Guin Surname

13,426th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41,630 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Guin Surname User-submission:

Comes from the Welsh word guin, which means 'white'.

Guin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India35,3691:21,6881,679
United States3,5221:102,91311,367
France1,1301:58,7817,889
Ivory Coast2471:93,4064,903
Ecuador2071:76,8405,591
Italy1611:379,85543,564
Brazil1211:1,769,20957,430
Venezuela911:331,9137,350
Peru781:407,48912,924
Benin731:141,58414,936
Mexico721:1,723,97517,448
Norway701:73,46110,305
Malaysia691:427,45322,065
Papua New Guinea481:169,86923,574
Philippines441:2,300,869126,392
Canada371:995,82774,831
Indonesia341:3,889,682201,134
Taiwan321:732,6485,233
Chile311:568,27313,994
United Arab Emirates301:305,40920,323
England261:2,143,00282,017
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
Russia171:8,477,827301,506
Iran131:5,906,348134,214
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
China31:455,773,85521,925
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Cuba21:5,761,35813,825
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England821:297,26120,172
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7941:63,2486,907

Guin (1,068) may also be a first name.

Guin Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Comes from the Welsh word guin, which means 'white'.

- dollg123

Guin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Guin (Hindi: गुईन, Marathi: गुईन, Oriya: ଗୁଇଁ, Russian: Гуин) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Guin? popularity and diffusion

It is the 13,426th most commonly used family name globally, borne by around 1 in 175,055 people. The surname Guin occurs predominantly in Asia, where 86 percent of Guin live; 85 percent live in South Asia and 85 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Guin is also the 244,750th most common forename globally, held by 1,068 people.

The last name Guin is most frequently held in India, where it is held by 35,369 people, or 1 in 21,688. In India Guin is mostly found in: West Bengal, where 91 percent live, Odisha, where 7 percent live and Jharkhand, where 1 percent live. Excluding India this surname occurs in 57 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 8 percent live and France, where 3 percent live.

Guin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Guin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Guin last name expanded 444 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 68 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 86 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Guin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Guin surname are 18.5% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 65.27% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Guin earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 15.54% less than the national average, earning 292,309 kr per year; in Peru they earn 14.77% more than the national average, earning S/. 22,248 per year; in United States they earn 7.76% less than the national average, earning $39,802 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.6% less than the national average, earning $46,406 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Guinn8917,733/
Guing89178/
Guint8926/
Guind8920/
Guimn892/
Ghuin891/
Guihn891/
Gwuin890/
Gin866,672/
Gouhin80145/
Guinne8016/
Guindt8016/
Qguinn801/
Cguinn801/
Gwuinn801/
Gguing801/
Guinck800/
Ngin7515,221/
Ginn7514,372/
Quin759,842/
Cuin757,021/
Gwin757,009/
Guen752,351/
Ging752,211/
Kuin751,915/
Guim751,652/
Gien75970/
Ghin75352/
Gind75140/
Gbin75101/
Ginc7561/
Gint7533/
Guun7510/
Gihn752/
Hgin751/
Gisn751/
Guingue73646/
Guingne7365/
Guinque732/
Guimgne731/
Quinn67195,061/
Quint679,581/
Gwinn676,736/
Ginne67931/
Gn67737/
Gindt67511/
Gieng67442/
Quien67399/
Quing67395/
Ghinn67149/
Gingg67127/
Gwien67114/
Nginn6796/
Nkuin6792/
Ngwin6789/
Gueng6788/
Guinggue6755/
Gouen6754/
Ginck6746/
Quind6745/
Gingh6743/
Guenn6735/
Gienc6726/
Kuinn6725/
Guend6720/
Cuing6720/
Gindh6716/
Gienk6716/
Quinc6715/
Gweun6712/
Guehn6710/
Cuinn678/
Gienn677/
Gueen676/
Guent675/
Kuink675/
Guoen674/
Quuin673/
Giehn672/
Nquin672/
Gimnt672/
Cuint672/
Quimn671/
Quwin671/
Kuihn671/
Nghin671/
Hging671/
Hguyn671/
Guemn671/
Guenk671/
Ginnt671/
Guync671/
Nngin671/
Kwuin671/
Nggin671/
Quhin671/
Quiñn671/
Guesn671/
Gwink671/
Gient671/
Gqune671/
Cging671/
Guaen671/
Guynd670/
Quihn670/
Ghwin670/

Guin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Guin in the Oriya language
ଗୁଇଁgu'im97.08
ଗୁଇଂgu'im0.27
ଗୁଈଁgu'im0.21
ଗୁଇgu'i0.11
ଗୂଇଁgu'im0.11
ଗୁନguna0.11
ଗୁିଁguim0.05
ବୁଲିbuli0.05
Guin in the Marathi language
गुईनgu'ina93.8
गुनguna3.1
गुइनgu'ina3.1
Guin in the Hindi language
गुईनgu'ina56
गुइनgu'ina32
गोइनgo'ina8
गुींguim4
Guin in the Russian language
Гуинguin-

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