Guggenheim Surname

244,303rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,631 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Guggenheim Surname Definition:

(from a place name) From the village of Guggenheimb, Germany (now called Jugenheim). Other variations of the name are Guggenheimer, Guckenheim, Gougenheim.

Guggenheim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9301:389,74134,252
Switzerland2611:31,4674,692
Israel1791:47,8086,333
France731:909,900105,096
England341:1,638,76668,634
Germany291:2,776,050134,833
Thailand221:3,210,834301,565
Netherlands211:804,15159,518
Sweden191:518,25037,550
Austria151:567,69652,281
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1021:492,34034,768

Guggenheim Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(from a place name) From the village of Guggenheimb, Germany (now called Jugenheim). Other variations of the name are Guggenheimer, Guckenheim, Gougenheim.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Guggenheim Last Name Facts

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

Guggenheim is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Guggenheim? popularity and diffusion

The surname Guggenheim is the 244,303rd most frequently held surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 4,468,146 people. The last name Guggenheim occurs mostly in The Americas, where 56 percent of Guggenheim reside; 55 percent reside in North America and 55 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Guggenheim is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 930 people, or 1 in 389,741. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 18 percent reside, New York, where 13 percent reside and Maryland, where 7 percent reside. Outside of The United States Guggenheim occurs in 31 countries. It is also common in Switzerland, where 16 percent reside and Israel, where 11 percent reside.

Guggenheim Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Guggenheim has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 912 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 309 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Guggenheim Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Guggenheim last name are 5.06% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 58.29% being registered with the political party.

The amount Guggenheim earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 63.68% less than the national average, earning R 86,304 per year and in United States they earn 32.15% more than the national average, earning $57,020 USD per year.

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