Gust Forename

155,134th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 2,306 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Gust Forename User-submission:

This forename comes from the Spanish, Italian and Portuguese form of the name Gustav or Gustaf from Old Swedish origin. It is possibly derived from the Old Norse elements gautr 'geats', gutar/gotar 'goths' or goðōs 'gods', and stafr 'staff'.

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Gust Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States
100%
1,2891:281,2548,976
Belgium
100%
5041:22,7981,639
Luxembourg
100%
1681:3,357429
Indonesia
 
67%
1021:2,529,056121,761
Netherlands
100%
941:179,8097,111
Germany
98%
 
231:4,203,38618,257
Switzerland
100%
201:410,6757,094
Sweden
100%
201:492,89512,671
Ethiopia
100%
91:10,840,01514,737
Liberia
100%
61:735,34418,173
Greece
100%
61:1,822,42510,706
Canada-51:6,626,67458,631
Argentina
100%
41:10,693,31119,797
Egypt
100%
41:22,975,23627,891
Thailand
100%
31:23,355,271268,869
South Africa
 
67%
31:18,177,550242,026
Colombia-31:15,926,30951,235
Russia-31:48,077,90198,779
Norway-31:1,710,77619,445
Brazil
100%
31:71,412,051442,691
Zimbabwe
50%
 
21:7,711,90884,647
Australia-21:6,828,81137,569
Spain-21:23,264,98224,876
Senegal-21:7,290,67824,413
Philippines
50%
 
21:53,004,738452,678
Guatemala-11:16,108,42913,998
England-11:55,602,921189,715
Zambia-11:15,854,79466,637
Venezuela-11:30,201,893231,239
Albania
100%
11:3,046,57049,159
United Arab Emirates-11:7,151,99394,323
Ecuador-11:17,726,91931,775
Finland
 
67%
11:5,483,18325,487
Austria
100%
11:8,514,20119,377
Suriname-11:552,8115,457
France-11:66,470,34085,030
DR Congo
100%
11:73,827,605146,761
Cameroon
100%
11:21,610,503119,836
Saint Lucia
100%
11:177,8158,104
Honduras-11:8,817,46733,018
Qatar-11:2,369,60559,530
Hong Kong-11:7,752,72520,144
Peru-11:31,791,454110,866
China-11:1,366,055,782109,249
Belarus
100%
11:9,482,38420,892
Myanmar-11:51,948,2733,226
Mexico-11:124,144,427140,512
Malaysia
100%
11:30,449,940373,101
Malawi-11:17,112,31024,110

The alternate forms: Gúst (7) are calculated separately.

Gust (9,750) may also be a surname.

Gust Forename Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This forename comes from the Spanish, Italian and Portuguese form of the name Gustav or Gustaf from Old Swedish origin. It is possibly derived from the Old Norse elements gautr 'geats', gutar/gotar 'goths' or goðōs 'gods', and stafr 'staff'. Another etymology speculates that the name may be of Medieval Slavic origin, from the name Gostislav, a compound word for 'glorious guest', from the Medieval Slavic words gosti 'guest' and slava 'glory' and was adopted by migrating groups north and west into Germany and Scandinavia.

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Gust Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gúst927/
Guust89222/
Guste89219/
Goust8942/
Gusts8916/
Gusth8914/
Gustė894/
Gustt892/
Gusst891/
Guszt891/
Gaust891/
Hgust891/
Gujst891/
Gus8648,899/
Ust864,026/
Gut86877/
Gausht8010/
Gusthe805/
Ghoust804/
Gushte801/
Gushtp801/
Gustte801/
Ngoust801/
Gousth801/
Gaus7523,303/
Guus7511,982/
Gous7511,399/
Gute756,339/
Guss75621/
Ghus75379/
Guse75275/
Gost75183/
Gaut75169/
Ngut75130/
Gush75107/
Ustd7598/
Guth7595/
Gutt7587/
Gist7582/
Gout7562/
Aust7548/
Ghut7543/
Ngus7535/
Hust7532/
Gult7512/
Eust759/
Guut759/
Usth758/
Usts757/
Guzt756/
Oust756/
Hgus755/
Uste755/
Uist755/
Gudt753/
Gusë753/
Usjt752/
Gusx752/
Gusz752/
Cgus752/
Usht752/
Hgut752/
Gutp751/
Guxs751/
Ggus751/
Guhs751/
Cgut751/
Uust751/
Qgus751/
Gujt751/
Ghushth731/
Ghaus6728,750/
Gu6724,034/
Gouse6713,469/
Ghous675,953/
Gaute671,916/
Ghost67613/
Goush67609/
Gaush67606/
Gause67531/
Guthe67369/
Gutte67336/
Gauss67196/
Goute67167/
Ngout67148/
Ghuse6783/
Auste6781/
Gosht6763/
Gushe6759/
Gault6757/
Kgous6736/
Gouss6735/
Gudse6725/
Gusse6721/
Ggous6721/
Gauth6720/
Ghute6718/
Ghuis6717/
Guush6714/
Gouth6712/
Ghuit6711/
Ngaus6710/
Ghout679/
Ghuth679/
Euste678/
Gouhs677/
Ghush677/
Ggaus677/
Austė677/
Gohus676/
Usths676/
Ghaut676/
Ngous676/
Huste676/
Gutse676/
Ouste675/
Ghuss674/
Gauus674/
Goest674/
Kgaus674/
Houst674/
Gahus673/
Usthe673/
Gušte673/
Gutth673/
Cgous673/
Goost673/
Austh673/
Haust672/
Đuste672/
Gohut672/
Guzth672/
Guuss672/
Gauts672/
Ghult672/
Ghutt672/
Gheus672/
Ghusp671/
Ghuut671/
Ghudt671/
Gusdh671/
Guttt671/
Guuth671/
Gusxx671/
Guzts671/
Gauds671/
Gaudt671/
Gouds671/
Goult671/
Gousp671/
Gouts671/
Gghut671/
Gujth671/
Gucht671/
Gudtt671/
Ausst671/
D'gus671/
Cgaus671/
Eujst671/
Ushth671/
Husht671/
Nggus671/
Ngaut671/
Kgost671/
Kgute671/
Qgusd671/
Qgutd671/
Nguus671/
Nqgus671/
Uyste671/
Uysth671/
Usdtp671/
Uists671/
Guiistie671/
Gstuy671/
Ghuus671/
Huzst671/
Gushë671/
Guuse671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gust