Guevara Surname

935th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 571,227 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
El Salvador

Guevara Surname Definition:

One who came from Guevara (place overgrown with ferns), in Spain.

This is a Basque place name that comes from the Basque word, "ebar,” "ibar" meaning "helechal" and means fernery.

A Navarrese name descended from knight, Ladrón Vélez de Guevara, Señor de la Casa de Guevara.

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Guevara Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico108,0631:1,149180
Peru81,0511:39255
Venezuela73,9541:40875
Colombia63,7031:750157
El Salvador39,8181:15931
United States38,3051:9,4621,151
Argentina25,2421:1,693225
Ecuador22,8801:695102
Honduras22,5481:39190
Cuba15,5991:739123
Nicaragua13,7451:43899
Panama10,4911:37374
Philippines9,6811:10,457997
Costa Rica9,1281:524136
Guatemala8,9311:1,801305
Spain6,7361:6,941859
Bolivia5,4321:1,954361
Chile4,6051:3,826551
Dominican Republic2,3501:4,440492
Puerto Rico1,7071:2,080208
Egypt1,0071:91,2977,912
Canada9281:39,7044,964
Brazil8991:238,1259,183
France8541:77,77810,934
Trinidad and Tobago6241:2,186378
Uruguay6161:5,571632
Saudi Arabia5571:55,3967,891
Australia2161:124,98013,694
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
England1311:425,32928,711
Germany1251:644,04450,561
Guam1111:1,443203
Italy1001:611,56756,177
Singapore941:58,5932,307
Portugal851:122,5685,627
Belize801:4,443800
Russia691:2,088,740128,406
Thailand661:1,070,278160,486
Netherlands391:433,00544,158
Ireland351:134,5416,387
Belgium331:348,38338,592
Suriname321:17,2694,028
Switzerland271:304,18224,091
Sweden251:393,87027,867
Indonesia241:5,510,383253,014
United Arab Emirates211:436,29923,129
New Zealand191:238,33322,631
Paraguay171:425,6915,975
Angola161:1,686,8263,823
Curaçao141:11,232389
India131:59,005,029552,550
Norway131:395,56035,657
China121:113,943,4645,994
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Japan111:11,622,20845,659
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Hong Kong81:916,9354,774
Taiwan81:2,930,59317,989
Belarus71:1,357,29483,128
Denmark71:806,38843,211
American Samoa61:9,2931,961
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Vietnam61:15,441,0093,090
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Tunisia51:122,12516,050
United States Virgin Islands51:22,0752,767
Armenia41:732,54511,666
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Guyana41:190,5559,777
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Guevara (609) may also be a first name.

Guevara Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

One who came from Guevara (place overgrown with ferns), in Spain.

This is a Basque place name that comes from the Basque word, "ebar,” "ibar" meaning "helechal" and means fernery.

A Navarrese name descended from knight, Ladrón Vélez de Guevara, Señor de la Casa de Guevara.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

Guevara Last Name Facts

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

The surname Guevara (Arabic: جيفارا, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻔﺎﺭ) occurs more in Mexico more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Guevara? popularity and diffusion

Guevara is the 935th most common last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 12,758 people. The surname Guevara is mostly found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Guevara are found; 48 percent are found in South America and 24 percent are found in Caribbean South America. It is also the 338,553rd most commonly held first name world-wide, borne by 609 people.

The last name Guevara is most commonly used in Mexico, where it is held by 108,063 people, or 1 in 1,149. In Mexico Guevara is most common in: Veracruz, where 11 percent live, México, where 9 percent live and Puebla, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account Mexico it exists in 115 countries. It is also found in Peru, where 14 percent live and Venezuela, where 13 percent live.

Guevara Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Guevara has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Guevara surname increased 239,406 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Guevara Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Guevara last name is principally Orthodox (92%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Guevara last name are 43.17% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 96.4% registered with the political party.

The amount Guevara earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 55.7% less than the national average, earning €13,302 per year; in Norway they earn 14.46% less than the national average, earning 296,047 kr per year; in Peru they earn 10.92% less than the national average, earning S/. 17,269 per year; in Colombia they earn 1% less than the national average, earning $22,475,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 12.06% less than the national average, earning $37,947 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.07% less than the national average, earning $46,168 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Guevara Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Guevara in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﻔﺎﺭkfar-
Guevara in the Arabic language
جيفاراjyfara-

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Guevara Reference & Research

Guevara DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Guevara 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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