Guiness Surname

928,396th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 284 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Guiness Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Guiness Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1051:3,451,990194,849
England811:687,87739,238
Jamaica461:62,3903,274
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Trinidad and Tobago61:227,32910,175
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
France11:66,422,722504,397
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England541:451,39625,813
Scotland201:187,1617,190
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Guiness (115) may also be a first name.

Guiness Last Name Facts

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

The surname Guiness is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Guiness? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 928,396th most widely held family name globally, borne by around 1 in 25,660,373 people. The surname Guiness is predominantly found in The Americas, where 56 percent of Guiness reside; 38 percent reside in North America and 37 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Guiness is also the 873,022nd most commonly occurring first name worldwide, held by 115 people.

It is most common in The United States, where it is held by 105 people, or 1 in 3,451,990. In The United States Guiness is most numerous in: New York, where 27 percent live, Georgia, where 22 percent live and California, where 13 percent live. Not including The United States it is found in 22 countries. It also occurs in England, where 29 percent live and Jamaica, where 16 percent live.

Guiness Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Guiness has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Guiness surname expanded 656 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 150 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it decreased 95 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 80 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Guiness Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States Guiness are 17.36% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 70.59% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Guiness earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 14% less than the national average, earning R 204,360 per year and in United States they earn 31.69% more than the national average, earning $56,822 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Guisness9324/
Gwuiness930/
Guines92391/
Giness9217/
Guignes86158/
Guineas8639/
Gisness8624/
Guyness8619/
Gueness869/
Gingess864/
Guinese863/
Gainess862/
Guaines862/
Guinesh861/
Ginesse861/
Quiness860/
Guiniss860/
Gines8320,214/
Guine831,234/
Guinisse801/
Githness800/
Gaines7758,857/
Guinea775,721/
Quines775,269/
Guinet774,815/
Goines773,573/
Guiney773,445/
Guynes771,523/
Guinee77766/
Gineys77456/
Guinez77451/
Guigne77349/
Ginies77342/
Ginese77332/
Guined77317/
Guenes77298/
Guiner77261/
Guiñes77146/
Ginest77138/
Geness77123/
Guinée7779/
Guinis7753/
Ginges7741/
Guisne7734/
Ghines7730/
Gueine7725/
Gitnes7723/
Gineus7714/
Gineis7713/
Ginets7712/
Cuines775/
Gwines774/
Guinei774/
Ginesh773/
Guinep772/
Qguine771/
Hguine771/
Guineh771/
Guinex771/
Guinhe771/
Kuines770/
Gine732,014/
Guignet711,194/
Genesse71567/
Guinois71348/
Guigner71328/
Guisnet71171/
Guinech71136/
Quienes71109/
Ghinies7192/
Ginieys7179/
Gineyts7159/
Gayness7156/
Guinais7142/
Gigneys7141/
Guitner7136/
Gingiss7135/
Guinett7115/
Gineesh718/
Gainnes717/
Guoynes717/
Guigney715/
Geniess714/
Gueniss714/
Goinges713/
Gittnes713/
Guineth713/
Geneuss713/
Gaineys712/
Kgaines712/
Gainesh712/
Ghiones712/
Quoines711/
Gueinne711/
Guineit711/
Guisner711/
Ghaines711/
Gainese711/
Gaitnes711/
Gvinets711/
Guimães711/
Guinead711/
Guignie711/
Gueynes711/
Gueiner711/
Quineis711/
Guinice711/
Ghinese711/
Ghuenes711/
Gaignes710/
Gignesh710/
Gignese710/
Guinher710/
Gveines710/
Giner6717,885/
Guene6716,049/
Genes6713,423/
Ginez6710,679/
Gaine673,887/
Ginet672,373/
Ginex67760/
Ginis67717/
Guini67697/
Ginhe67579/
Ginés67189/
Ginge67143/
Guiny67139/
Goine67109/
Guiné67106/
Guiñe67103/
Ngine67100/
Gynes6773/
Ginje6767/
Giney6761/
Giene6761/
Ginea6744/
Guyne6728/
Ginie6728/
Ghine6723/
Ginee6721/
Gined6718/
Gigne6716/
Gisne6712/
Giñes6710/
Quinhões678/
Ginès677/
Ginée675/
Ginej673/
Ginei673/
Ginep673/
Guittner672/
Guineith671/
Geneisse671/
Guineche671/
Guineher671/
Génes671/
D'Goines671/
Cquiones671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Guiness
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