Guist Surname

307,224th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,230 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Guist Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Guist Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany7011:114,84414,149
United States3591:1,009,63574,488
Romania1211:165,93317,222
Argentina151:2,849,561122,961
Austria101:851,54467,454
Northern Ireland91:205,0049,958
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
England21:27,859,030389,889
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
France11:66,422,722504,397
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1761:285,33322,901

Guist Last Name Facts

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

The last name Guist occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Guist.

How Common Is The Last Name Guist? popularity and diffusion

Guist is the 307,224th most frequently held surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 5,924,834 people. Guist occurs predominantly in Europe, where 69 percent of Guist reside; 58 percent reside in Western Europe and 58 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 701 people, or 1 in 114,844. In Germany Guist is primarily found in: Bavaria, where 36 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 25 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 18 percent live. Without taking into account Germany Guist occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 29 percent live and Romania, where 10 percent live.

Guist Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Guist has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Guist last name grew 204 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Guist Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those holding the Guist surname are 1.98% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 51.25% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Guist earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.73% more than the national average, earning $43,464 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.51% more than the national average, earning $54,407 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Guiste91463/
Gueist913/
Ghuist913/
Guisst911/
Guistt910/
Gist898,460/
Guit893,361/
Guis89822/
Gueists831/
Guisthe831/
Gueiste831/
Guest8036,204/
Quist8022,224/
Guite806,931/
Guise804,626/
Guijt801,149/
Gueit80801/
Gaist80307/
Giest80292/
Goist80223/
Guiss80154/
Guith80110/
Gueis8081/
Kuist8077/
Ghist8077/
Guijs8066/
Gvist8065/
Guidt8051/
Giste8030/
Guish809/
Guitt809/
Guizs805/
Guyst802/
Gists802/
Cuist802/
Ghuis802/
Guisp801/
Ghuit801/
Gwist801/
Ngist801/
Guisz800/
Ångquist7717/
Høgquist7710/
Gui75477,894/
Gis753,552/
Git752,398/
Guisse7326,631/
Goiset73912/
Gueits73559/
Guitte73512/
Quiste73119/
Ghiste73116/
Gueiss7386/
Åquist7334/
Gueste7326/
Ghuijs7318/
Gueitz7318/
Quisth7314/
Gaiste7313/
Cuiset7312/
Gueitt737/
Guithe736/
Gheist735/
Guisch734/
Guests734/
Gouest734/
Kuiste733/
Øquist732/
Guitse732/
Cguith731/
Guisss731/
Ghuise731/
Queist731/
Quiest731/
Quijst731/
Quguis731/
Guggis731/
Gueite731/
Ghaist731/
Gueith731/
Gieste731/
Ghuith731/
Ghoist730/
Geiest730/
Guesst730/
Ghiest730/
Guestt730/
Gueise730/
Cuisht730/
Hæggquist711/
Guei6753,398/
Gite6746,244/
Gois6733,533/
Guet678,403/
Gies677,408/
Gish675,848/
Gest673,345/
Goit672,312/
Giet671,864/
Giss671,658/
Gais671,397/
Guiz671,224/
Gait671,195/
Góis671,069/
Cuisset671,000/
Ghit67991/
Guyt67871/
Gith67717/
Gitt67664/
Gise67584/
Gues67540/
Gijs67533/
Ghis67510/
Guitche67440/
Guid67363/
Guys67270/
Ngit67244/
Guih67211/
Ghui67160/
Guip67157/
Goisset67126/
Gisz67118/
Gaisset6771/
Gidt6749/
Guiy6736/
Ngis6735/
Gujt6731/
Gisd6725/
Guii6722/
Giët6720/
Guui6710/
Gisp678/
Goueste678/
Quishte673/
Gueitte673/
Gaischt673/
Giht673/
Guij672/
Gihs672/
Øhquist672/
Cgis672/
Gitë672/
Quistte671/
Guische671/
Gixt671/
Guissse671/
Gueisse671/
Gäst671/
Cgit671/
Gitp671/
Cgui671/
Ggis671/
Gujs671/
Gisj671/
Kgit671/
Kgui671/
Qgis670/
Guggitt670/

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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 Guist
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