Guillherme Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Guillherme Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Guillherme Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Guillherme (123) may also be a first name.

Guillherme Last Name Facts

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

Guillherme is found in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Guillherme? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,968,613th most prevalent surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Guillherme occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Guillherme reside; 75 percent reside in South America and 75 percent reside in Luso-South America. Guillherme is also the 840,349th most prevalent first name internationally, held by 123 people.

The surname Guillherme is most frequently held in Brazil, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 71,358,111. In Brazil it is mostly concentrated in: Minas Gerais, where 33 percent reside, Pernambuco, where 33 percent reside and São Paulo, where 33 percent reside. Other than Brazil this last name exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Guillerme953,061/
Guillermet901,270/
Guillermes9046/
Guillermer909/
Guillermez902/
Guilhlerme901/
Guillerm894,582/
Gillerme892/
Guilllermet861/
Guillermi8410/
Guillermy842/
Quillerme842/
Guyllerme841/
Guillermí841/
Glherme821/
Guillermit8070/
Glerme751/
Glerm671/
Ghellerm671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Guillherme
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