Gus Forename

18,878th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 48,899 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Mariana Islands

Gus Forename Definition:

The usual diminutive of Augustus. Though now considered rather vulgar, it is nevertheless free of the absurd connotations of Gussy.

Gus Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States
100%
31,4921:11,5121,172
Canada
100%
4,8541:6,826945
Indonesia
88%
 
4,0371:63,9007,749
Australia-2,2311:6,122737
England
100%
1,0521:52,8542,455
New Zealand-6851:6,622838
Ireland
100%
5251:8,845676
Bangladesh-3671:434,50016,631
Russia
95%
 
3261:442,4355,060
Saudi Arabia-2911:105,88510,050
Mexico
100%
2391:519,4335,747
Fiji-2301:3,8801,022
Ghana-2251:119,9394,817
Scotland
100%
2251:23,7791,066
South Africa
100%
2171:251,30315,071
Netherlands
100%
1941:87,1244,764
Ecuador-1431:123,9642,710
Liberia
100%
1281:34,4692,028
Philippines
98%
 
1211:876,11124,836
Greece
100%
1081:101,2462,711
Spain-741:628,7837,089
Dominican Republic-681:153,4016,921
Bahamas-631:6,339890
France
100%
621:1,072,1028,166
China-531:25,774,63760,738
Argentina-511:838,6914,764
India
71%
 
491:24,793,428543,562
Brazil-421:5,100,86179,262
Portugal-371:281,3755,179
DR Congo
100%
341:2,171,40051,388
Papua New Guinea
95%
 
341:239,77419,968
Sweden
100%
311:317,9979,503
Thailand
76%
 
311:2,260,18859,676
Belgium
100%
291:396,2087,054
Malaysia
58%
 
281:1,087,49837,481
Hong Kong-241:323,0303,752
Denmark-231:245,6305,032
Northern Mariana Islands-231:2,377477
Germany
100%
201:4,833,89419,927
Singapore-191:330,8989,778
Guam-171:9,4501,317
Wales-171:182,0183,415
Afghanistan
 
67%
141:2,330,25119,281
Kazakhstan
100%
141:1,267,63212,179
Switzerland
100%
141:586,6788,730
Northern Ireland
100%
131:141,7801,629
Qatar
100%
131:182,27721,851
Uruguay-131:263,6644,255
Belarus
100%
121:790,1994,447
Congo
100%
121:417,4347,854
Guatemala-121:1,342,3695,026
South Korea-121:462,03512,149
Panama-111:355,14211,047
Italy
98%
 
101:6,106,20925,028
Kyrgyzstan
100%
101:597,32817,002
Bolivia-91:1,177,9343,617
Gibraltar-91:3,793625
Lebanon-91:625,2867,004
Poland
 
75%
91:4,225,2354,388
Sudan-91:4,200,7754,893
United Arab Emirates-91:794,66624,808
Pakistan
100%
81:24,294,710113,215
Japan-71:18,283,72243,935
Venezuela-71:4,314,55660,709
American Samoa-61:9,3081,982
Taiwan
100%
61:3,961,61468,952
Azerbaijan
100%
51:1,928,58920,785
Vietnam-51:18,524,6234,897
Chile-41:4,401,80221,957
Finland
75%
 
41:1,370,79611,464
Kuwait-41:946,31612,511
Malawi-41:4,278,07813,569
Monaco-41:9,6161,312
Norway
100%
41:1,283,08216,224
Peru
100%
41:7,947,86448,688
Puerto Rico-41:887,5754,962
Samoa-41:48,798712
Sri Lanka-41:5,199,77210,550
Tajikistan-41:2,093,7305,016
Barbados-31:96,5962,324
Cameroon
100%
31:7,203,50173,722
Nigeria-31:59,188,120318,216
Saint Lucia
100%
31:59,2724,116
Trinidad and Tobago-31:453,80618,410
Austria-21:4,257,10013,469
Cyprus-21:435,5383,859
Iceland-21:183,0085,215
Kenya-21:23,153,55556,680
Kosovo-21:930,72016,593
Macau-21:304,1041,640
Namibia-21:1,202,09012,702
Oman-21:2,054,3348,531
Paraguay
100%
21:3,618,40211,946
Uganda-21:20,478,46091,660
Zambia-21:7,927,39745,785
Zimbabwe-21:7,711,90884,647
Albania-11:3,046,57049,159
Angola-11:26,966,6067,835
Antigua and Barbuda-11:99,3953,544
Bahrain-11:1,348,6737,854
Belize-11:354,3097,663
Botswana-11:2,184,44921,741
Bulgaria-11:6,990,39027,036
Colombia
100%
11:47,778,92695,497
Costa Rica-11:4,767,94827,206
Czechia
84%
 
11:10,656,16211,509
El Salvador-11:6,341,78616,428
Falkland Islands-11:3,142392
Georgia-11:3,738,46629,095
Grenada
100%
11:108,1254,208
Honduras-11:8,817,46733,018
Iran-11:78,496,86865,150
Iraq-11:35,017,85922,933
Israel-11:8,402,91845,019
Jamaica-11:2,883,22722,340
Jersey-11:99,9802,122
Jordan-11:8,826,77411,126
Libya-11:6,221,3093,060
Marshall Islands
100%
11:51,2305,014
Micronesia-11:106,5001,462
Moldova-11:3,561,1398,690
Mongolia-11:2,934,81416,205
Myanmar-11:51,948,2733,226
Nicaragua-11:6,018,33634,175
Romania-11:20,051,97655,376
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines-11:111,5807,062
Senegal-11:14,581,35634,505
Serbia-11:7,145,72110,629
Solomon Islands-11:580,9578,641
Syria-11:19,306,0759,560
Togo-11:7,239,2398,047
Transnistria-11:475,6382,115
Tunisia-11:676,90212,933
United States Virgin Islands-11:109,7474,493
Uzbekistan-11:30,786,44017,476

The alternate forms: Gùs (1) are calculated separately.

Gus (1,710) may also be a surname.

Gus Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

The usual diminutive of Augustus. Though now considered rather vulgar, it is nevertheless free of the absurd connotations of Gussy.

Name This Child (1959) by Eric Partridge

Gus Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gùs891/
Gaus8623,303/
Guus8611,982/
Gous8611,399/
Gust862,306/
Guss86621/
Ghus86379/
Guse86275/
Gush86107/
Ngus8635/
Hgus865/
Gusë863/
Gusx862/
Gusz862/
Cgus862/
Guxs861/
Ggus861/
Guhs861/
Qgus861/
Gu8024,034/
Us804,895/
Ghaus7528,750/
Gouse7513,469/
Ghous755,953/
Goush75609/
Gaush75606/
Gause75531/
Guust75222/
Gauss75196/
Gaèus75115/
Ghuse7583/
Gushe7559/
Goust7542/
Kgous7536/
Gouss7535/
Gudse7525/
Gusse7521/
Ggous7521/
Ghuis7517/
Guush7514/
Ngaus7510/
Gouhs757/
Ghush757/
Ggaus757/
Gohus756/
Ngous756/
Gutse756/
Ghuss754/
Gauus754/
Gustė754/
Kgaus754/
Gahus753/
Cgous753/
Gustt752/
Guuss752/
Gauts752/
Gheus752/
Ghusp751/
Gusdh751/
Gusst751/
Gusxx751/
Guszt751/
Gauds751/
Gouds751/
Gousp751/
Gouts751/
Gaust751/
D'gus751/
Cgaus751/
Hgust751/
Nggus751/
Qgusd751/
Nguus751/
Nqgus751/
Ghuus751/
Gushë751/
Guuse751/
Gujst751/
Ngu6733,518/
Uus6730,433/
Ous6720,769/
Ghouse6718,703/
Gau6716,234/
Ust674,026/
Use672,788/
Hus672,726/
Gou671,873/
Gud671,505/
Gos671,450/
Ush671,091/
Aus671,008/
Gut67877/
Guz67654/
Guj67494/
Uis67456/
Eus67395/
Gup67257/
Ghause67252/
Ghu67232/
Guu67175/
Guh67164/
Uys67150/
Ghoush6772/
Gousse6768/
Guc6762/
Uss6756/
Gaushe6755/
Usd6736/
Usp6733/
Gux6718/
Uhs6716/
Hgu6715/
Cgu6713/
Kgouse6713/
Usj6713/
Ggu6711/
Gausht6710/
Usz679/
Uxs679/
Goushe678/
Ghouss677/
Gausse677/
Kgu677/
Ggouse675/
Ghoust674/
Hgouse674/
Ujs674/
Usx674/
Gudshe673/
Ghushe673/
Ghusse673/
Ghaush673/
Uzs673/
Ngouss672/
Guí672/
Gutshe672/
Ghouts672/
Ghauss672/
Kgutse672/
Goudse671/
Gieous671/
Ghutse671/
Ghuiss671/
Gushch671/
Gushsh671/
Guá671/
Guý671/
Gấu671/
Gouszz671/
Gouths671/
Goutse671/
Gautse671/
Gautsh671/
Gaushd671/
Gueuss671/
Cgouse671/
Usì671/
Gós671/
Kgause671/
Qgu671/
Gousth671/
Hwgues671/

Gus Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gus in the Russian language
Гусьgus-

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