Guw Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Guw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Guw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Guw (78) may also be a first name.

Guw Last Name Facts

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

The last name Guw is held by more people in Thailand than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Guw click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Guw? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,587,209th most frequently held family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname Guw is predominantly found in Asia, where 58 percent of Guw are found; 58 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 58 percent are found in Tai-Asia. Guw is also the 1,091,646th most frequent first name worldwide, borne by 78 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Thailand, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 10,091,192. In Thailand it is mostly concentrated in: Udon Thani Province, where 57 percent live, Narathiwat Province, where 14 percent live and Rayong Province, where 14 percent live. Aside from Thailand this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 33 percent live and The Netherlands, where 8 percent live.

Guw Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Guw surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

Guw earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 45.83% less than the national average, earning $23,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gouw862,224/
Guwe86130/
Gauw8698/
Nguw863/
Kguw862/
Guwh861/
Guvw861/
Gusw861/
Cguw861/
Gouwe751,203/
Gauwe7535/
Guhwe7534/
Guwhe753/
Ghuwe751/
Gow6712,208/
Gub67240/
Kgauwe6758/
Guf6750/
Guv6741/
Kgouwe672/
Ghouws671/
Ggouws671/
Gheuwe671/
Gouswh671/

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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 Guw
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