Gauf Surname

533,524th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 605 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Gauf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gauf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1541:2,353,629145,693
Germany1471:547,65645,370
Russia1391:1,036,85779,143
Canada961:383,80834,152
Kazakhstan261:680,09645,825
Belarus201:475,05345,383
Austria121:709,62061,025
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
China21:683,660,78330,601
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
France11:66,422,722504,397
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States831:605,04440,538

Gauf (16) may also be a first name.

Gauf Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Gauf Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Gauf (Russian: Гауф) has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Gauf.

How Common Is The Last Name Gauf? popularity and diffusion

It is the 533,524th most widely held last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 12,045,530 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 43 percent of Gauf live; 41 percent live in North America and 41 percent live in Anglo-North America. Gauf is also the 2,786,762nd most frequent given name internationally. It is borne by 16 people.

The last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 154 people, or 1 in 2,353,629. In The United States Gauf is primarily found in: Illinois, where 24 percent live, Washington, where 14 percent live and California, where 10 percent live. Beside The United States it occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 24 percent live and Russia, where 23 percent live.

Gauf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gauf has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gauf surname rose 186 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gauf Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Gauf last name is principally Orthodox (80%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Gauf surname are 25.45% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 72.22% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Gauf earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 6.14% more than the national average, earning $45,800 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.28% more than the national average, earning $57,772 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gauff89334/
Gaufe8911/
Auf866,177/
Gaf86224/
Guf8650/
Ngayuf8010/
Gauffe807/
Hauf754,813/
Gaff752,184/
Gaub751,184/
Gaft75414/
Ghaf75351/
Aufe75229/
Ayuf75160/
Aufh75153/
Gawf75137/
Gaaf75114/
Gauw7598/
Auff7571/
Gafe7559/
Ajuf7545/
Guff7534/
Gufe7533/
Gauv7533/
Gaef7533/
Gadf7518/
Gayf7516/
Guft7515/
Gaif7515/
Gupf7513/
Ghuf758/
Gafs757/
Gouf756/
Gazf756/
Audf753/
Auwf753/
Auft752/
Geaf752/
Gajf752/
Qgaf752/
Gapf751/
Gasf751/
Ngaf751/
Cgaf751/
Qguf751/
Auhf751/
Aufs751/
Auzf751/
Gufh751/
Gufp751/
Gutf751/
Gayuffe731/
Haufe676,515/
Hauff674,635/
Af673,375/
Gaffe67312/
Uf67253/
Ghaff67235/
Kgafe67178/
Hauft67168/
Gouff67103/
Haufs6781/
Ayouf6775/
Gayaf6767/
Ngauv6758/
Ghauv6722/
Gaaff6716/
Gaiff6713/
Hausf6712/
Gayub6711/
Goudf6710/
Goufe6710/
Ghafs6710/
Ghuff679/
Ghouf678/
Gaubh675/
Gayef675/
Gujef675/
Gaife675/
Goufh674/
Gajub673/
Gahaf673/
Guffe673/
Gajef673/
Gauev672/
Ghafz672/
Kgafs672/
Geafe671/
Gaueb671/
Gousf671/
Ahuef671/
Geaff671/
Gaeff671/
Gassf671/
Hayuf671/
Gaubė671/
Goyaf671/
Ghafe671/
Ghafp671/
Ghaif671/
Gadfe671/
Gafsh671/
D'Auf671/
Aouef671/
Gajif671/
Gatpf671/
Ggasf671/
Gafth671/
Ghasf671/
Gafft670/

Gauf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gauf in the Russian language
Гауфgauf-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gauf
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