Guest Surname
Approximately 36,204 people bear this surname
Guest Surname Definition:
(English) Stranger, Guest; Enemy [Old English giest]
Guest Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 13,567 | 1:4,107 | 552 |
| United States | 12,580 | 1:28,812 | 3,573 |
| Australia | 3,773 | 1:7,155 | 1,052 |
| Canada | 2,647 | 1:13,920 | 2,049 |
| Wales | 545 | 1:5,678 | 632 |
| France | 504 | 1:131,791 | 20,133 |
| South Africa | 475 | 1:114,058 | 13,683 |
| New Zealand | 452 | 1:10,018 | 1,743 |
| Scotland | 246 | 1:21,763 | 2,493 |
| Ireland | 193 | 1:24,399 | 2,340 |
| Northern Ireland | 142 | 1:12,993 | 1,875 |
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| Iran | 97 | 1:791,572 | 39,767 |
| Bahrain | 73 | 1:18,474 | 3,432 |
| India | 72 | 1:10,653,686 | 201,049 |
| Portugal | 66 | 1:157,852 | 6,835 |
| Spain | 59 | 1:792,407 | 32,853 |
| Isle of Man | 48 | 1:1,788 | 335 |
| Singapore | 47 | 1:117,185 | 4,783 |
| Thailand | 47 | 1:1,502,944 | 203,155 |
| Netherlands | 45 | 1:375,271 | 40,838 |
| United Arab Emirates | 40 | 1:229,057 | 15,464 |
| Norway | 26 | 1:197,780 | 22,769 |
| Zimbabwe | 26 | 1:593,778 | 45,605 |
| Guernsey | 22 | 1:2,929 | 767 |
| Sweden | 22 | 1:447,580 | 32,003 |
| Jamaica | 20 | 1:143,497 | 5,007 |
| Brazil | 16 | 1:13,379,646 | 256,605 |
| Germany | 13 | 1:6,192,728 | 213,814 |
| Indonesia | 12 | 1:11,020,766 | 390,383 |
| Hong Kong | 11 | 1:666,862 | 3,581 |
| Malaysia | 11 | 1:2,681,293 | 102,971 |
| Philippines | 9 | 1:11,248,691 | 221,039 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Italy | 8 | 1:7,644,586 | 115,463 |
| Switzerland | 7 | 1:1,173,274 | 69,697 |
| Czechia | 6 | 1:1,772,245 | 105,647 |
| Belize | 5 | 1:71,095 | 2,977 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Egypt | 5 | 1:18,387,151 | 62,330 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Madagascar | 4 | 1:5,912,459 | 5,394 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Vietnam | 4 | 1:23,161,514 | 3,610 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Cambodia | 3 | 1:5,162,382 | 10,688 |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 1:1,593,356 | 8,177 |
| Falkland Islands | 3 | 1:1,044 | 221 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 1:454,658 | 14,297 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Angola | 2 | 1:13,494,607 | 11,780 |
| Bahamas | 2 | 1:195,876 | 1,708 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Ethiopia | 2 | 1:48,773,131 | 29,601 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Haiti | 2 | 1:5,341,954 | 21,336 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Montserrat | 1 | 1:4,947 | 471 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Niue | 1 | 1:1,614 | 145 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 110 | 1:40,272 | 3,669 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6,304 | 1:3,867 | 548 |
| Wales | 71 | 1:22,090 | 1,271 |
| Scotland | 22 | 1:170,146 | 6,794 |
| Jersey | 7 | 1:7,412 | 1,296 |
| Guernsey | 5 | 1:6,531 | 1,136 |
| Isle of Man | 2 | 1:27,135 | 1,659 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,592 | 1:31,544 | 3,800 |
Guest (337) may also be a first name.
Guest Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) Stranger, Guest; Enemy [Old English giest]
(English) The accepted stranger, a newcomer.
Gest, an Anglo-Saxon name occurring in Domesd. and before, and signifying hospes.
Guest was near Caen, Normandy. This family settled in Salop at the Conquest, and held Lega from the De Dunstanvilles. In 1150 Alan de D. granted the lands of Alric de Lega to Wembridge Priory (Eyton, Salop, ii. 273). Thomas de Lega, his son, occurs 1180 (314); Walter and Leonard, his sons, 1194—1230; Henry, son of Leonard, 1240 (315). Roger de Lega, or Guest, brother of the latter, had Thomas, who gave lands to Wembridge Priory (Eyton, Salop, ii, 313). In 1295 Adam Gest was assessor of parliamentary aids in Salop (Parliamentary Writs). From this Norman race descended Bishop Guest, one of the Reformers, and the eminent manufacturer, Sir John Guest.
From the French, Guest; from the Dutch, Gest; a personal name.
Guest: Guest was the name of the rector of Churchill at the commencement of last century (N.). The Guests, of Dowlais, Glamorganshire, came from Shropshire in the middle of last century (Lodge's "Baronetage").
Guest Demographics
Average Guest Salary in
United States
$42,263 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Guest Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Guest Come From? nationality or country of origin
Guest is more frequently found in England than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Guest? popularity and diffusion
It is the 15,397th most frequently held last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 201,291 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 43 percent of Guest reside; 42 percent reside in North America and 42 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Guest is also the 476,238th most widely held first name at a global level It is held by 337 people.
This last name is most commonly held in England, where it is held by 13,567 people, or 1 in 4,107. In England it is primarily concentrated in: West Midlands, where 17 percent reside, South Yorkshire, where 10 percent reside and Greater London, where 8 percent reside. Beside England this surname exists in 107 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 35 percent reside and Australia, where 10 percent reside.
Guest Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Guest has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 215 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 790 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 768 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 1,118 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 175 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Guest Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Anglican (57%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Guest surname are 14.48% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.25% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Guest earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 39.84% more than the national average, earning 483,963 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 18.27% more than the national average, earning R 281,064 per year; in United States they earn 2.05% less than the national average, earning $42,263 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.29% more than the national average, earning $52,312 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gueste | 91 | 26 | / |
| Guests | 91 | 4 | / |
| Gouest | 91 | 4 | / |
| Gueist | 91 | 3 | / |
| Guesst | 91 | 0 | / |
| Guestt | 91 | 0 | / |
| Guet | 89 | 8,403 | / |
| Gest | 89 | 3,345 | / |
| Gues | 89 | 540 | / |
| Goueste | 83 | 8 | / |
| Gueists | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gueiste | 83 | 1 | / |
| Guesh | 80 | 13,878 | / |
| Guess | 80 | 10,998 | / |
| Quest | 80 | 3,592 | / |
| Guese | 80 | 1,705 | / |
| Guete | 80 | 1,534 | / |
| Guist | 80 | 1,230 | / |
| Geyst | 80 | 1,031 | / |
| Geest | 80 | 911 | / |
| Gueit | 80 | 801 | / |
| Gueth | 80 | 547 | / |
| Geste | 80 | 322 | / |
| Giest | 80 | 292 | / |
| Kuest | 80 | 182 | / |
| Guetz | 80 | 157 | / |
| Guett | 80 | 84 | / |
| Gueis | 80 | 81 | / |
| Gueas | 80 | 65 | / |
| Ghest | 80 | 34 | / |
| Gueds | 80 | 31 | / |
| Guets | 80 | 31 | / |
| Guees | 80 | 10 | / |
| Guesp | 80 | 6 | / |
| Cuest | 80 | 6 | / |
| Gvest | 80 | 4 | / |
| Gests | 80 | 4 | / |
| Gehst | 80 | 4 | / |
| Guyst | 80 | 2 | / |
| Guedt | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gejst | 80 | 2 | / |
| Guejt | 80 | 2 | / |
| Guesz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gueet | 80 | 1 | / |
| Geszt | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gueys | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gesht | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gbest | 80 | 1 | / |
| Qguet | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gesst | 80 | 0 | / |
| Gestt | 80 | 0 | / |
| Gestz | 80 | 0 | / |
| Guesd | 80 | 0 | / |
| Get | 75 | 5,388 | / |
| Ges | 75 | 1,393 | / |
| Guette | 73 | 5,297 | / |
| Queste | 73 | 654 | / |
| Gueits | 73 | 559 | / |
| Guiste | 73 | 463 | / |
| Gueths | 73 | 341 | / |
| Guesse | 73 | 298 | / |
| Guetse | 73 | 135 | / |
| Guethe | 73 | 96 | / |
| Gueyte | 73 | 89 | / |
| Gueiss | 73 | 86 | / |
| Gueate | 73 | 22 | / |
| Gueitz | 73 | 18 | / |
| Guetts | 73 | 18 | / |
| Gueitt | 73 | 7 | / |
| Gheist | 73 | 5 | / |
| Guethz | 73 | 5 | / |
| Cueste | 73 | 5 | / |
| Gueshe | 73 | 5 | / |
| Geszte | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ghuist | 73 | 3 | / |
| Couest | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gheste | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ghesht | 73 | 2 | / |
| Guetch | 73 | 2 | / |
| Guheet | 73 | 1 | / |
| Guisst | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gheest | 73 | 1 | / |
| Queist | 73 | 1 | / |
| Quiest | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gueyth | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kuesth | 73 | 1 | / |
| Guesch | 73 | 1 | / |
| Guehte | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gueite | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kguese | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kguete | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gueash | 73 | 1 | / |
| Guedds | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gueith | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gieste | 73 | 1 | / |
| Geiest | 73 | 0 | / |
| Gueese | 73 | 0 | / |
| Ghiest | 73 | 0 | / |
| Gueise | 73 | 0 | / |
| Guistt | 73 | 0 | / |
| Gete | 67 | 110,230 | / |
| Guei | 67 | 53,398 | / |
| Nget | 67 | 53,371 | / |
| Gist | 67 | 8,460 | / |
| Gies | 67 | 7,408 | / |
| Guye | 67 | 5,193 | / |
| Guey | 67 | 4,965 | / |
| Gess | 67 | 4,447 | / |
| Guit | 67 | 3,361 | / |
| Guez | 67 | 3,089 | / |
| Gueh | 67 | 2,705 | / |
| Geet | 67 | 2,360 | / |
| Giet | 67 | 1,864 | / |
| Gets | 67 | 1,544 | / |
| Nges | 67 | 1,511 | / |
| Gese | 67 | 1,238 | / |
| Guea | 67 | 1,202 | / |
| Geys | 67 | 1,108 | / |
| Guer | 67 | 981 | / |
| Guyt | 67 | 871 | / |
| Gees | 67 | 832 | / |
| Guis | 67 | 822 | / |
| Ghet | 67 | 541 | / |
| Gett | 67 | 456 | / |
| Geyt | 67 | 391 | / |
| Guys | 67 | 270 | / |
| Gesh | 67 | 240 | / |
| Geth | 67 | 215 | / |
| Guetche | 67 | 166 | / |
| Guee | 67 | 111 | / |
| Gesp | 67 | 102 | / |
| Gued | 67 | 62 | / |
| Geht | 67 | 53 | / |
| Gehs | 67 | 38 | / |
| Gujt | 67 | 31 | / |
| Ghes | 67 | 28 | / |
| Geds | 67 | 20 | / |
| Coueste | 67 | 19 | / |
| Gesd | 67 | 18 | / |
| Gueï | 67 | 16 | / |
| Guep | 67 | 8 | / |
| Gesz | 67 | 6 | / |
| Gejt | 67 | 4 | / |
| Geebest | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gueitte | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gões | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gejs | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gestova | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gezt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gueytte | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kges | 67 | 2 | / |
| Guisthe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goueztz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cueshte | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guesche | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gueß | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gueî | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gueasse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gueesse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gueette | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gueisse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gäst | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qget | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gesj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gujs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guetsch | 67 | 0 | / |
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