Guir Surname

240,883rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,660 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Guir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Guir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria1,1411:33,8586,168
Philippines3401:297,75942,371
France941:706,62589,060
United States491:7,397,121336,459
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Burkina Faso41:4,588,02521,573
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:1,569,33483,036

Guir (29) may also be a first name.

Guir Last Name Facts

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

The surname Guir (Hindi: गुइर्, Marathi: गुइर) occurs most in Algeria. It can appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Guir.

How Common Is The Last Name Guir? popularity and diffusion

It is the 240,883rd most numerous last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 4,390,088 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 69 percent of Guir are found; 69 percent are found in North Africa and 69 percent are found in Mahgreb. It is also the 1,951,561st most commonly used forename world-wide, held by 29 people.

Guir is most widespread in Algeria, where it is borne by 1,141 people, or 1 in 33,858. In Algeria it is most numerous in: Médéa Province, where 48 percent live, Algiers Province, where 32 percent live and Blida Province, where 15 percent live. Aside from Algeria this last name occurs in 20 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 20 percent live and France, where 6 percent live.

Guir Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Guir has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 153 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Guir Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Guir surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Guir surname are 29.12% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 82.35% being registered to vote for the party.

Guir earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.12% more than the national average, earning $43,633 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Guire8918,127/
Guirr8910/
Guair899/
Guirt893/
Guird893/
Gueir892/
Ghuir891/
Guoir891/
Guisr890/
Gir8622,670/
Guirre80756/
Guhire8039/
Gouhir8024/
Guhair8017/
Cguire8014/
Gueire803/
Kuir7531,600/
Gire7523,897/
Gier755,913/
Gair754,278/
Ghir751,478/
Guer75981/
Girt75888/
Gird75734/
Gihr75296/
Gbir75287/
Girz75252/
Girr75217/
Cuir75196/
Goir75170/
Quir75158/
Ngir7528/
Gujr7528/
Girh7517/
Gwir754/
Girp753/
Gvir753/
Guyr752/
Girė751/
Gitr751/
Gouhier731,422/
Qguirre733/
Hguirre731/
Gueirre731/
Geier6726,823/
Gaire6717,714/
Girhe676,432/
Guere676,064/
Quire671,544/
Giere671,236/
Guerd67864/
Goire67607/
Girre67603/
Gwire67590/
Hngir67546/
Gierz67403/
Quier67401/
Quirt67285/
Guyre67259/
Ghier67252/
Kuire67240/
Ghair67142/
Guerr67130/
Ngair67115/
Quair6793/
Gihre6792/
Giehr6784/
Guear6743/
Ghirh6743/
Girhs6743/
Gouer6742/
Gheir6727/
Ghoir6721/
Guert6711/
Gbair6711/
Guajr6710/
Guehr679/
Gaair679/
Gaird675/
Guerz675/
Girdh674/
Quior673/
Quirz673/
Cuire673/
Gaihr673/
Giert673/
Ggire672/
Guyrt672/
Gwier672/
Quirr672/
Gueer672/
Queir672/
Quirh672/
Goirh672/
Giesr671/
Ghird671/
Guytr671/
Gierd671/
Gairt671/
Gbeir671/
Ghuer671/
Quoir671/
Girtė671/
Girjs671/
Guerp671/
Gierp671/
Ghujr671/
Gairh671/
Kghir671/
Goird671/
Girdt670/
Quird670/

Guir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Guir in the Hindi language
गुइर्gu'ir-
Guir in the Marathi language
गुइरgu'ira-

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Guir
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