Guire Surname

29,546th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18,127 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Burkina Faso
Highest density in:
Burkina Faso

Guire Surname Definition:

The leading sept of Fermanagh.

Bibl; IF 167 etc; MIF 260*; SIF 159; Map Fer

Guire Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burkina Faso11,9561:1,535225
Mali1,8071:9,391502
Ivory Coast1,0621:21,7241,591
Chad1,0591:12,8351,627
United States8311:436,17237,541
Cameroon5851:35,5034,773
Djibouti3991:2,293219
France1131:587,81278,453
Philippines731:1,386,825100,991
Niger481:399,83411,128
Senegal351:416,5531,967
Guinea331:358,6011,162
Venezuela191:1,589,68820,788
Mauritania181:227,49210,961
Benin181:574,20035,798
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
England101:5,571,806158,774
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England281:870,54937,307
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2481:202,49517,559

The alternate forms: Guiré (69) are calculated separately.

Guire (532) may also be a first name.

Guire Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

The leading sept of Fermanagh.

Bibl; IF 167 etc; MIF 260*; SIF 159; Map Fer

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Guire Last Name Facts

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

Guire (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻴﺮﻯ) is found most in Burkina Faso. It can also be found as a variant: Guiré. Click here to see other possible spellings of Guire.

How Common Is The Last Name Guire? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 29,546th most widespread surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 402,027 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 92 percent of Guire are found; 89 percent are found in West Africa and 44 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 365,707th most commonly held first name globally. It is borne by 532 people.

Guire is most frequent in Burkina Faso, where it is held by 11,956 people, or 1 in 1,535. In Burkina Faso it is primarily concentrated in: Boucle du Mouhoun Region, where 29 percent live, Hauts-Bassins Region, where 20 percent live and Centre-Ouest Region, where 16 percent live. Not including Burkina Faso it is found in 37 countries. It is also found in Mali, where 10 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 6 percent live.

Guire Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Guire has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Guire surname grew 335 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 64 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Guire Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Guire last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Guire surname are 16.26% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.03% registered with the political party.

The amount Guire earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 0.29% more than the national average, earning $43,276 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.65% more than the national average, earning $50,008 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Guiré9369/
Guirre91756/
Guirey91429/
Guireh91280/
Guiret91161/
Guitre9162/
Guhire9139/
Cguire9114/
Guired918/
Guaire916/
Gueire913/
Guiree912/
Guires912/
Guirez911/
Guirer910/
Gire8923,897/
Guir891,660/
Guirreh832,359/
Guittre8340/
Guirres8310/
Guitrez838/
Guirrey838/
Guirrea835/
Guirret835/
Qguirre833/
Guitrey833/
Gueires832/
Guitres832/
Guirher832/
Qguires831/
Hguirre831/
Gueiree831/
Gueirre831/
Guithre831/
Guitret831/
Guirett831/
Guirred831/
Guirrez831/
Guairie831/
Gueired831/
Gueirez831/
Guitree830/
Guireth830/
Gaire8017,714/
Guiri806,645/
Girhe806,432/
Guere806,064/
Giret802,179/
Quire801,544/
Giere801,236/
Guiry80925/
Girge80754/
Gireh80743/
Gires80672/
Goire80607/
Girre80603/
Gwire80590/
Giree80351/
Girje80343/
Girei80338/
Guyre80259/
Kuire80240/
Girey80193/
Girer80183/
Girea80156/
Ngire80139/
Girie80138/
Gitre80127/
Gihre8092/
Gujre8084/
Ghire8075/
Girep8042/
Girej8026/
Girez8011/
Guirr8010/
Guirt803/
Cuire803/
Gbire803/
Gired803/
Guird803/
Ggire802/
Gueir802/
Gireu801/
Ghuir801/
Gireś801/
Girze801/
Guisr800/
Guittrez776/
Gueirrez775/
Guitrrez772/
Guhirrez771/
Gueirrei771/
Gir7522,670/
Gre751,196/
Gueret73121,523/
Gaihre733,706/
Guerre733,137/
Guiroy731,100/
Gierer731,082/
Guerea73895/
Girett73724/
Gierej73566/
Guirit73507/
Goitre73474/
Ngaire73427/
Quirie73274/
Quirez73261/
Girres73260/
Quires73256/
Guetre73235/
Quirey73207/
Guerez73206/
Guerer73175/
Gueres73161/
Giereś73156/
Quiret73155/
Gairey73140/
Gairhe73121/
Guiris73111/
Quaire73106/
Gieres73101/
Gouere73101/
Guitry7393/
Ghuiry7393/
Gvirer7381/
Ghirea7379/
Gujree7378/
Goires7375/
Cuiret7367/
Guiray7356/
Gierez7356/
Guirid7350/
Gbaire7349/
Giresh7345/
Quiere7335/
Girrer7335/
Giehre7329/
Quirre7327/
Ghitre7322/
Quiore7318/
Guirai7317/
Gwirie7316/
Gierie7315/
Girehe7313/
Ghirhe7311/
Girrhe7310/
Gitrey739/
Gaitre737/
Ghisre736/
Giread735/
Guereh735/
Guerey735/
Gairet734/
Gierre734/
Ghoire734/
Guajre734/
Gierje734/
Guitri734/
Nggire733/
Gireis733/
Ghaire733/
Ghuiri733/
Gaires733/
Guirri733/
Girees733/
Ngoire733/
Gairie733/
Ghiret733/
Cuirej732/
Cuirez732/
Gairge732/
Gboire732/
Goirez732/
Quiree732/
Goirre732/
Gweire732/
Gierge732/
Ghirie732/
Guerei732/
Girrey731/
Gueiry731/
Girihe731/
Cuires731/
Gueree731/
Gghire731/
Gierhe731/
Girepp731/
Girest731/
Girets731/
Girgey731/
Girreh731/
Girret731/
Gittre731/
Guyrer731/
Gwaire731/
Gujrey731/
Goirge731/
Girred731/
Girzeh731/
Guered731/
Kuiree731/
Kuirei731/
Kuirey731/
Kuirie731/
Nghire731/
Ngirre731/
N'Gire731/
Geiere731/
Gouyre731/
Goiret731/
Gireas731/
Giretz731/
Guiriz731/
Guiroi731/
Guirré731/
Gueyre731/
Guairá731/
Gwoire731/
Ggoire731/
Gieret731/
Ghirei731/
Gairre731/
Guitré731/
Girrie731/
Quirje731/
Gairee731/
Gaisre731/
Guirui731/
Guirry730/
Guyrea730/
Quired730/
Cuirer730/
Guyrie730/
Giri67882,972/
Gere6712,011/
Gira678,851/
Gier675,913/
Gair674,278/
Giry673,781/
Ghir671,478/
Gouhier671,422/
Gireesh671,287/
Guer67981/
Girt67888/
Gird67734/
Guerret67549/
Quierre67419/
Gihr67296/
Gyre67279/
Gouhiri67259/
Girz67252/
Guerrer67219/
Girr67217/
Gouhere67199/
Goir67170/
Guerres67113/
Guerrey6791/
Gåre6767/
Gouerre6752/
Guerree6749/
Quoirez6748/
Gieretz6746/
Greň6744/
Græe6739/
Guerrea6736/
Guehrer6733/
Giereth6733/
Gieresz6733/
Quittre6728/
Ngir6728/
Gujr6728/
Guirois6727/
Quirrez6726/
Guesree6726/
Ghuiray6725/
Gierech6724/
Girretz6723/
Girj6722/
Queires6721/
Gehiere6719/
Gaitree6719/
Guggiri6719/
Girh6717/
Greé6716/
Guerecz6715/
Guerrée679/
Guehere679/
Quitrez678/
Quirett677/
Guiruis677/
Gäre677/
Guhairy677/
Guiritt676/
Gairett675/
Ghre675/
Guerrez675/
Gjre674/
Guerett674/
Guidtry674/
Quairet674/
Gierrez674/
Girrett673/
Gidtrey673/
Gireath673/
Quireer673/
Girp673/
Gråe673/
Gierets673/
Quairey673/
Grhe672/
Guyr672/
Guerech672/
Guairaa672/
Gueretz672/
Giré672/
Guetres672/
Nkuhire672/
Kouhire671/
Ncquire671/
Ng'aire671/
Guiraiz671/
Guithry671/
Ghaitre671/
Gireess671/
Giressh671/
Ghirihe671/
Quitres671/
Kuitrez671/
Guerrei671/
Quirres671/
Goueres671/
Gouetre671/
Gouyrey671/
Girajje671/
Girgeej671/
Girress671/
Girė671/
Guittré671/
Guiraid671/
Guirich671/
Guirish671/
Guesrée671/
Guettre671/
Gahaire671/
D'Cuire671/
Guereis671/
Guerreh671/
Goireis671/
Gitr671/
Quirrie670/
Queirey670/
Grre670/
Gitrett670/

Guire Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Guire in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﻴﺮﻯkyry86.67
ﻛﻴﺮﻱkyry6.67
ﻛﻴﺮﺍkyra6.67

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