Geus Surname

262,597th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,493 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Geus Surname User-submission:

The surname Geus comes from the Netherlands around 1550. They were members of the resistance during the 80 years war. The word geus comes from the French word gueux, which means 'beggar'. Margaretha of Parma's advisor called the Geuzen like that because they were begging for more tolerance for not-Catholics.

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Geus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands5751:29,3694,846
Germany5231:153,93018,408
France1571:423,07561,574
United States951:3,815,357209,650
Belgium471:244,60930,321
Haiti291:368,41110,522
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Norway71:734,61250,907
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
England21:27,859,030389,889
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

Geus (57) may also be a first name.

Geus Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Geus comes from the Netherlands around 1550. They were members of the resistance during the 80 years war. The word geus comes from the French word gueux, which means 'beggar'. Margaretha of Parma's advisor called the Geuzen like that because they were begging for more tolerance for not-Catholics.

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Geus Last Name Facts

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

Geus (Russian: Геус) is more commonly found in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Geus? popularity and diffusion

Geus is the 262,597th most widely held surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 4,881,143 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 89 percent of Geus are found; 87 percent are found in Western Europe and 75 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,308,380th most commonly occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 57 people.

It is most frequently occurring in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 575 people, or 1 in 29,369. In The Netherlands it is primarily found in: North Holland, where 29 percent reside, South Holland, where 26 percent reside and Zeeland, where 15 percent reside. Without taking into account The Netherlands it occurs in 25 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 35 percent reside and France, where 11 percent reside.

Geus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Geus has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Geus surname increased 365 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Geus Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Geus are 29.42% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 76.19% being registered with the political party.

The amount Geus earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 5.77% less than the national average, earning 326,105 kr per year and in United States they earn 0.32% more than the national average, earning $43,285 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Geuss89404/
Geust8952/
Geyus8944/
Geuse8928/
Geuhs8927/
Geusz8919/
Geush899/
Geous892/
Geaus891/
Goeus890/
Geu864,954/
Geusch8022/
Gejgus807/
Geyush802/
Geutsh802/
Geusse802/
Geuyts801/
Gehius801/
Gehush800/
Geuish800/
Geut75219/
Ngeu75169/
Geuy75119/
Gieu75110/
Gehu7593/
Geux7581/
Geyu7549/
Geos7544/
Ejus7530/
Geui7518/
Geju7514/
Ieus759/
Geuz758/
Sgeu754/
Geau753/
Geeu752/
Geou752/
Cgeu752/
Geud751/
Geđu751/
Ge'u751/
Eous751/
Dgeu751/
Geuu751/
Geuc751/
Geuj751/
Jgeu751/
Gjeu751/
Geuggis7389/
Gieusse7328/
Geutsch7315/
Gehhaus732/
Gieusch731/
Geustch730/
Gaïus671,733/
Giyus67701/
Gheju67578/
Ngyeu67414/
Gegiu67343/
Ngeju67240/
Ghețu67215/
Ghius67158/
Nggeu67150/
Gieux6796/
Heius6778/
Gueou6762/
Gheșu6753/
Guyeu6749/
Ghieu6739/
Gejos6739/
Gejuh6719/
Gejhu6719/
Eouss6715/
Yeust6714/
Hehus6713/
Ngeuh6711/
Geushova6710/
Ngeou679/
Gehou679/
Zeius679/
Gyuis675/
Gihus674/
Geosh674/
Gjuse674/
Gheåu674/
Giehu674/
Geussová673/
Gehausse673/
Gueyu673/
Ehaus672/
Géust672/
Ngeyu672/
Gaeuz672/
Jehus671/
Jejus671/
Geeju671/
Gejou671/
Geult671/
Geyue671/
Goaus671/
Yejus671/
Sehus671/
Goius671/
Geout671/
Jeeus671/
Gäuss671/
Ieusz671/
Nghehuis671/
Zejus671/
Seyus671/
Gehos671/
Guyus671/
Geoux671/
Gheyu671/
Cehus671/
Zgeou671/
Ggjeu671/
Jieus671/
Jeous671/
Ieaus671/
Goyus670/
Jeaus670/
Geoss670/
Geupp670/
Geauy670/
Geeux670/
Seeus670/
Geuch670/

Geus Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Geus in the Russian language
Геусgeus-

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