Guirr Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Guirr Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Guirr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
England21:27,859,030389,889
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Guirr Last Name Facts

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

The last name Guirr is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Guirr click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Guirr? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,063,924th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. It is primarily found in Oceania, where 50 percent of Guirr reside; 50 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 50 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.

It is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 1,630,743. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: Chimbu, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in England, where 20 percent are found and Brazil, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Guirre91756/
Guir891,660/
Girr89217/
Qguirre833/
Gueirre831/
Hguirre831/
Guire8018,127/
Girre80603/
Guerr80130/
Guair809/
Guird803/
Guirt803/
Gueir802/
Quirr802/
Ghuir801/
Guoir801/
Guisr800/
Gir7522,670/
Guerre733,137/
Guhire7339/
Quirre7327/
Gouhir7324/
Guhair7317/
Cguire7314/
Girrhe7310/
Gierre734/
Gueire733/
Guerrh733/
Goirre732/
Gaisrr732/
Gairre731/
Guerrd731/
Kuir6731,600/
Gire6723,897/
Gier675,913/
Gair674,278/
Ghir671,478/
Gouhier671,422/
Gerr671,010/
Guer67981/
Girt67888/
Gird67734/
Gihr67296/
Gbir67287/
Girz67252/
Cuir67196/
Goir67170/
Quir67158/
Gouerre6752/
Ngir6728/
Gujr6728/
Girh6717/
Gwir674/
Girp673/
Gvir673/
Guyr672/
Gitr671/
Girė671/
Grre670/

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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 Guirr
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