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

The last name Guiss (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻴﺲ) is most common in Brazil. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Guiss? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,409,418th most widely held surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 47,321,727 people. The surname Guiss occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Guiss live; 40 percent live in South America and 39 percent live in Luso-South America.

The last name is most frequently held in Brazil, where it is carried by 60 people, or 1 in 3,567,906. In Brazil Guiss is most common in: Paraná, where 50 percent are found, São Paulo, where 33 percent are found and Rondônia, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account Brazil this last name is found in 12 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 22 percent are found and France, where 14 percent are found.

Guiss Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Guiss has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname contracted 73 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Guiss Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Guiss are 3.91% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 57.14% being registered to vote for the political 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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Guiss
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