Guillen Surname

1,663rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 329,365 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Honduras

Guillen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Guillen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico94,5011:1,313201
Venezuela45,8321:659129
Spain33,5451:1,394149
Peru26,6851:1,191180
United States23,9691:15,1221,904
Honduras16,2681:542131
El Salvador9,5391:665134
Dominican Republic9,3671:1,114185
Ecuador7,6421:2,081359
Paraguay7,0491:1,027224
Costa Rica6,8721:696157
Nicaragua6,7781:888185
Colombia6,5751:7,266915
Philippines6,3351:15,9811,795
Argentina5,7321:7,457752
Guatemala4,9431:3,254502
Bolivia4,3241:2,455426
Cuba3,5491:3,247429
Panama3,2081:1,220209
France2,6021:25,5283,053
Uruguay1,5131:2,268267
Brazil9291:230,4358,911
Chile5841:30,1651,663
Canada2791:132,06313,716
Belize941:3,782725
England761:733,13240,828
Germany621:1,298,47582,291
Belgium551:209,03027,072
Switzerland511:161,03815,036
Singapore431:128,0865,748
Netherlands351:482,49146,668
Italy331:1,853,23386,897
Australia331:818,05251,601
Thailand251:2,825,534284,782
Sweden231:428,12030,474
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Trinidad and Tobago201:68,1995,276
New Zealand191:238,33322,631
Andorra171:4,9321,003
Austria161:532,21549,801
United Arab Emirates141:654,44824,061
Puerto Rico121:295,8452,647
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Norway81:642,78647,258
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
China51:273,464,31313,838
Seychelles41:23,0981,012
Macau41:150,408604
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Dominica21:37,946685
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States401:1,255,46770,036

The alternate forms: Guillén (1,719), Guillèn (51), Guilleñ (1), Guillėn (1) & Güillen (1) are calculated separately.

Guillen (1,112) may also be a first name.

Guillen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Guillen occurs more in Mexico more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant: Guillén, Guillèn, Guilleñ, Guillėn or Güillen. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Guillen? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,663rd most prevalent surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 22,126 people. Guillen occurs mostly in The Americas, where 87 percent of Guillen live; 36 percent live in North America and 29 percent live in Hispano-North America. It is also the 239,142nd most widely held first name globally It is held by 1,112 people.

It is most frequently held in Mexico, where it is held by 94,501 people, or 1 in 1,313. In Mexico it is most common in: Chiapas, where 22 percent are found, Michoacán, where 10 percent are found and Veracruz, where 7 percent are found. Besides Mexico this surname is found in 82 countries. It is also found in Venezuela, where 14 percent are found and Spain, where 10 percent are found.

Guillen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Guillen has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 59,923 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 2,533 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Guillen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Guillen last name are 42.93% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 96.16% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Guillen earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 47.08% less than the national average, earning €15,892 per year; in Norway they earn 23.74% less than the national average, earning 263,906 kr per year; in Peru they earn 1.62% more than the national average, earning S/. 19,699 per year; in Colombia they earn 14.71% less than the national average, earning $19,362,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 12.1% less than the national average, earning $37,928 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.24% less than the national average, earning $49,066 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Guillén951,719/
Guillèn9551/
Guilleñ951/
Guillėn951/
Güillen951/
Guillent931,081/
Guilllen9310/
Guillenn9310/
Guilleen937/
Hguillen932/
Guillemn932/
Guillenc931/
Guilleng931/
Gguillen931/
Gillen9218,670/
Guilln92984/
Guillentt887/
Guillenne881/
Guillenth881/
D'Guillen881/
Quillen867,140/
Guillin866,631/
Guillem865,610/
Guellen8659/
Gillien8650/
Gillent8622/
Gilleen8620/
Gilloen8620/
Gillend8619/
Guillín8616/
Cuillen869/
Ghillen864/
Guullen863/
Giellen862/
Guillyn862/
Guillne861/
Gwillen861/
Gilluen861/
Gillenn860/
Kuillen860/
Gilln832/
Gllen830/
Quillien801,029/
Quillent80181/
Guilling8041/
Quillend8010/
Quillaen802/
Quilleen801/
Cquillen801/
Guillemt801/
Guillint801/
Gguillén801/
Gillin772,699/
Gillem77589/
Gellen77390/
Gyllen77128/
Gillén7758/
Göllen7736/
Güllen7712/
Quilln773/
Qullen773/
Gillng772/
Guilne772/
Guilng772/
Gllenn771/
Gillyn771/
Glen7315,591/
Giln732/
Glln731/
Quillin713,355/
Gilling712,000/
Gillion711,993/
Gillyon71306/
Gellien7135/
Guellin7128/
Quellen7125/
Guillim7111/
Gillina718/
Gwillin717/
Goellen715/
Gwillyn715/
Cuellen712/
Qullien712/
Gaellen712/
Ghellen712/
Guellín711/
Gilleem711/
Gillisn711/
Gwellen711/
Quillem711/
Gwillem711/
Guellem711/
Gillhem711/
Ghillin711/
Gillimn711/
Gelleng711/
Gillinn710/
Gillind710/
Gilluin710/
Qwillen710/
Glleenn710/
Gillink710/
Gillgin710/
Gellend710/
Gellenn710/
Glenn6778,395/
Quilling67785/
Gleen67219/
Quellien67105/
Glehn67102/
Gleng6735/
Glent6727/
Gouellin6716/
Gillling6712/
Glend6711/
Glene679/
Glaen679/
Quelleng673/
Gilne672/
Quiln672/
Ghlen672/
Qulen672/
Nglen671/
Glemn671/
Gilnk671/
Gloen671/
Glenh671/
Goellaen671/
Guelling671/
Gålen671/
Gieln671/
Gwillyon670/
Gleun670/
Gwilling670/
Gluen670/
Kuiln670/
Gilnn670/
Glhen670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Guillen
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