Guzmán Surname

68,284th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,276 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Dominican Republic

Guzmán Surname Definition:

Descendant of Guzman (good man); a lord or nobleman.

A cadet or noble who served in the military.

Ancient surname in all parts of Spain and used as a patronymic. Particularly common in Valencia, Castile, and Leon. Name of village near Burgos.

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Guzmán Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico2,6011:47,7222,521
Dominican Republic1,9261:5,417558
Spain5831:80,1926,918
Guatemala4891:32,8891,938
Puerto Rico2901:12,242560
Chile2581:68,2812,823
Colombia2321:205,9234,991
Venezuela1921:157,3134,763
Argentina1821:234,85419,159
United States1121:3,236,240185,654
Peru851:373,93112,435
Cuba441:261,8805,025
Costa Rica431:111,1641,807
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Ecuador251:636,23411,898
Brazil241:8,919,764194,226
Germany231:3,500,237154,763
Panama221:177,8305,396
Uruguay151:228,78417,372
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
England101:5,571,806158,774
Bolivia91:1,179,6045,290
France81:8,302,840321,660
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Paraguay61:1,206,12410,500
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Nicaragua31:2,007,0306,490
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
El Salvador31:2,114,6295,401
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Dominica11:75,891912
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

The alternate forms: Guzman (1,415,434), Guzmàn (166), Guzmãn (1), Guzmân (1), Gúzmán (1), Gúzman (23), Güzman (2), Gùzman (2) & Guzmañ (1) are calculated separately.

Guzmán (137) may also be a first name.

Guzmán Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Descendant of Guzman (good man); a lord or nobleman.

A cadet or noble who served in the military.

Ancient surname in all parts of Spain and used as a patronymic. Particularly common in Valencia, Castile, and Leon. Name of village near Burgos. Derived from Gothic words meaning "God's man" or "good man." Also means nobleman. Often applied to army or navy cadet as nickname.

Comes from the Gothic word "gothsmanna" and means a man ready for arms.

Some writers claim German origin; others, Gothic. One genealogist traces it to the Gothic King Gundemaro, founder of a house in Entenza.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

Guzmán Last Name Facts

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

Guzmán occurs most in Mexico. It may also occur in the variant forms: Guzman, Guzmàn, Guzmãn, Guzmân, Gúzmán, Gúzman, Güzman, Gùzman or Guzmañ. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Guzmán? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 68,284th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,001,587 people. The surname Guzmán is predominantly found in The Americas, where 90 percent of Guzmán live; 37 percent live in North America and 36 percent live in Hispano-North America. It is also the 790,880th most numerous given name in the world. It is borne by 137 people.

Guzmán is most frequently held in Mexico, where it is borne by 2,601 people, or 1 in 47,722. In Mexico it is mostly concentrated in: Mexico City, where 20 percent live, México, where 16 percent live and Jalisco, where 9 percent live. Apart from Mexico this last name occurs in 56 countries. It also occurs in The Dominican Republic, where 26 percent live and Spain, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Guzman941,415,434/
Guzmàn94166/
Guzmãn941/
Guzmân941/
Gúzmán941/
Guzmaán923/
Guzzmán921/
Guzmmán921/
Guzmánn921/
Gúzman8923/
Güzman892/
Gùzman892/
Guzmañ891/
Guzmon8361/
Gusmán8311/
Guzzman7725/
Guzmant7719/
Guzmand7710/
Gouzman7710/
Guszman777/
Gurzman777/
Guuzman777/
Guzmain776/
Guzmman775/
Gguzman774/
Guzm'an774/
Guzsman774/
Guzxman774/
Guzmaan773/
Gauzman773/
Gussmán772/
Ghuzman772/
Guzmean771/
Guzcman771/
Guszmon771/
Guzmein771/
Guszmann7176/
Ghuzmann711/
Guczmann711/
Guzmmahn711/
Gusman6718,186/
Gozman67570/
Gucman67232/
Guzmam6769/
Guzmanová6742/
Gusmon6738/
Guxman6718/
Gujman677/
Guzmanova673/
Guzmão671/

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