Gustave Forename
Approximately 137,931 people bear this name
Gustave Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 99% | 85,767 | 1:861 | 171 |
| Burundi | 100% | 10,138 | 1:977 | 312 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 8,632 | 1:2,504 | 474 |
| Rwanda | - | 7,493 | 1:1,518 | 320 |
| France | 100% | 5,000 | 1:13,294 | 755 |
| United States | 100% | 2,916 | 1:124,327 | 5,170 |
| Haiti | 100% | 2,779 | 1:3,860 | 583 |
| Belgium | 100% | 2,213 | 1:5,192 | 764 |
| Togo | - | 1,895 | 1:3,820 | 631 |
| Ethiopia | 100% | 1,618 | 1:60,297 | 5,277 |
| Benin | 100% | 1,272 | 1:8,314 | 1,208 |
| Ivory Coast | 99% | 981 | 1:23,523 | 2,060 |
| Canada | 100% | 976 | 1:33,948 | 2,588 |
| Gabon | 100% | 962 | 1:1,958 | 462 |
| Congo | 91% | 892 | 1:5,616 | 808 |
| Burkina Faso | 100% | 599 | 1:30,684 | 2,462 |
| Chad | 100% | 494 | 1:27,527 | 3,248 |
| Guinea | 100% | 456 | 1:26,006 | 1,171 |
| Ghana | - | 281 | 1:96,036 | 4,158 |
| Mali | 100% | 276 | 1:61,514 | 3,059 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 271 | 1:194,791 | 8,212 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 268 | 1:30,647 | 1,734 |
| French Polynesia | - | 243 | 1:1,144 | 256 |
| Senegal | 100% | 220 | 1:66,279 | 2,315 |
| Luxembourg | 100% | 171 | 1:3,299 | 423 |
| South Africa | 100% | 148 | 1:368,464 | 19,472 |
| Malawi | 100% | 106 | 1:161,437 | 7,641 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 99 | 1:105,366 | 5,394 |
| Brazil | 100% | 70 | 1:3,060,516 | 56,278 |
| England | 100% | 55 | 1:1,010,962 | 16,753 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 55 | 1:307,311 | 9,515 |
| New Caledonia | 100% | 52 | 1:5,195 | 708 |
| Central African Republic | - | 49 | 1:92,151 | 221 |
| Papua New Guinea | 100% | 43 | 1:189,589 | 16,259 |
| Germany | 100% | 37 | 1:2,612,916 | 13,583 |
| Seychelles | - | 32 | 1:2,896 | 621 |
| Mauritius | - | 26 | 1:49,915 | 3,034 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 22 | 1:4,988 | 824 |
| Uganda | 100% | 20 | 1:2,047,846 | 26,620 |
| Zambia | - | 20 | 1:792,740 | 14,411 |
| Saint Lucia | 94% | 19 | 1:9,359 | 1,306 |
| Botswana | - | 16 | 1:136,528 | 10,720 |
| Austria | 100% | 14 | 1:608,157 | 5,259 |
| Sweden | 100% | 14 | 1:704,136 | 15,982 |
| Thailand | 100% | 14 | 1:5,004,701 | 92,981 |
| Nigeria | 71% | 13 | 1:13,658,797 | 139,235 |
| Philippines | 100% | 12 | 1:8,834,123 | 129,598 |
| Italy | 100% | 9 | 1:6,784,677 | 26,090 |
| Kenya | - | 9 | 1:5,145,234 | 27,509 |
| Madagascar | - | 9 | 1:2,625,490 | 3,077 |
| Mozambique | - | 9 | 1:3,027,040 | 2,336 |
| Liberia | 100% | 8 | 1:551,508 | 14,444 |
| China | - | 7 | 1:195,150,826 | 73,144 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | - | 7 | 1:7,837 | 1,103 |
| Ecuador | - | 6 | 1:2,954,486 | 13,743 |
| Indonesia | - | 6 | 1:42,993,945 | 799,692 |
| Israel | 88% | 6 | 1:1,400,486 | 16,782 |
| Colombia | - | 5 | 1:9,555,785 | 40,229 |
| Norway | - | 5 | 1:1,026,466 | 14,100 |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 100% | 5 | 1:1,263 | 280 |
| Lesotho | 100% | 4 | 1:509,999 | 25,489 |
| Morocco | - | 4 | 1:8,587,159 | 11,086 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 4 | 1:27,895 | 3,010 |
| Somalia | - | 4 | 1:3,381,467 | 5,208 |
| Spain | - | 4 | 1:11,632,491 | 19,317 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 4 | 1:1,787,998 | 44,562 |
| Australia | - | 3 | 1:4,552,541 | 30,048 |
| Chile | 100% | 3 | 1:5,869,069 | 26,159 |
| India | - | 3 | 1:404,959,324 | 3,244,417 |
| Japan | - | 3 | 1:42,662,019 | 63,122 |
| Mexico | - | 3 | 1:41,381,476 | 74,307 |
| Peru | 100% | 3 | 1:10,597,151 | 58,549 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 3 | 1:453,806 | 18,410 |
| Algeria | - | 2 | 1:19,088,360 | 22,377 |
| Anguilla | 100% | 2 | 1:6,628 | 945 |
| Denmark | - | 2 | 1:2,824,749 | 21,465 |
| Guyana | - | 2 | 1:381,631 | 18,312 |
| Malaysia | 100% | 2 | 1:15,224,970 | 260,513 |
| Mauritania | - | 2 | 1:2,047,620 | 19,390 |
| Niger | - | 2 | 1:9,591,997 | 55,581 |
| Angola | - | 1 | 1:26,966,606 | 7,835 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 1 | 1:99,395 | 3,544 |
| Argentina | - | 1 | 1:42,773,243 | 43,333 |
| Bahamas | - | 1 | 1:399,370 | 4,606 |
| Bangladesh | - | 1 | 1:159,461,366 | 36,167 |
| British Virgin Islands | - | 1 | 1:31,250 | 1,787 |
| Cook Islands | - | 1 | 1:18,153 | 1,349 |
| Egypt | - | 1 | 1:91,900,946 | 53,283 |
| El Salvador | - | 1 | 1:6,341,786 | 16,428 |
| Estonia | - | 1 | 1:1,315,380 | 8,883 |
| Guam | - | 1 | 1:160,646 | 3,210 |
| Honduras | - | 1 | 1:8,817,467 | 33,018 |
| Iceland | - | 1 | 1:366,017 | 7,938 |
| Jamaica | - | 1 | 1:2,883,227 | 22,340 |
| Jersey | - | 1 | 1:99,980 | 2,122 |
| Moldova | - | 1 | 1:3,561,139 | 8,690 |
| Monaco | 100% | 1 | 1:38,466 | 2,379 |
| Namibia | - | 1 | 1:2,404,179 | 16,970 |
| Oman | - | 1 | 1:4,108,667 | 12,526 |
| Panama | - | 1 | 1:3,906,557 | 40,800 |
| Paraguay | 100% | 1 | 1:7,236,805 | 16,549 |
| Russia | - | 1 | 1:144,233,704 | 184,271 |
| Saint Barthelemy | - | 1 | 1:9,555 | 215 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 1 | 1:30,812,565 | 27,537 |
| Singapore | - | 1 | 1:6,287,054 | 39,645 |
| South Korea | - | 1 | 1:5,544,421 | 37,250 |
| Tunisia | - | 1 | 1:676,902 | 12,933 |
| Turkey | - | 1 | 1:77,801,709 | 91,051 |
| Ukraine | - | 1 | 1:45,499,908 | 32,056 |
| Venezuela | - | 1 | 1:30,201,893 | 231,239 |
| Vietnam | - | 1 | 1:92,623,113 | 10,484 |
| Wales | 100% | 1 | 1:3,094,309 | 16,222 |
Gustave (23,847) may also be a surname.
Gustave Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A Teutonic name, meaning: Goth’s staff.
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.
- gustavolThis name has several origins.
From the Germanic name Chustaffus, which means 'protected by God'.
From the Old Norse name Gautstafr, which comes from the words gautr, meaning 'Gothic', and stafr, meaning 'personal'. Therefore the name means 'Goth people'.
From the Slavic name Gostislav, which comes from the terms gost, meaning 'guest', and slav, meaning 'glory'. Therefore the name means 'glorious guest'.
- gustavosantiagoThe 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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Gustave Demographics
Average Male Gustave Height
176.81 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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