definition:
A corruption of Guest.
Guess Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9,759 | 1:37,141 | 4,600 |
| England | 457 | 1:121,921 | 12,312 |
| Morocco | 341 | 1:101,103 | 17,469 |
| Australia | 69 | 1:391,242 | 31,907 |
| Romania | 55 | 1:365,052 | 30,933 |
| France | 48 | 1:1,383,807 | 136,859 |
| South Africa | 36 | 1:1,504,936 | 77,557 |
| India | 31 | 1:24,744,045 | 333,161 |
| Germany | 30 | 1:2,683,515 | 132,064 |
| Canada | 29 | 1:1,270,538 | 90,455 |
| Algeria | 15 | 1:2,575,437 | 44,639 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Wales | 12 | 1:257,878 | 14,969 |
| Austria | 12 | 1:709,620 | 61,025 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Mexico | 6 | 1:20,687,701 | 53,861 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Mauritania | 3 | 1:1,364,954 | 27,355 |
| Peru | 3 | 1:10,594,708 | 45,902 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 1 | 1:34,329 | 862 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 14 | 1:316,419 | 12,423 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 220 | 1:110,797 | 10,856 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,465 | 1:34,279 | 4,100 |
Guess (225) may also be a first name.
Guess Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A corruption of Guest.
A corruption of the surname Guest.
Guess Demographics
Guess Political Affiliation
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Guess Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Guess Come From? nationality or country of origin
Guess (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺲ) occurs most in The United States. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Guess? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 47,087th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 662,625 people. The last name Guess is predominantly found in The Americas, where 89 percent of Guess are found; 89 percent are found in North America and 89 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Guess is also the 599,828th most widely held given name at a global level, borne by 225 people.
This surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 9,759 people, or 1 in 37,141. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Texas, where 13 percent reside, California, where 8 percent reside and Tennessee, where 7 percent reside. Besides The United States this surname exists in 63 countries. It also occurs in England, where 4 percent reside and Morocco, where 3 percent reside.
Guess Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Guess has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Guess last name rose 666 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 208 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 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 adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Guess surname are 10.59% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.36% being registered to vote for the 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guesse | 91 | 298 | / |
| Gueiss | 91 | 86 | / |
| Gouess | 91 | 1 | / |
| Guesst | 91 | 0 | / |
| Gess | 89 | 4,447 | / |
| Gues | 89 | 540 | / |
| Gouesse | 83 | 2,079 | / |
| Gueasse | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gueesse | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gueisse | 83 | 1 | / |
| Guest | 80 | 36,204 | / |
| Guesh | 80 | 13,878 | / |
| Guese | 80 | 1,705 | / |
| Gesse | 80 | 1,236 | / |
| Giess | 80 | 929 | / |
| Kuess | 80 | 353 | / |
| Guiss | 80 | 154 | / |
| Goues | 80 | 153 | / |
| Gueis | 80 | 81 | / |
| Gueas | 80 | 65 | / |
| Guyss | 80 | 38 | / |
| Gueds | 80 | 31 | / |
| Guets | 80 | 31 | / |
| Ghess | 80 | 26 | / |
| Gwess | 80 | 20 | / |
| Guees | 80 | 10 | / |
| Getss | 80 | 8 | / |
| Guesp | 80 | 6 | / |
| Quess | 80 | 6 | / |
| Gessø | 80 | 5 | / |
| Ngess | 80 | 5 | / |
| Cuess | 80 | 3 | / |
| Geess | 80 | 3 | / |
| Gbess | 80 | 3 | / |
| Guesz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gueys | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gesst | 80 | 0 | / |
| Cgess | 80 | 0 | / |
| Geyss | 80 | 0 | / |
| Guesd | 80 | 0 | / |
| Gouhesse | 77 | 5 | / |
| Ges | 75 | 1,393 | / |
| Guisse | 73 | 26,631 | / |
| Gueits | 73 | 559 | / |
| Gueths | 73 | 341 | / |
| Giesse | 73 | 175 | / |
| Quesse | 73 | 150 | / |
| Guetse | 73 | 135 | / |
| Quiess | 73 | 40 | / |
| Geysse | 73 | 18 | / |
| Guetts | 73 | 18 | / |
| Ghoues | 73 | 11 | / |
| Ghuesh | 73 | 10 | / |
| Gouesh | 73 | 5 | / |
| Hguhes | 73 | 5 | / |
| Gueshe | 73 | 5 | / |
| Gheiss | 73 | 4 | / |
| Queiss | 73 | 4 | / |
| Gouest | 73 | 4 | / |
| Gueist | 73 | 3 | / |
| Gesshe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kuesse | 73 | 2 | / |
| Guhese | 73 | 1 | / |
| Guisss | 73 | 1 | / |
| Guisst | 73 | 1 | / |
| Geesse | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gouese | 73 | 1 | / |
| Guesch | 73 | 1 | / |
| Geyshs | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kguese | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gueash | 73 | 1 | / |
| Guedds | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gueese | 73 | 0 | / |
| Guestt | 73 | 0 | / |
| Gueise | 73 | 0 | / |
| Gessch | 73 | 0 | / |
| Gvesse | 73 | 0 | / |
| Guei | 67 | 53,398 | / |
| Guet | 67 | 8,403 | / |
| Gies | 67 | 7,408 | / |
| Kues | 67 | 5,622 | / |
| Guye | 67 | 5,193 | / |
| Guey | 67 | 4,965 | / |
| Gest | 67 | 3,345 | / |
| Guez | 67 | 3,089 | / |
| Gueh | 67 | 2,705 | / |
| Guex | 67 | 2,543 | / |
| Giss | 67 | 1,658 | / |
| Gets | 67 | 1,544 | / |
| Nges | 67 | 1,511 | / |
| Gese | 67 | 1,238 | / |
| Guea | 67 | 1,202 | / |
| Geys | 67 | 1,108 | / |
| Guer | 67 | 981 | / |
| Gees | 67 | 832 | / |
| Guis | 67 | 822 | / |
| Ques | 67 | 620 | / |
| Guys | 67 | 270 | / |
| Gesh | 67 | 240 | / |
| Gyss | 67 | 180 | / |
| Guee | 67 | 111 | / |
| Gesp | 67 | 102 | / |
| Gwes | 67 | 66 | / |
| Gued | 67 | 62 | / |
| Gouysse | 67 | 41 | / |
| Gehs | 67 | 38 | / |
| Ghes | 67 | 28 | / |
| Geds | 67 | 20 | / |
| Gesd | 67 | 18 | / |
| Gueï | 67 | 16 | / |
| Gieysse | 67 | 12 | / |
| Cues | 67 | 10 | / |
| Guep | 67 | 8 | / |
| Gesz | 67 | 6 | / |
| Gouhiss | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gões | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gejs | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gessova | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kges | 67 | 2 | / |
| Guissse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guesche | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gueß | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gueî | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gäss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cueysse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gesj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gujs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gheisse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guetsch | 67 | 0 | / |
Guess Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Guess in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﺲ | ks | - |
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