Guido Surname

11,221st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50,016 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nicaragua
Highest density in:
Nicaragua

Guido Surname Definition:

GUIDO: A Norman personal name of Teutonic origin, also commonly spelled Wido. At the time of the Domesday Survey William filius Widonis, i.e. William Wido's son, was a tenant in chief in the counties of Wilts, Gloucester, and Somerset (Lower).

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Guido Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nicaragua12,5021:482107
Italy8,8741:6,892922
United States8,5051:42,6175,228
Mexico5,1341:24,1771,719
Costa Rica3,8261:1,249223
Argentina2,1961:19,4641,646
Brazil1,5861:134,9785,155
Philippines1,2011:84,29514,611
El Salvador7761:8,175630
Canada6551:56,2536,650
Honduras5741:15,360756
France4761:139,54421,462
Benin4191:24,6673,301
Peru4171:76,2215,452
Uruguay3111:11,0351,243
Niger2801:68,5433,124
Mali2581:65,7711,556
Germany2111:381,54235,859
Spain1661:281,63917,320
Switzerland1651:49,7756,608
Belgium1511:76,13712,057
Portugal1421:73,3683,778
Venezuela1341:225,4045,824
Indonesia1161:1,140,07981,531
Israel1071:79,9789,667
Burkina Faso891:206,2034,436
Ivory Coast821:281,35610,805
Dominican Republic541:193,2027,170
Colombia491:974,9819,135
England491:1,137,10353,999
Guatemala461:349,6234,757
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Australia371:729,61448,196
Paraguay361:201,0213,750
Tanzania331:1,604,29147,186
Panama291:134,9054,585
Angola251:1,079,5693,117
Thailand251:2,825,534284,782
Netherlands221:767,59958,330
Rwanda161:710,3112,071
Greece151:738,65380,079
Chile151:1,174,43221,998
Uganda141:2,788,52078,087
Singapore131:423,66918,211
India101:76,706,538639,611
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Bolivia81:1,327,0546,143
Ecuador81:1,988,23121,385
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Cameroon71:2,967,010123,373
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Azerbaijan61:1,608,18720,863
Romania51:4,015,57458,306
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
China31:455,773,85521,925
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Malta11:430,2723,380
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

The alternate forms: Güido (9) are calculated separately.

Guido (367,052) may also be a first name.

Guido Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

GUIDO: A Norman personal name of Teutonic origin, also commonly spelled Wido. At the time of the Domesday Survey William filius Widonis, i.e. William Wido's son, was a tenant in chief in the counties of Wilts, Gloucester, and Somerset (Lower). Widone, father of Robert, sheriff of Roxburgh, c. 1136 (Raine, 21). Wydo, Widone, Gwydo, or Guldo was abbot of Lundores in time of Radulph, bishop of Brechin (RAA., I, p. 126—128).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

From the French "guideau" - to guide, conduct - and "eau" - water; an Italian and Spanish surname meaning "guy" - leader or rope.

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

(Italian) The son of Guy (wood).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from the name Guido, from the Latin word guidus, deriving in turn from the ancient German wido, meaning 'educated', or from the Germanic widu, meaning 'wood', or from wida, meaning 'far'. By extension it could therefore indicate 'isolated family, living in the woods'.

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Guido Last Name Facts

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

Guido (Arabic: غيدو, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻴﺪﻭ, Marathi: गुईडो, Russian: Гуидо) has its highest incidence in Nicaragua. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Güido. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Guido? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 11,221st most commonly occurring surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 145,704 people. The surname Guido occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 73 percent of Guido are found; 35 percent are found in Central America and 35 percent are found in Hispano-Central America. It is also the 2,839th most frequently used first name world-wide, held by 367,052 people.

The surname Guido is most frequently occurring in Nicaragua, where it is held by 12,502 people, or 1 in 482. In Nicaragua Guido is primarily concentrated in: Managua Department, where 22 percent are found, León Department, where 19 percent are found and Matagalpa Department, where 14 percent are found. Excluding Nicaragua Guido occurs in 93 countries. It is also found in Italy, where 18 percent are found and The United States, where 17 percent are found.

Guido Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Guido has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Guido surname expanded 212,625 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 2,450 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Guido Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Guido last name are 3.41% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50.18% registered with the party.

The amount Guido earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 12.74% more than the national average, earning €33,856 per year; in Peru they earn 7.52% less than the national average, earning S/. 17,928 per year; in Colombia they earn 33.11% more than the national average, earning $30,219,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 6.38% more than the national average, earning $45,902 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.62% more than the national average, earning $57,942 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Güido939/
Guidos911,017/
Guaido91690/
Guidou91593/
Guidot91585/
Guiddo9162/
Guidoz915/
Gueido915/
Guidoy913/
Guidoi913/
Guidoo913/
Guidoh911/
Guuido911/
Guoido911/
Guisdo911/
Gido895,878/
Guidoux831,008/
Guaidot8354/
Guidosh8322/
Guidouh8319/
Guidott839/
Guidoth835/
Guidoos834/
Nguaido831/
Guiddou831/
Gouhido831/
Gueidou831/
Guaidou831/
Guida8045,394/
Gaido804,862/
Ngido80729/
Gwido80620/
Gidoi80506/
Guedo80371/
Quido80325/
Gidos80238/
Guydo80180/
Giedo80128/
Goido80112/
Gidou8084/
Gbido8079/
Gidoj8057/
Giddo8054/
Kuido8033/
Gidot8015/
Gidoy8012/
Ghido8011/
Cuido807/
Gidho805/
Gvido803/
Gidgo801/
Gidoo801/
N'Guaido779/
Guedou733,634/
Ngaido731,050/
Gaidos73873/
Guidat73815/
Guidad73354/
Gaidot73331/
Guidas73262/
Guaida73241/
Gaidou73149/
Guedot73147/
Guidda73135/
Gouedo73120/
Quidoz73101/
Gaidoz7387/
Gaidoș7354/
Guidah7352/
Guydos7350/
Kuidou7347/
Quiedo7343/
Gidosh7340/
Gaidoš7323/
Goidou7322/
Ngidho7320/
Guedoh7316/
Giddoh7310/
Gaidoo739/
Giddou739/
Gueida737/
Guidaï736/
Gaidoş735/
Quidou735/
Queido734/
Quiodo734/
Goidod734/
Quidot733/
Gbaido733/
Guaidó733/
Guisda733/
Quidoy733/
Gueduo732/
Gwaido732/
Gidoux732/
Gueydo732/
Guidap732/
Gueado732/
Guaydo732/
Quidoi732/
Quaido731/
Quidos731/
Ngwido731/
Guidha731/
Gidhod731/
Goidos731/
Quoido731/
Hgidos731/
Quisdo731/
Quidop731/
Gbeido731/
Gouîdo731/
Goidoh731/
Guidaa731/
Guidau731/
Guetdo731/
Guedod731/
Guedoz731/
Gheido731/
Ghidou731/
Gaidoj731/
Guedho731/
Gida678,364/
Gedo677,959/
Quaidoo673,100/
Gueddou671,069/
Guideau67124/
Gaidosh67120/
Guedoud67106/
Guidash6790/
Giedosh6739/
Guidaha6738/
Gueydou6735/
Guydosh6726/
Guehduo6723/
Gueidah6722/
Gwaidho6721/
Gaidosz6720/
Quoiduo6719/
Guedoit6718/
Guedouh6717/
Ghaidou6711/
Guaidah678/
Guesdou675/
Guidaas674/
Nggaido674/
Ngaidou673/
Guedouz673/
Ghidoud673/
Nkuidou673/
Gouhida672/
Gidó672/
Giedosz672/
Quaidoh671/
Quidoos671/
Nguaida671/
Gaidoch671/
N'Gaido671/
Goideou671/
Guidaud671/
Gueadou671/
Guedoux671/
Gédo671/
Gaiddou671/
Gaidouz671/
Ghidouh671/
Gueddoh671/
Gaidoud671/
Kuhaido671/
Guidach670/

Guido Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Guido in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﻴﺪﻭkydw-
Guido in the Marathi language
गुईडोgu'ido-
Guido in the Russian language
Гуидоguido-
Guido in the Arabic language
غيدوghydw-
غويدوghwydw-
جيدوjydw-

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