Guillén Surname

234,353rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,719 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

Guillén Surname Definition:

Place of "vezas" or green fodder. This is a combination of "irra," "illar," "veza" and the suffix "-en" with the "g-" prefixed.

Patronymic very common in Spain.

Guillén Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain6931:67,4636,036
Mexico4101:302,7476,803
Dominican Republic1161:89,9394,002
Guatemala961:167,5283,555
Venezuela661:457,6389,047
Panama421:93,1493,638
Peru351:908,11818,273
United States301:12,081,964463,456
El Salvador301:211,4632,107
Switzerland281:293,31823,433
Argentina231:1,858,40995,340
Bolivia221:482,5654,346
Nicaragua191:316,8993,057
Honduras181:489,8023,355
Costa Rica161:298,7543,169
Uruguay121:285,98020,148
Colombia81:5,971,75920,087
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Ecuador51:3,181,16927,617
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
England41:13,929,515290,718
France31:22,140,907385,998
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Cuba21:5,761,35813,825
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

The alternate forms: Guillen (329,365), Guillèn (51), Guillėn (1) & Guilleñ (1) are calculated separately.

Guillén (14) may also be a first name.

Guillén Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Place of "vezas" or green fodder. This is a combination of "irra," "illar," "veza" and the suffix "-en" with the "g-" prefixed.

Patronymic very common in Spain.

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

Guillén Last Name Facts

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

The last name Guillén is more commonly found in Spain than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Guillen, Guillèn, Guillėn or Guilleñ. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Guillén? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 234,353rd most frequently used last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 4,239,410 people. The last name Guillén occurs mostly in The Americas, where 56 percent of Guillén are found; 40 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 40 percent are found in Iberian Europe. Guillén is also the 3,024,661st most frequently held first name at a global level, borne by 14 people.

This surname is most numerous in Spain, where it is borne by 693 people, or 1 in 67,463. In Spain it is mostly concentrated in: Madrid, where 22 percent are found, Catalonia, where 20 percent are found and Andalusia, where 15 percent are found. Besides Spain this surname is found in 37 countries. It is also found in Mexico, where 24 percent are found and The Dominican Republic, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Guillen95329,365/
Guillèn9551/
Guillėn951/
Gguillén931/
Guilln92984/
Gillén9258/
Guilleñ901/
Guillin866,631/
Guillín8616/
Guillyn862/
Guillne861/
Gilln832/
Guillent801,081/
Guilling8041/
Guillenn8010/
Guilllen8010/
Guilleen807/
Hguillen802/
Guillemn802/
Guillenc801/
Guilleng801/
Guillint801/
Gguillen801/
Gillen7718,670/
Gillin772,699/
Gellén77910/
Gyllén7753/
Göllén772/
Gillng772/
Guilne772/
Guilng772/
Gillyn771/
Guillentt757/
D'Guillen751/
Guillenth751/
Guillenne751/
Giln732/
Glln731/
Guillem715,610/
Gilling712,000/
Gillion711,993/
Gillyon71306/
Guellen7159/
Gillien7150/
Guellin7128/
Gillent7122/
Gilloen7120/
Gilleen7120/
Gillend7119/
Guillim7111/
Gillina718/
Ghillen714/
Guullen713/
Giellen712/
Gillimn711/
Gillisn711/
Ghillin711/
Gilluen711/
Guellín711/
Gillind710/
Gilluin710/
Gillenn710/
Gillink710/
Gillgin710/
Gillinn710/
Gillling6712/
Gålén676/
Gilne672/
Gieln671/
Guelling671/
Gilnk671/
Guillemt671/
Gllen670/
Gilnn670/

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