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
The last name Gauß is found most in Germany. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Gauß.
How Common Is The Last Name Gauß? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gauß is the 181,039th most numerous family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,098,446 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Gauß are found; 100 percent are found in Western Europe and 100 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
The last name is most frequently held in Germany, where it is carried by 2,281 people, or 1 in 35,294. In Germany Gauß is most frequent in: Baden-Württemberg, where 77 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 7 percent reside and Bavaria, where 6 percent reside. Beside Germany this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 3 percent reside and Sweden, where 0 percent reside.
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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