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

The surname Guiver is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Guiver? popularity and diffusion

Guiver is the 359,182nd most commonly used surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 7,222,543 people. The last name Guiver is primarily found in Europe, where 67 percent of Guiver are found; 66 percent are found in Northern Europe and 66 percent are found in British Isles. Guiver is also the 1,181,159th most numerous forename at a global level, held by 68 people.

It is most commonly held in England, where it is carried by 647 people, or 1 in 86,118. In England it is most numerous in: Essex, where 24 percent live, Greater London, where 16 percent live and Hertfordshire, where 5 percent live. Not including England this surname is found in 17 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 19 percent live and Australia, where 10 percent live.

Guiver Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Guiver has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name rose 219 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 2,757 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Guiver Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Guiver surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.67% being registered with the political 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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