Gauß Surname
Approximately 2,352 people bear this surname
Gauß Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 2,281 | 1:35,294 | 4,663 |
| Austria | 70 | 1:121,649 | 16,953 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Gauß Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gauß Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gauß is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gauß? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 181,039th most numerous family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 3,098,446 people. The surname Gauß occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Gauß live; 100 percent live in Western Europe and 100 percent live in Germanic Europe.
This last name is most commonly held in Germany, where it is borne by 2,281 people, or 1 in 35,294. In Germany Gauß is mostly found in: Baden-Württemberg, where 77 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 7 percent live and Bavaria, where 6 percent live. Aside from Germany this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 3 percent live and Sweden, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gaß | 86 | 1,080 | / |
| Guß | 86 | 343 | / |
| Gaus | 75 | 18,733 | / |
| Geuß | 75 | 589 | / |
| Gauš | 75 | 91 | / |
| Gauz | 75 | 31 | / |
| Gaiß | 75 | 19 | / |
| Gaaß | 75 | 12 | / |
| Gauč | 75 | 8 | / |
| Gaße | 75 | 4 | / |
| Ghaus | 67 | 32,573 | / |
| Gause | 67 | 7,509 | / |
| Gaius | 67 | 4,553 | / |
| Gauss | 67 | 4,010 | / |
| Gayus | 67 | 3,185 | / |
| Gauch | 67 | 2,685 | / |
| Gaush | 67 | 682 | / |
| Gajus | 67 | 239 | / |
| Gautz | 67 | 111 | / |
| Gausz | 67 | 93 | / |
| Gajuś | 67 | 71 | / |
| Gauce | 67 | 39 | / |
| Gaust | 67 | 35 | / |
| Gauhs | 67 | 20 | / |
| Gaues | 67 | 13 | / |
| Gauts | 67 | 9 | / |
| Gaudz | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ngaus | 67 | 6 | / |
| Gayuz | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gauds | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ghauz | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gahus | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gausė | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gauhx | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gauïs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gauzz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gauzs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gauus | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gauß
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