Guolian Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Guolian Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Guolian Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Taiwan181:1,302,4868,817
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
China21:683,660,78330,601

Guolian (61,795) may also be a first name.

Guolian Last Name Facts

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

The surname Guolian is more commonly found in Taiwan than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Guolian? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,798,600th most frequently occurring family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 74 percent of Guolian are found; 74 percent are found in East Asia and 74 percent are found in Sino-East Asia. Guolian is also the 15,494th most frequently occurring first name worldwide It is held by 61,795 people.

The surname Guolian is most frequently held in Taiwan, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 1,302,486. In Taiwan it is most common in: Taichung City, where 22 percent reside, Taipei City, where 22 percent reside and Keelung City, where 11 percent reside. Outside of Taiwan this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 26 percent reside and China, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Guolan9234/
Gualan774,941/
Gbolan7710/
Guolam771/
Guallan71331/
Gualgan719/
Gbolahn715/
Gbolaun715/
Gualane714/
Gualain712/
Guoulam711/
Kuolane711/
Gualion711/
Gualein711/
Gualamn711/
Kuolang711/
Gbolaan711/
Gualand711/
Cuolahan6763/
Guallane6718/
Gwotlang6714/
Qualiane671/
Quotlant671/
Gualione671/
Quaglian671/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Guolian
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