Guoyao Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Guoyao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Guoyao Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Taiwan91:2,604,97216,335
China21:683,660,78330,601
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Guoyao (48,114) may also be a first name.

Guoyao Last Name Facts

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

The last name Guoyao is found in Taiwan more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Guoyao? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,391,485th most frequent surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name Guoyao is mostly found in Asia, where 85 percent of Guoyao live; 85 percent live in East Asia and 85 percent live in Sino-East Asia. Guoyao is also the 19,119th most frequently held forename world-wide, borne by 48,114 people.

It is most widely held in Taiwan, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 2,604,972. In Taiwan it is mostly concentrated in: Kaohsiung City, where 67 percent live, Taichung City, where 22 percent live and Yunlin County, where 11 percent live. Barring Taiwan this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in China, where 15 percent live and Brazil, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Guayao83745/
Guiyao836/
Guiyaou7717/
Guiyaho771/
Gueyaou771/
Guayaou771/
Gueao7310/
Guoua732/
Gboyea6720/
Guojia6711/
Guayya672/
Guouas672/
Gueiya671/
Guajao671/
Cuayao671/
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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 Guoyao
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