Gumaraes Surname

1,871,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 98 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Gumaraes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gumaraes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil941:2,277,38770,617
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048

The alternate forms: Gumarães (5) are calculated separately.

Gumaraes Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gumaraes is found most frequently in Brazil. It can also appear as a variant: Gumarães. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gumaraes? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,871,545th most commonly used last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 74,362,713 people. The surname Gumaraes is mostly found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Gumaraes live; 96 percent live in South America and 96 percent live in Luso-South America.

This last name is most widespread in Brazil, where it is borne by 94 people, or 1 in 2,277,387. In Brazil Gumaraes is most numerous in: Minas Gerais, where 18 percent are found, São Paulo, where 14 percent are found and Rio de Janeiro, where 11 percent are found. Besides Brazil it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

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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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