Guo Surname

29th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,483,470 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
China
Highest density in:
Taiwan

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
China16,081,2781:8521
Taiwan323,8591:7215
Thailand21,3481:3,30972
United States14,0571:25,7853,243
Singapore13,2371:41670
Hong Kong7,6741:956114
Canada4,7191:7,8081,147
Australia3,1371:8,6061,281
Spain2,3101:20,2392,227
Macau1,6381:36788
France1,1291:58,8337,897
Tonga1,0511:10217
England1,0141:54,9496,676
Malaysia5281:55,8604,286
Germany5241:153,63618,379
Japan4821:265,23710,450
New Zealand4491:10,0851,753
United Arab Emirates4271:21,4572,476
Kenya3641:126,86810,482
Suriname3201:1,727204
Netherlands2991:56,4799,705
Brazil2951:725,67626,554
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
Sweden2501:39,3873,145
Samoa2031:955301
Ecuador1921:82,8435,758
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Uganda1481:263,77919,248
Italy1321:463,30848,643
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Ireland1081:43,6013,325
Cameroon1081:192,30619,984
Dominican Republic851:122,7405,063
Switzerland801:102,66110,922
South Africa741:732,13151,520
Scotland711:75,4065,680
Indonesia671:1,973,869124,197
Greece651:170,45827,584
Denmark641:88,1998,478
Russia641:2,251,923134,938
Chile621:284,1378,321
Philippines621:1,632,875108,878
Qatar621:38,0323,887
Portugal571:182,7767,697
Belgium561:205,29726,724
Papua New Guinea521:156,80221,647
Norway501:102,84613,903
Austria451:189,23224,045
Finland441:124,92512,029
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Hungary351:280,46521,617
Luxembourg341:17,0753,795
Panama331:118,5534,252
Wales301:103,1518,167
Jamaica271:106,2944,277
Northern Ireland251:73,8015,249
South Korea221:2,329,103501
Guam211:7,6251,143
Liberia191:232,02814,625
Nigeria171:10,420,162203,261
Mexico161:7,757,88835,569
Vietnam151:6,176,4042,493
Belarus141:678,64756,781
Burkina Faso141:1,310,86411,575
Costa Rica141:341,4343,425
India121:63,922,115578,870
Colombia111:4,343,09717,306
Pakistan101:17,864,38868,137
Fiji91:99,3771,883
Iran81:9,597,816173,045
American Samoa61:9,2931,961
Antigua and Barbuda61:16,5281,436
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Belize51:71,0952,977
Isle of Man51:17,1643,455
Peru51:6,356,82538,776
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Zambia51:3,169,98435,680
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Cambodia41:3,871,7869,580
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Kyrgyzstan41:1,493,16471,188
Madagascar41:5,912,4595,394
Myanmar41:12,984,4961,309
South Sudan41:2,853,7691,758
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Maldives21:202,0864,973
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Malta11:430,2723,380
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

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.

- guopatrick

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Guoh8686/
Guoy8639/
Gbuo8628/
Guoi8612/
Ghuo8611/
Guou863/
Cguo862/
Guoo861/
Gwuo861/
Guoj861/
Kguo861/
Gvuo861/
Guoth75274/
Gouho75270/
Guoha75162/
Nguoj7567/
Guohe7563/
Nguoh7518/
Guouh7513/
Ngwuo759/
Ngkuo757/
Quguo756/
Ghuos755/
Guhoh754/
Guoos753/
Guoiz752/
Guhou752/
Guhod752/
Ghuoh752/
Guhoy752/
Kguoa751/
Guois751/
Guohy751/
Guodz751/
Ngvuo751/
Nguou751/
Nguoy751/
Guhos751/
Guooh751/
Guoud751/
Guott751/
Kuo6723,523/
Gua6712,963/
Quo673,303/
Gbo672,094/
Gwo67487/
Cuo67279/
Wanguo6752/
Gouhot6723/
Gouhou6710/
Gvo679/
Gueheo673/
Guoodh671/
Guouha671/
Guoytt670/
Guoits670/

Guo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Guo in the Hindi language
गुोguo75
गुङोguno12.5
Guo in the Russian language
Гуоguo-

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