Guedes is used as a family name or surname in Germany. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Guedes
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Germany
Meaning:

Lastname Guedes is a variant form of Goode. See Good - From excellence of character, like the French Le Bon.

Lastname is a variant of the Good. From excellence of character, like the French Le Bon.

The surname is the variant form of Goad. Probably Good. Anglo-Saxon gód.

Guedes is the variant of Goodspeed. A wish of success, possibly a nickname for one who frequently voiced it.

Family name is variant form of Good. Descendant of Goda or Gode meaning "good," which is also the first element in many names such Godmund, Godric and Godwine. In these names it often refers to God; occassionally it refers to the good man.

Family name Guedes is a variation of Gudde. Dweller near a bush, or at the sign of the bush.

The lastname is a variation of Guth. The good, stout-hearted or agreeable man; descendant of Godo, a pet form of names beginning with Gott meaning "God," as Goteleib, Godulf and Godelmar.

Guedes is variant of Goodspeed. The sobriquet of a good runner?.

A variation of Gude. The Scottish form of Good.

How popular is Guedes?

Guedes is common in Brazil, Portugal, Angola, Spain, France, Uruguay, Venezuela, Cuba, United States, Argentina, Peru, England, Canada, Switzerland, Belgium.

Guedes is ranked 2457 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Guedess grew by 34.51 per cent to 686 since 2000 and ranked 33316 after elevating 7081 spots. The last name was found in around 2 per million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 60.93 52.55
Hispanic or Latino 35.42 37.84
Black 2.19 1.18
Others 0.73 8.04
Guedes is quite popular family name mostly used in Brazil however Portugal lie ahead in terms of density. Around 224308 people have been found who wears Guedes as their family name. Guedes is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with hundred thousands of Guedes:
142 Brazil181,532
Countries with ten thousands of Guedes:
110 Portugal16,588
307 Angola15,972
Countries with thousands of Guedes:
1,847 Spain2,880
5,728 France1,477
301 Uruguay1,337
Countries with hundreds of Guedes:
1,875 Venezuela974
1,058 Cuba784
39,808 United States775
8,199 Argentina439
7,892 Peru216
29,139 England128
28,331 Canada120
8,338 Switzerland118
15,679 Belgium111
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
174,159 India91
46,743 South Africa87
7,666 Ecuador85
2,701 Paraguay59
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
40,287 Australia50
1,404 Mozambique49
97,745 Germany48
9,368 Colombia46
2,808 Luxembourg43
239,646 Thailand35
6,387 Ireland35
445 São Tomé and Príncipe30
234,077 Indonesia27
5,509 Panama21
38,962 Mexico13
27,512 United Arab Emirates11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
179 East Timor9
85,467 Netherlands9
29,026 Chile9
2,986 Cape Verde6
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Immigrants to US

From Germany

Johann Guedes worked as carpenter and hailed from Prussia. 26 years old embarked for USA from Hamburg on James N Cooper and arrived on November 18, 1856.

Guedes Namesakes

  • Álvarez Guedes, Cuban comedian, actor, writer & businessman
  • Joaquim Guedes, Brazilian architect and urban planner
  • Fátima Guedes, Brazilian singer and composer
  • Luís Vaz Pereira Pinto Guedes, Portuguese soldier, born 1770
  • Flávio Henrique Esteves Guedes, association football goalkeeper
  • Sérgio Henrique Silva Guedes, Brazilian footballer
  • Giulliano Gonçalves Guedes, Brazilian goalkeeper playing for CRAC

Guedes Namesakes

  • Álvarez Guedes, Cuban comedian, actor, writer & businessman
  • Joaquim Guedes, Brazilian architect and urban planner
  • Fátima Guedes, Brazilian singer and composer
  • Luís Vaz Pereira Pinto Guedes, Portuguese soldier, born 1770
  • Flávio Henrique Esteves Guedes, association football goalkeeper
  • Sérgio Henrique Silva Guedes, Brazilian footballer
  • Giulliano Gonçalves Guedes, Brazilian goalkeeper playing for CRAC

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