Guevara Surname
Approximately 571,227 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameGuevara Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 108,063 | 1:1,149 | 180 |
| Peru | 81,051 | 1:392 | 55 |
| Venezuela | 73,954 | 1:408 | 75 |
| Colombia | 63,703 | 1:750 | 157 |
| El Salvador | 39,818 | 1:159 | 31 |
| United States | 38,305 | 1:9,462 | 1,151 |
| Argentina | 25,242 | 1:1,693 | 225 |
| Ecuador | 22,880 | 1:695 | 102 |
| Honduras | 22,548 | 1:391 | 90 |
| Cuba | 15,599 | 1:739 | 123 |
| Nicaragua | 13,745 | 1:438 | 99 |
| Panama | 10,491 | 1:373 | 74 |
| Philippines | 9,681 | 1:10,457 | 997 |
| Costa Rica | 9,128 | 1:524 | 136 |
| Guatemala | 8,931 | 1:1,801 | 305 |
| Spain | 6,736 | 1:6,941 | 859 |
| Bolivia | 5,432 | 1:1,954 | 361 |
| Chile | 4,605 | 1:3,826 | 551 |
| Dominican Republic | 2,350 | 1:4,440 | 492 |
| Puerto Rico | 1,707 | 1:2,080 | 208 |
| Egypt | 1,007 | 1:91,297 | 7,912 |
| Canada | 928 | 1:39,704 | 4,964 |
| Brazil | 899 | 1:238,125 | 9,183 |
| France | 854 | 1:77,778 | 10,934 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 624 | 1:2,186 | 378 |
| Uruguay | 616 | 1:5,571 | 632 |
| Saudi Arabia | 557 | 1:55,396 | 7,891 |
| Australia | 216 | 1:124,980 | 13,694 |
| Morocco | 170 | 1:202,801 | 34,956 |
| England | 131 | 1:425,329 | 28,711 |
| Germany | 125 | 1:644,044 | 50,561 |
| Guam | 111 | 1:1,443 | 203 |
| Italy | 100 | 1:611,567 | 56,177 |
| Singapore | 94 | 1:58,593 | 2,307 |
| Portugal | 85 | 1:122,568 | 5,627 |
| Belize | 80 | 1:4,443 | 800 |
| Russia | 69 | 1:2,088,740 | 128,406 |
| Thailand | 66 | 1:1,070,278 | 160,486 |
| Netherlands | 39 | 1:433,005 | 44,158 |
| Ireland | 35 | 1:134,541 | 6,387 |
| Belgium | 33 | 1:348,383 | 38,592 |
| Suriname | 32 | 1:17,269 | 4,028 |
| Switzerland | 27 | 1:304,182 | 24,091 |
| Sweden | 25 | 1:393,870 | 27,867 |
| Indonesia | 24 | 1:5,510,383 | 253,014 |
| United Arab Emirates | 21 | 1:436,299 | 23,129 |
| New Zealand | 19 | 1:238,333 | 22,631 |
| Paraguay | 17 | 1:425,691 | 5,975 |
| Angola | 16 | 1:1,686,826 | 3,823 |
| Curaçao | 14 | 1:11,232 | 389 |
| India | 13 | 1:59,005,029 | 552,550 |
| Norway | 13 | 1:395,560 | 35,657 |
| China | 12 | 1:113,943,464 | 5,994 |
| South Africa | 12 | 1:4,514,809 | 137,638 |
| Japan | 11 | 1:11,622,208 | 45,659 |
| Poland | 10 | 1:3,800,875 | 132,137 |
| Malaysia | 9 | 1:3,277,136 | 121,952 |
| Hong Kong | 8 | 1:916,935 | 4,774 |
| Taiwan | 8 | 1:2,930,593 | 17,989 |
| Belarus | 7 | 1:1,357,294 | 83,128 |
| Denmark | 7 | 1:806,388 | 43,211 |
| American Samoa | 6 | 1:9,293 | 1,961 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Vietnam | 6 | 1:15,441,009 | 3,090 |
| Finland | 5 | 1:1,099,340 | 45,512 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Tunisia | 5 | 1:122,125 | 16,050 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 5 | 1:22,075 | 2,767 |
| Armenia | 4 | 1:732,545 | 11,666 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Guyana | 4 | 1:190,555 | 9,777 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Azerbaijan | 3 | 1:3,216,374 | 32,290 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 1:15,174,232 | 372,501 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Serbia | 2 | 1:3,572,474 | 32,645 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Syria | 2 | 1:9,650,511 | 17,817 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 16 | 1:3,138,668 | 142,671 |
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.
Guevara Demographics
Guevara Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
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
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Guevara in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﻔﺎﺭ | kfar | - |
| Guevara in the Arabic language | ||
| جيفارا | jyfara | - |
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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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Footnotes
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