Guiss Surname

1,409,418th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 154 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Niger

Guiss Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Guiss Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil601:3,567,906100,128
Niger341:564,47114,312
France211:3,162,987209,042
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Senegal61:2,429,8904,996
Mauritania31:1,364,95427,355
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States561:896,76254,350

Guiss Last Name Facts

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

Guiss (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻴﺲ) is found most frequently in Brazil. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Guiss? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,409,418th most frequently held family name on earth, held by around 1 in 47,321,727 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Guiss live; 40 percent live in South America and 39 percent live in Luso-South America.

This surname is most numerous in Brazil, where it is held by 60 people, or 1 in 3,567,906. In Brazil Guiss is mostly concentrated in: Paraná, where 50 percent live, São Paulo, where 33 percent live and Rondônia, where 7 percent live. Excluding Brazil this surname occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 22 percent live and France, where 14 percent live.

Guiss Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Guiss has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Guiss surname fell 73 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Guiss Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Guiss last name are 3.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 57.14% registered with the party.

Guiss earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.94% more than the national average, earning $47,438 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Guisse9126,631/
Gueiss9186/
Guisss911/
Guisst911/
Giss891,658/
Guis89822/
Gouhiss834/
Guissse831/
Gueisse831/
Guess8010,998/
Guise804,626/
Guist801,230/
Giess80929/
Guais80534/
Gaiss80139/
Gisse80134/
Gwiss80100/
Gueis8081/
Ghiss8079/
Guijs8066/
Guyss8038/
Quiss8012/
Guish809/
Goiss808/
Gishs807/
Guizs805/
Cuiss803/
Ghuis802/
Guisp801/
Guois801/
Kuiss800/
Guisz800/
Gui75477,894/
Gis753,552/
Gueits73559/
Guesse73298/
Cuisse73213/
Giesse73175/
Kuisse73165/
Goisse73161/
Gaisse73114/
Quiess7340/
Ghuijs7318/
Gaijss7311/
Quisse739/
Gheiss734/
Guisch734/
Queiss734/
Gouhis734/
Gueist733/
Ghuist733/
Guitse732/
Quaiss731/
Ghuise731/
Guaise731/
Quguis731/
Gouess731/
Guggis731/
Guoits730/
Guesst730/
Gueise730/
Guistt730/
Guei6753,398/
Gois6733,533/
Gist678,460/
Gies677,408/
Gish675,848/
Gess674,447/
Guit673,361/
Gouesse672,079/
Guix672,000/
Gais671,397/
Guiz671,224/
Góis671,069/
Kuis67966/
Gise67584/
Gues67540/
Gijs67533/
Ghis67510/
Guid67363/
Quis67292/
Guys67270/
Gwis67241/
Quaisse67234/
Guih67211/
Cuis67208/
Gyss67180/
Ghui67160/
Guip67157/
Gisz67118/
Gouysse6741/
Guiy6736/
Ngis6735/
Gisd6725/
Guii6722/
Gieysse6712/
Ghaisse6711/
Guui6710/
Gisp678/
Gvis675/
Guij672/
Gihs672/
Quoisse672/
Cgis672/
Guische671/
Gissova671/
Gueasse671/
Gueesse671/
Gäss671/
Cgui671/
Ggis671/
Gujs671/
Gisj671/
Gheisse671/
Kgui671/
Qgis670/

Guiss Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Guiss in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﻴﺲkys66.67
ﻛﻴﺴﻲkysy33.33

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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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  • 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 Guiss
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