Guo Surname
Approximately 16,483,470 people bear this surname
Guo Surname User-submission:
One of the most common Chinese surnames and means 'the wall that surrounds a city' in Chinese.
The majority of people bearing this surname are descended from the Han Chinese.
Guo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| China | 16,081,278 | 1:85 | 21 |
| Taiwan | 323,859 | 1:72 | 15 |
| Thailand | 21,348 | 1:3,309 | 72 |
| United States | 14,057 | 1:25,785 | 3,243 |
| Singapore | 13,237 | 1:416 | 70 |
| Hong Kong | 7,674 | 1:956 | 114 |
| Canada | 4,719 | 1:7,808 | 1,147 |
| Australia | 3,137 | 1:8,606 | 1,281 |
| Spain | 2,310 | 1:20,239 | 2,227 |
| Macau | 1,638 | 1:367 | 88 |
| France | 1,129 | 1:58,833 | 7,897 |
| Tonga | 1,051 | 1:102 | 17 |
| England | 1,014 | 1:54,949 | 6,676 |
| Malaysia | 528 | 1:55,860 | 4,286 |
| Germany | 524 | 1:153,636 | 18,379 |
| Japan | 482 | 1:265,237 | 10,450 |
| New Zealand | 449 | 1:10,085 | 1,753 |
| United Arab Emirates | 427 | 1:21,457 | 2,476 |
| Kenya | 364 | 1:126,868 | 10,482 |
| Suriname | 320 | 1:1,727 | 204 |
| Netherlands | 299 | 1:56,479 | 9,705 |
| Brazil | 295 | 1:725,676 | 26,554 |
| Ghana | 277 | 1:97,548 | 9,187 |
| Sweden | 250 | 1:39,387 | 3,145 |
| Samoa | 203 | 1:955 | 301 |
| Ecuador | 192 | 1:82,843 | 5,758 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Uganda | 148 | 1:263,779 | 19,248 |
| Italy | 132 | 1:463,308 | 48,643 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| Ireland | 108 | 1:43,601 | 3,325 |
| Cameroon | 108 | 1:192,306 | 19,984 |
| Dominican Republic | 85 | 1:122,740 | 5,063 |
| Switzerland | 80 | 1:102,661 | 10,922 |
| South Africa | 74 | 1:732,131 | 51,520 |
| Scotland | 71 | 1:75,406 | 5,680 |
| Indonesia | 67 | 1:1,973,869 | 124,197 |
| Greece | 65 | 1:170,458 | 27,584 |
| Denmark | 64 | 1:88,199 | 8,478 |
| Russia | 64 | 1:2,251,923 | 134,938 |
| Chile | 62 | 1:284,137 | 8,321 |
| Philippines | 62 | 1:1,632,875 | 108,878 |
| Qatar | 62 | 1:38,032 | 3,887 |
| Portugal | 57 | 1:182,776 | 7,697 |
| Belgium | 56 | 1:205,297 | 26,724 |
| Papua New Guinea | 52 | 1:156,802 | 21,647 |
| Norway | 50 | 1:102,846 | 13,903 |
| Austria | 45 | 1:189,232 | 24,045 |
| Finland | 44 | 1:124,925 | 12,029 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Hungary | 35 | 1:280,465 | 21,617 |
| Luxembourg | 34 | 1:17,075 | 3,795 |
| Panama | 33 | 1:118,553 | 4,252 |
| Wales | 30 | 1:103,151 | 8,167 |
| Jamaica | 27 | 1:106,294 | 4,277 |
| Northern Ireland | 25 | 1:73,801 | 5,249 |
| South Korea | 22 | 1:2,329,103 | 501 |
| Guam | 21 | 1:7,625 | 1,143 |
| Liberia | 19 | 1:232,028 | 14,625 |
| Nigeria | 17 | 1:10,420,162 | 203,261 |
| Mexico | 16 | 1:7,757,888 | 35,569 |
| Vietnam | 15 | 1:6,176,404 | 2,493 |
| Belarus | 14 | 1:678,647 | 56,781 |
| Burkina Faso | 14 | 1:1,310,864 | 11,575 |
| Costa Rica | 14 | 1:341,434 | 3,425 |
| India | 12 | 1:63,922,115 | 578,870 |
| Colombia | 11 | 1:4,343,097 | 17,306 |
| Pakistan | 10 | 1:17,864,388 | 68,137 |
| Fiji | 9 | 1:99,377 | 1,883 |
| Iran | 8 | 1:9,597,816 | 173,045 |
| American Samoa | 6 | 1:9,293 | 1,961 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 6 | 1:16,528 | 1,436 |
| Poland | 6 | 1:6,334,792 | 156,558 |
| Belize | 5 | 1:71,095 | 2,977 |
| Isle of Man | 5 | 1:17,164 | 3,455 |
| Peru | 5 | 1:6,356,825 | 38,776 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Venezuela | 5 | 1:6,040,815 | 47,898 |
| Zambia | 5 | 1:3,169,984 | 35,680 |
| Afghanistan | 4 | 1:8,038,296 | 30,874 |
| Argentina | 4 | 1:10,685,854 | 219,200 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Cambodia | 4 | 1:3,871,786 | 9,580 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 4 | 1:1,493,164 | 71,188 |
| Madagascar | 4 | 1:5,912,459 | 5,394 |
| Myanmar | 4 | 1:12,984,496 | 1,309 |
| South Sudan | 4 | 1:2,853,769 | 1,758 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Turkey | 4 | 1:19,455,356 | 155,681 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Armenia | 2 | 1:1,465,090 | 16,492 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Maldives | 2 | 1:202,086 | 4,973 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Slovakia | 2 | 1:2,668,225 | 118,680 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Guo (27,055) may also be a first name.
Guo Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
One of the most common Chinese surnames and means 'the wall that surrounds a city' in Chinese.
The majority of people bearing this surname are descended from the Han Chinese.
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Guo Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Guo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Guo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Guo (Hindi: गुो, Russian: Гуо) has its highest incidence in China. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Guo.
How Common Is The Last Name Guo? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 29th most frequently used family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 442 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Guo are found; 100 percent are found in East Asia and 100 percent are found in Sino-East Asia. Guo is also the 30,155th most prevalent first name globally, held by 27,055 people.
This last name is most frequently used in China, where it is carried by 16,081,278 people, or 1 in 85. Apart from China Guo occurs in 131 countries. It is also found in Taiwan, where 2 percent are found and Thailand, where 0 percent are found.
Guo Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Guo surname is chiefly Christian (57%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Guo surname are 8.19% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 61.42% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Guo earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 85.3% less than the national average, earning €4,413 per year; in Norway they earn 1.97% more than the national average, earning 352,899 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 147.92% more than the national average, earning R 589,164 per year; in United States they earn 16.75% more than the national average, earning $50,376 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.75% more than the national average, earning $51,050 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guoh | 86 | 86 | / |
| Guoy | 86 | 39 | / |
| Gbuo | 86 | 28 | / |
| Guoi | 86 | 12 | / |
| Ghuo | 86 | 11 | / |
| Guou | 86 | 3 | / |
| Cguo | 86 | 2 | / |
| Guoo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gwuo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Guoj | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kguo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gvuo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Guoth | 75 | 274 | / |
| Gouho | 75 | 270 | / |
| Guoha | 75 | 162 | / |
| Nguoj | 75 | 67 | / |
| Guohe | 75 | 63 | / |
| Nguoh | 75 | 18 | / |
| Guouh | 75 | 13 | / |
| Ngwuo | 75 | 9 | / |
| Ngkuo | 75 | 7 | / |
| Quguo | 75 | 6 | / |
| Ghuos | 75 | 5 | / |
| Guhoh | 75 | 4 | / |
| Guoos | 75 | 3 | / |
| Guoiz | 75 | 2 | / |
| Guhou | 75 | 2 | / |
| Guhod | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ghuoh | 75 | 2 | / |
| Guhoy | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kguoa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Guois | 75 | 1 | / |
| Guohy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Guodz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ngvuo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nguou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nguoy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Guhos | 75 | 1 | / |
| Guooh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Guoud | 75 | 1 | / |
| Guott | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kuo | 67 | 23,523 | / |
| Gua | 67 | 12,963 | / |
| Quo | 67 | 3,303 | / |
| Gbo | 67 | 2,094 | / |
| Gwo | 67 | 487 | / |
| Cuo | 67 | 279 | / |
| Wanguo | 67 | 52 | / |
| Gouhot | 67 | 23 | / |
| Gouhou | 67 | 10 | / |
| Gvo | 67 | 9 | / |
| Gueheo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Guoodh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guouha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guoytt | 67 | 0 | / |
| Guoits | 67 | 0 | / |
Guo Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Guo in the Hindi language | ||
| गुो | guo | 75 |
| गुङो | guno | 12.5 |
| Guo in the Russian language | ||
| Гуо | guo | - |
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