Gustaf Forename
Approximately 13,889 people bear this name
Gustaf 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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| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 100% | 8,392 | 1:1,175 | 200 |
| Indonesia | 100% | 3,788 | 1:68,100 | 8,199 |
| United States | 95% | 442 | 1:820,219 | 18,385 |
| Namibia | - | 213 | 1:11,287 | 1,313 |
| Finland | 100% | 178 | 1:30,804 | 1,368 |
| South Africa | 96% | 175 | 1:311,615 | 17,405 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 98 | 1:538,656 | 14,871 |
| Germany | 98% | 84 | 1:1,150,927 | 8,487 |
| Norway | 100% | 84 | 1:61,099 | 2,345 |
| Denmark | - | 62 | 1:91,121 | 2,722 |
| England | 100% | 43 | 1:1,293,091 | 19,481 |
| Thailand | 100% | 34 | 1:2,060,759 | 56,734 |
| Belgium | 100% | 31 | 1:370,646 | 6,815 |
| Estonia | 100% | 29 | 1:45,358 | 2,735 |
| Brazil | 100% | 26 | 1:8,239,852 | 108,951 |
| Malta | - | 23 | 1:18,668 | 1,434 |
| Iceland | - | 17 | 1:21,530 | 1,463 |
| Canada | 100% | 15 | 1:2,208,891 | 31,635 |
| India | 78% | 13 | 1:93,452,152 | 1,297,197 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 13 | 1:1,300,160 | 20,012 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 13 | 1:631,807 | 9,098 |
| France | 100% | 12 | 1:5,539,195 | 21,553 |
| Russia | 100% | 9 | 1:16,025,967 | 51,277 |
| Singapore | - | 6 | 1:1,047,842 | 15,242 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 6 | 1:3,601,750 | 60,590 |
| Philippines | 100% | 5 | 1:21,201,895 | 240,180 |
| Qatar | 100% | 5 | 1:473,921 | 38,106 |
| Malaysia | 88% | 5 | 1:6,089,988 | 140,568 |
| DR Congo | 100% | 4 | 1:18,456,901 | 95,891 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 4 | 1:2,607,818 | 19,206 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 4 | 1:1,787,998 | 44,562 |
| Australia | - | 4 | 1:3,414,406 | 25,298 |
| Kazakhstan | 100% | 4 | 1:4,436,711 | 24,678 |
| Mexico | - | 3 | 1:41,381,476 | 74,307 |
| Scotland | - | 3 | 1:1,783,455 | 14,297 |
| Spain | - | 3 | 1:15,509,988 | 21,126 |
| China | - | 3 | 1:455,351,927 | 89,064 |
| Austria | 100% | 3 | 1:2,838,067 | 11,255 |
| Lebanon | 100% | 2 | 1:2,813,786 | 13,895 |
| Hong Kong | - | 2 | 1:3,876,362 | 13,851 |
| Chile | 100% | 2 | 1:8,803,604 | 33,591 |
| Belarus | 100% | 2 | 1:4,741,192 | 16,466 |
| Bahamas | - | 2 | 1:199,685 | 2,758 |
| Argentina | - | 2 | 1:21,386,622 | 29,627 |
| Taiwan | - | 1 | 1:23,769,682 | 193,280 |
| Tunisia | - | 1 | 1:676,902 | 12,933 |
| Uganda | 100% | 1 | 1:40,956,920 | 131,348 |
| South Korea | - | 1 | 1:5,544,421 | 37,250 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 1 | 1:15,423,817 | 113,731 |
| Italy | 100% | 1 | 1:61,062,090 | 83,289 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 1 | 1:30,812,565 | 27,537 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 1 | 1:111,580 | 7,062 |
| Papua New Guinea | 100% | 1 | 1:8,152,314 | 202,620 |
| Panama | - | 1 | 1:3,906,557 | 40,800 |
| Kuwait | - | 1 | 1:3,785,264 | 15,388 |
| Kenya | - | 1 | 1:46,307,110 | 74,921 |
| Ireland | 100% | 1 | 1:4,643,519 | 13,375 |
| Israel | 75% | 1 | 1:8,402,918 | 45,019 |
| Iraq | - | 1 | 1:35,017,859 | 22,933 |
| Guatemala | - | 1 | 1:16,108,429 | 13,998 |
| Georgia | 100% | 1 | 1:3,738,466 | 29,095 |
| Ecuador | - | 1 | 1:17,726,919 | 31,775 |
| Colombia | - | 1 | 1:47,778,926 | 95,497 |
| Bangladesh | - | 1 | 1:159,461,366 | 36,167 |
| Anguilla | - | 1 | 1:13,255 | 1,687 |
The alternate forms: Gústaf (143) are calculated separately.
Gustaf (889) may also be a surname.
Gustaf 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.
- gustavolThe name Gustav (Gustave) means 'protected by God', 'people of the Goths' or 'glorious guest'.
It comes from the Swedish name Gustaf, from the Germanic Chustaffus, which means 'protected by God'.
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Gustaf Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gustaf in the Russian language | ||
| Густаф | gustaf | - |
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