Guiver Surname

359,182nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,009 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Guiver Surname Definition:

From the French, Guibert, Quivy (?); in the Domesday Book, Guibert; a personal name.

Guiver Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6471:86,1189,418
United States1931:1,878,026122,158
Australia1031:262,09423,895
New Zealand201:226,41621,878
Wales151:206,30213,003
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2961:82,3498,789
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Guiver (68) may also be a first name.

Guiver Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the French, Guibert, Quivy (?); in the Domesday Book, Guibert; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Guiver Last Name Facts

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

Guiver is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Guiver? popularity and diffusion

It is the 359,182nd most frequently occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,222,543 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 67 percent of Guiver reside; 66 percent reside in Northern Europe and 66 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 1,181,159th most frequently used given name world-wide. It is borne by 68 people.

Guiver is most frequently occurring in England, where it is held by 647 people, or 1 in 86,118. In England it is most frequent in: Essex, where 24 percent reside, Greater London, where 16 percent reside and Hertfordshire, where 5 percent reside. Aside from England this surname is found in 17 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 19 percent reside and Australia, where 10 percent reside.

Guiver Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Guiver has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 219 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 2,757 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Guiver Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Guiver surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.67% registered with the party.

The amount Guiver earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 2.09% less than the national average, earning $42,248 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.43% more than the national average, earning $59,832 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Guivert924/
Guisver923/
Giver91281/
Guive91204/
Guisvert8629/
Givert83375/
Guyver83258/
Giæver83254/
Quiver83135/
Guives83101/
Giever8373/
Givere8341/
Guiber8332/
Guivet8322/
Guived8318/
Givier835/
Guever833/
Cuiver831/
Gbiver831/
Gaiver831/
Guivir831/
Gueive831/
Ngiver831/
Kuiver830/
Give80977/
Quaiver7747/
Gievert7735/
Gueiber7719/
Quisver7717/
Goivier779/
Gisvert775/
Guevehr775/
Guevere772/
Cuivier772/
Quivier771/
Guisuer771/
Guaiber771/
Gaivher771/
Gueives771/
Gever732,835/
Geuer73986/
Giber73474/
Ghive73433/
Guivi73231/
Giveh73220/
Giwer73183/
Givet73128/
Gueve73108/
Gyver73104/
Gives7383/
Givhe7361/
Givey7332/
Givee7326/
Gieve7325/
Ngive7322/
Goive7322/
Gaive7315/
Guiwe7314/
Guivy735/
Givez734/
Gyuer732/
Guyve732/
Givei732/
Gäuer732/
Givea731/
Givie731/
Guivé731/
Givir730/
Gueverre711/
Giverova711/
Quisvert711/
Ghuiberp711/
Guithuer710/
Gevher67715/
Gevert67312/
Geever67223/
Gävert67192/
Quiber67147/
Gevehr67120/
Gaiber6796/
Guevea6766/
Kuever6761/
Gueber6745/
Quever6743/
Gujber6738/
Guyvet6734/
Geverd6731/
Givair6726/
Gaivez6720/
Givetz6718/
Guiwed6716/
Givets6715/
Gevger6714/
Gyuire6712/
Gueved6712/
Guiwey679/
Kuiber678/
Guiwea678/
Guibir676/
Guyuer675/
Goiber675/
Gevere674/
Gueves674/
Guivay673/
Gayver672/
Cuever671/
Guevez671/
Geyver671/
Giveet671/
Guewer671/
Ghever671/
Guisue671/
Quisvertt671/
Giwier671/
Guivai671/
Guivis671/
Guyves671/
Geuert671/
Ghiove671/
Gaives671/
Ngiwer671/
Gaiveu671/
Giveea671/
Gieves670/
Giewer670/
Geverz670/
Gesuer670/

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