Guimaraes Surname

1,702nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 323,268 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Guimaraes Surname User-submission:

Name of a city in the north of Portugal that is considered its cradle.

Guimaraes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil312,9411:68489
Angola5,9161:4,562660
United States1,0931:331,61830,035
France9081:73,15310,236
Peru7781:40,8543,765
Spain3631:128,7939,849
Argentina3191:133,99211,330
Paraguay1621:44,6711,341
Uruguay1421:24,1672,825
Canada1001:368,45633,054
England901:619,09036,665
South Africa791:685,79449,549
Thailand561:1,261,399181,528
Venezuela531:569,88810,391
Dominican Republic461:226,8038,136
Ecuador291:548,47711,265
Switzerland271:304,18224,091
Germany221:3,659,339158,771
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
Chile201:880,82418,509
Indonesia171:7,779,364314,803
Belgium131:884,35769,774
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
Bolivia41:2,654,1087,945
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
São Tomé and Príncipe21:88,7122,936
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

The alternate forms: Guimaráes (3), Guimaràes (1) & Guimarâes (1) are calculated separately.

Guimaraes (849) may also be a first name.

Guimaraes Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Name of a city in the north of Portugal that is considered its cradle.

- pedromg

Guimaraes Last Name Facts

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

The surname Guimaraes (Russian: Гуимараэс) is more commonly found in Brazil than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Guimaráes, Guimaràes or Guimarâes. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Guimaraes? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,702nd most frequently used last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 22,543 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Guimaraes live; 97 percent live in South America and 97 percent live in Luso-South America. It is also the 279,817th most frequently held first name globally, borne by 849 people.

It is most commonly held in Brazil, where it is carried by 312,941 people, or 1 in 684. In Brazil it is most common in: São Paulo, where 18 percent reside, Minas Gerais, where 15 percent reside and Rio de Janeiro, where 14 percent reside. Outside of Brazil this surname occurs in 50 countries. It also occurs in Angola, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Guimaraes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Guimaraes last name are 42.22% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 95.45% being registered with the political party.

The amount Guimaraes earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 39.2% less than the national average, earning 210,423 kr per year; in Peru they earn 9.2% more than the national average, earning S/. 21,168 per year; in South Africa they earn 60.78% more than the national average, earning R 382,080 per year; in United States they earn 4.85% more than the national average, earning $45,240 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.26% more than the national average, earning $49,811 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Guimaraes Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Guimaraes in the Russian language
Гуимараэсguimaraes-

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