Guggenheim is used as a family name or surname in many languages. It is 10 characters long in length.
Family Name / Last Name: Guggenheim
No. of characters: 10
Origin: Unknown
Meaning: Alsatian or German surname, often worn by Jewish, which corresponds to a place name: Guggenheim is close to Strasbourg or Jugenheim Rhineland. If the second element of the name is clear (heim = home, possibly hamlet), the first is less obvious: it could match Kuckuck (= cuckoo), but it is far from a certainty. Varientes: Guggenheim, Guckenheim, Gougenheim, Gouguenheim. Derivatives: Guggenheimer, Gugenheimer.
How popular is Guggenheim?
Guggenheim is ranked 179036 on our list.
As per 2010 US census, number of Guggenheims plummeted by 1.171875 per cent to 506 since 2000 and slipped by 2525 spots and ranked at 42790. The last name was found in around 2 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.
Race | 2010 | 2000 |
---|---|---|
White | 95.85 | 97.27 |
Hispanic or Latino | 2.37 | 1.37 |
Others | 1.19 | 0 |
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
127,708
Czech Republic3
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46,068
Philippines3
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118,441
Germany2
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17,547
Colombia2
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124,220
Italy2
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8,500
Dominican Republic1
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151,601
Spain1
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2,057
Isle of Man1
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37,493
Austria1
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107,212
South Africa1
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897,276
Russia1
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810,193
Indonesia1
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279,271
Australia1
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169,904
Brazil1
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12,741
Ecuador1
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36,678
Singapore1
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47,891
Norway1
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49,101
Denmark1
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5,872
Namibia1
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Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
21,712
Sweden44
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83,908
England38
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78,557
Netherlands13
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Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
50,444
Argentina90
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Countries with hundreds of Guggenheim:
33,727
United States859
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2,584
Switzerland432
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4,308
Israel259
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42,934
France233
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Guggenheim Namesakes
- Charles Guggenheim, Film director
- Alis Guggenheim, Artist
- Marc Guggenheim, Television writer
- Benjamin Guggenheim, Businessman
- Benjamin Guggenheim, Businessman
- Davis Guggenheim, Film director
- Peggy Guggenheim, Art collector
- Graig Guggenheim, Actor
- Solomon R. Guggenheim, Businessman
- Peggy Guggenheim, Art collector
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