Guillet Surname

22,928th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23,657 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Guillet Surname Definition:

(French) Descendant of little William (resolution, helmet).

Guillet Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France20,3281:3,268223
United States8421:430,47437,141
Canada7891:46,6995,729
Switzerland7591:10,8211,782
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
Argentina1501:284,95622,842
Belgium1011:113,82816,895
Haiti821:130,2925,834
Ivory Coast771:299,62611,268
Philippines641:1,581,847107,292
Italy271:2,265,06392,103
England261:2,143,00282,017
Spain231:2,032,69753,462
Brazil191:11,267,070228,483
Thailand181:3,924,352328,346
French Polynesia181:15,6003,086
Nicaragua171:354,1823,204
New Caledonia161:17,2644,719
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Venezuela121:2,517,00628,211
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Puerto Rico61:591,6903,707
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Wales41:773,63329,106
China41:341,830,39216,990
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
Jersey21:25,9413,069
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States331:1,521,77881,120

Guillet (172) may also be a first name.

Guillet Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(French) Descendant of little William (resolution, helmet).

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

Guillet Last Name Facts

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

Guillet is borne by more people in France than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Guillet? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 22,928th most common last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 308,050 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 90 percent of Guillet live; 90 percent live in Western Europe and 89 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 696,764th most frequent given name worldwide, borne by 172 people.

This surname is most widely held in France, where it is borne by 20,328 people, or 1 in 3,268. In France Guillet is mostly found in: Pays de la Loire, where 33 percent live, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 16 percent live and Île-de-France, where 12 percent live. Excluding France this last name exists in 70 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 4 percent live and Canada, where 3 percent live.

Guillet Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Guillet has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Guillet surname grew 2,552 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 289 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Guillet Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Guillet last name are 3.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 57.14% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Guillet earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 10.76% more than the national average, earning $47,790 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.28% less than the national average, earning $46,068 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Guillett9388/
Guillete9321/
Guilleth931/
Guillets931/
Gillet9237,881/
Guille924,589/
Guillette881,273/
Gillett8619,722/
Quillet863,899/
Guiller861,172/
Guilles86488/
Gilliet86375/
Guilley86326/
Guillez86282/
Gillete8678/
Gillest8646/
Guillee8640/
Gilletz8617/
Cuillet8617/
Guellet869/
Gilleth865/
Guillée863/
Guillea863/
Ghillet863/
Gilleat862/
Kuillet862/
Gillets861/
Giellet861/
Gbillet861/
Guillit861/
Gilleit860/
Gille8312,673/
Gillette8020,169/
Quilliet80239/
Guilloit80124/
Gielleit8046/
Gielliet8032/
Gouellet8022/
Gilleste802/
Gilletts801/
Giellett801/
Guillher801/
Quillete801/
Guillite801/
Guillles801/
Guillley801/
Gilleatt800/
Guilleas800/
Gilliett800/
Quillett800/
Gilles7748,707/
Gilley7714,173/
Giller774,167/
Gillie773,198/
Guelle771,424/
Guilly77735/
Guilli77466/
Gillit77224/
Gellet77221/
Guillé7751/
Gillez7740/
Ngille7723/
Gielle7712/
Gilled7711/
Gillea773/
Ghille773/
Qullet772/
Gillee772/
Gillep771/
Güllet771/
Gilleh770/
Guillitte7539/
Guyllette7514/
Cuillette756/
Quillette754/
Gilletová752/
Gilleette751/
Guellette750/
Glet73516/
Glle731/
Guelleh714,567/
Guilluy711,387/
Gilliot711,370/
Gueller71567/
Guillis71232/
Quellet71225/
Guelles71208/
Gillitt71196/
Guilloy71189/
Gellett71179/
Gilless71122/
Gillead7160/
Guelled7131/
Guillay7128/
Guellez7117/
Gieller7115/
Gillesp715/
Quillit715/
Gillihe714/
Guulled714/
Gilleas713/
Gilleys712/
Gllette712/
Gillles712/
Gelliet712/
Gilleis711/
Guelley711/
Guilloitte711/
Gellete711/
Gielles711/
Gillech711/
Gilleey711/
Gillerr711/
Gillite711/
Guillid711/
Guilliy711/
Guylleh711/
Gilloit711/
Guellit711/
Gillher710/
Gillist710/
Gillees710/
Gellest710/
Gillied710/
Cquillette710/
Gillith710/
Gelle6720,268/
Gilli679,080/
Gilly674,700/
Gülle673,597/
Guillois672,930/
Gilla672,402/
Quilliot67520/
Gleit67259/
Guillais67250/
Gölle67250/
Gillé6794/
Glett6757/
Gälle6749/
Gller6731/
Gylle6724/
Glejt6721/
Gilliott679/
Gellette679/
Gleth679/
Quellete676/
Glles675/
Gillitte674/
Glets673/
Glete673/
Guillich673/
Gløet673/
Quyollet673/
Gleat672/
Quellett672/
Guilloid672/
Qulet672/
Guellait672/
Qullette671/
Guillioy671/
Glest671/
Gleyt671/
Glled671/
Glley671/
Gillesph671/
Ghlle671/
Gllee671/
Glleh671/
Quillait671/
Gblet671/
Guilloys671/
Guelless671/
Guulleed671/
Gillliot671/
Gillè671/
Guellite671/
Gillithe670/
Guelloit670/
Gilleads670/
Gelletts670/

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