Guillou Surname

25,356th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,275 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Guillou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Guillou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France20,3021:3,272224
United States2051:1,768,092116,364
Canada1411:261,31624,674
Thailand1161:608,951103,575
Australia471:574,37741,856
England421:1,326,62059,571
Belgium371:310,72035,739
Argentina361:1,187,31770,591
Chile331:533,83313,415
Guernsey291:2,222539
Brazil281:7,645,512174,288
Switzerland231:357,08327,273
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Jersey201:4,960981
French Polynesia181:15,6003,086
Finland151:366,44725,366
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Andorra101:8,3841,259
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Haiti91:1,187,10112,579
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
China51:273,464,31313,838
Wales51:618,90625,852
Austria51:1,703,08789,702
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Wallis and Futuna11:13,610185
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jersey61:8,6471,503
England11:24,375,369195,128
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Guillou (29) may also be a first name.

Guillou Last Name Facts

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

The last name Guillou is carried by more people in France than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Guillou? popularity and diffusion

Guillou is the 25,356th most frequent family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 342,540 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 96 percent of Guillou are found; 95 percent are found in Western Europe and 95 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 1,951,561st most frequently used given name at a global level It is held by 29 people.

This last name is most commonly held in France, where it is borne by 20,302 people, or 1 in 3,272. In France it is primarily concentrated in: Brittany, where 43 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 15 percent reside and Pays de la Loire, where 14 percent reside. Besides France it occurs in 65 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.

Guillou Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Guillou has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 3,417 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 4,200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Guillou Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Guillou surname are 12.73% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 65.96% being registered with the political party.

The amount Guillou earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 22.13% more than the national average, earning $52,699 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.71% less than the national average, earning $46,348 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Guilloux938,264/
Guilloud931,016/
Guillout93552/
Guillous9310/
Guillo925,350/
Guillu9289/
Gillou9219/
Guillouet881,927/
Guillouët8825/
Guillot8651,748/
Guilluy861,387/
Guillod86780/
Gilloux86195/
Guilloy86189/
Guillos86109/
Guilloz86100/
Guillut8651/
Guillau8646/
Quillou8642/
Guellou8614/
Guillio868/
Guilleu863/
Gillhou861/
Gillous861/
Guillop861/
Guilliu861/
Guillus861/
Gilloud861/
Gillout861/
Gillo834,753/
Gillu8347/
Gllou831/
Guillaouet824/
Guillaud805,358/
Guillois802,930/
Guilleux802,229/
Guellouh80939/
Guilliot80488/
Guellout80256/
Guilliod80209/
Guillott80205/
Guillaut80143/
Guillots80138/
Guilloit80124/
Guilleau80124/
Guillaux80101/
Guilloth8063/
Guellouz8053/
Quilloux8025/
Gouellou8017/
Guilleus805/
Guilluth804/
Quillout803/
Guilloid802/
Cgillous801/
Guillioy801/
Guilloiy801/
Guelloud801/
Guellous801/
Quilloue801/
Guilloys801/
Gillouet801/
Gillot779,708/
Quillo772,670/
Gillio771,929/
Guilla77373/
Gilloz77336/
Gillus77332/
Giello77249/
Cuillo77155/
Guello77110/
Gillue7741/
Guilló7740/
Gillos7736/
Gyllou7715/
Gillod7711/
Gilloo777/
Gillup774/
Gilloh774/
Ghillu772/
Gilloy772/
Ghillo772/
Guillú772/
Gellou772/
Glloup771/
Gilluy771/
Guullu771/
Gulluu771/
Kuillo771/
Quillu771/
Gilhlo771/
Gilloe770/
Gillut770/
Gwillo770/
Gouelloux758/
Guilliaux751/
Guilliott751/
Ghuellouh751/
Guilleaux751/
Guellhout751/
Guillault750/
Glou732,723/
Gllo734/
Gllu731/
Gillott713,160/
Guillas711,647/
Gilliot711,370/
Gillioz711,313/
Quilloy71976/
Gouello71513/
Guilley71326/
Quillot71297/
Gillaux71239/
Guillat71230/
Gillois71213/
Guelluy71106/
Quillio7156/
Gilloth7142/
Quillos7140/
Guillay7128/
Gilloch7124/
Quiello7123/
Guillia7123/
Gilleau7111/
Guellos718/
Quillop715/
Gillooy713/
Cuillot713/
Guillea713/
Guillah712/
Guelloh712/
Cuillos711/
Gilliod711/
Gwillot711/
Gillius711/
Gillios711/
Ghellou711/
Quilllo711/
Gellous711/
Guillla711/
Guillaz711/
Guoello711/
Guyllot711/
Gilloit711/
Gillots711/
Gillaud711/
Gillaut711/
Giellio711/
Gillopp710/
Guellot710/
Guelloz710/
Gillust710/
Guellod710/
Gillaus710/
Gillotz710/
Gloud677,191/
Gilla672,402/
Gellu671,426/
Gloux671,087/
Quilliot67520/
Quilluya67434/
Quillaud67382/
Gello67284/
Guillais67250/
Gillhaus67127/
Oglou67106/
Glouh6798/
Gouelleu6767/
Gilloots6756/
Gqulu6750/
Gillodts6739/
Guellaut6732/
Gloue6728/
Gilliaux6727/
Guilliat6722/
Glous6722/
Gblou6718/
Glout6715/
Quillaux6715/
Gleou6710/
Gilliott679/
Glouz679/
Gyllo676/
Ghillowe675/
Guellaud674/
Quilleux673/
Göllu673/
Guillias672/
Qullo672/
Gloup672/
Quilluja671/
Nglou671/
Guilleya671/
Gillauth671/
Quelloux671/
Quilloth671/
Quilloya671/
Glhou671/
Guillley671/
Guillatt671/
Guelloya671/
Göllo671/
Gillliot671/
Gillottt671/
Ghllu671/
Gqulo671/
Guillhat671/
Glouy670/
Guilleas670/
Guelliot670/
Guelloit670/
Quillhot670/
Gellhous670/
Quillott670/

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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 Guillou
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