Gous Surname

66,562nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,489 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Gous Surname Definition:

“Left-Handed”. Corruption of French Gaucher (q.v.).

Gous Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3,7601:14,4091,818
India3,1061:246,96214,354
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Pakistan1481:1,207,05314,427
England601:928,63447,428
Zimbabwe581:266,17728,032
Indonesia261:5,086,507239,866
Cameroon221:944,04961,779
United States211:17,259,949572,238
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
Turkey181:4,323,412102,143
New Zealand141:323,45226,435
Singapore131:423,66918,211
France101:6,642,272293,169
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Mali41:4,242,2592,433
Namibia41:602,35012,421
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Gous (11,399) may also be a first name.

Gous Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Left-Handed”. Corruption of French Gaucher (q.v.).

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Gous Last Name Facts

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

Gous (Hindi: गौस, Marathi: गोस, Oriya: ଗଉସ, Russian: Гоус) is found most frequently in South Africa. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gous? popularity and diffusion

Gous is the 66,562nd most widespread last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 973,100 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 51 percent of Gous reside; 51 percent reside in Southern Africa and 51 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 56,085th most frequent given name at a global level It is held by 11,399 people.

Gous is most frequent in South Africa, where it is borne by 3,760 people, or 1 in 14,409. In South Africa Gous is most frequent in: Gauteng, where 24 percent are found, Western Cape, where 22 percent are found and Northern Cape, where 19 percent are found. Other than South Africa this surname exists in 41 countries. It also occurs in India, where 41 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 2 percent are found.

Gous Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gous has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name rose 1,200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 263 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gous Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Gous earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 66.09% more than the national average, earning R 394,692 per year and in United States they earn 7.71% more than the national average, earning $46,475 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghous894,093/
Gouse893,735/
Goush89950/
Goues89153/
Goust89125/
Gouts89110/
Gouds8952/
Gouss8947/
Ngous8922/
Gouys8915/
Gohus8914/
Gouès898/
Ggous894/
Gouhs892/
Gouës892/
Gousd891/
Gou86560,541/
Gos865,038/
Gus861,710/
Ous86549/
Ghouse8017,071/
Gousse801,577/
Ghoush80465/
Ghoust8072/
Ghouss8031/
Agious8025/
Goushe8024/
Goutse8016/
Ghoues8011/
Gayous809/
Gouhsh809/
Gaious807/
Gouesh805/
Ghouds805/
Gouest804/
Gouias802/
Goushd801/
Gouyas801/
Gaoues801/
Hngous801/
Ngouss801/
Nghous801/
Gouese801/
Gouess801/
Goujis801/
Gajous801/
Goud75118,044/
Goss7549,854/
Goes7547,849/
Gois7533,533/
Gaus7518,733/
Gosh7515,424/
Goue7513,188/
Gust759,750/
Guse758,746/
Ghos756,146/
Goos755,860/
Gose755,540/
Guss754,345/
Gout754,047/
Goux753,952/
Gush752,975/
Gouy752,885/
Ngou752,691/
Gost751,502/
Gosz751,343/
Gouh751,055/
Ngos75878/
Gots75584/
Hous75527/
Gohu75521/
Ouss75502/
Gohs75373/
Gosp75247/
Goup75192/
Gusz75152/
Ghus75143/
Gods75129/
Gosc75127/
Gouz75126/
Ouse75122/
Guhs75119/
Goys7594/
Guzs7594/
Ngus7594/
Oust7570/
Oush7555/
Gozs7546/
Ghou7543/
Hgos7537/
Goës7535/
Goué7525/
Outs7524/
Gosť7521/
Oues7516/
Gouj7512/
Gusd7512/
Gosd7511/
Guus7511/
Goïs757/
Gojs757/
Ouds755/
Gľus754/
Gusc753/
Goís752/
Hgou752/
Gouc751/
Kgos751/
Gouë751/
Goÿs751/
Gošs751/
Eous751/
Qgos751/
Ousx751/
Ousj751/
Ousp751/
Ouzs751/
Cgus751/
Gosj751/
Gusj751/
Gujs751/
Kgou751/
Gouesse732,079/
Ghaoues73238/
Gouysse7341/
Ghousse733/
Nghoush732/
Kghouse731/
Gayouss731/
Ghoudse731/
Hngoush731/
Goutsch730/
Gu674,835,026/
Ghosh673,865,834/
Go67337,643/
House6781,697/
Us6742,844/
Ghaus6732,573/
Godse6730,629/
Ghose6726,476/
Gosse6716,255/
Goyes679,099/
Gause677,509/
Gosch676,561/
Os676,350/
Gouet675,928/
Gajos675,633/
Gaius674,553/
Gauss674,010/
Gayus673,185/
Ghost672,826/
Ngouh672,686/
Housh672,527/
Gotts672,068/
Ghods672,052/
Houts671,781/
Goshe671,753/
Ghuse671,707/
Goshh671,525/
N'Gou671,499/
Goose671,390/
Aoues671,212/
Ngoue671,157/
Gouez67969/
Ghush67839/
Godts67816/
Gusse67796/
Ousse67755/
Goult67697/
Gaush67682/
Gushe67634/
Goyas67608/
Houss67582/
Gayou67564/
Ghoos67500/
Gouch67466/
Ghout67463/
Gayos67409/
Ghois67387/
Gouya67358/
Goess67353/
Gooss67324/
Goyau67311/
Goyos67302/
Gouye67281/
Gouhe67267/
Gajus67239/
Goist67223/
Gouje67216/
Houst67210/
Guhse67209/
Houes67208/
Goias67201/
Gouyd67195/
Goods67179/
Goots67178/
Nggou67175/
Ghoss67142/
Gouha67140/
Gouja67116/
Gusch67105/
Gojas67101/
Gaoue6799/
Ghohs6798/
Gausz6793/
Goies6791/
Goosh6790/
Gueis6781/
Outse6780/
Goesh6775/
Ngoss6772/
Goudt6768/
Gudse6767/
Gueas6765/
Goohs6763/
Ghoud6761/
Gouia6756/
Gouji6756/
Hgosh6754/
Ngouy6752/
Goios6752/
Goise6750/
Gohsh6748/
Gotse6745/
Gejos6739/
Ayous6736/
Gaust6735/
Goiás6734/
Ghuys6734/
Goudh6732/
Gouyo6732/
Eouse6729/
Goueh6727/
Goost6724/
Goudz6724/
Ghouy6724/
Gujas6724/
Gaios6721/
Gostt6720/
Gauhs6720/
Gosht6719/
Nggus6719/
Gujás6719/
Gujis6717/
Goued6716/
Gowes6715/
Eouss6715/
Gouph6715/
Ghust6715/
Nguus6714/
Gutse6713/
Giyos6713/
Gaues6713/
Ggosh6710/
Ghosj6710/
Ghouh679/
Gauts679/
Ohues679/
Gusst678/
Goiss678/
Hgose678/
Gouce677/
Gijos677/
Goyts677/
Goehs677/
Ghouz677/
Goutt676/
Ngaus676/
Ghuss676/
Ngush676/
Gouët676/
Ghuos675/
Gauds675/
Goudd675/
Ghoue675/
Gojes675/
Gosce675/
Gajou675/
Godås675/
Gaiou675/
Ghoes674/
Gauou674/
Ouess674/
Eouts674/
Goosz674/
Geyos674/
Ngosh674/
Ghouj674/
Gusht674/
Goujo674/
Ooues674/
Ngoué674/
Gosst674/
Goudp673/
Outsz673/
Gueus673/
Gouie673/
Gossh672/
Godds672/
Goutd672/
Gossc672/
Gutsh672/
Housz672/
Gahus672/
Gouee672/
Gheus672/
Ajous672/
Ghuis672/
N'Gos672/
Oushe672/
Goths672/
Goits672/
Ouies672/
Gosjh671/
Gauus671/
Kgose671/
Ousch671/
Ouyas671/
Houds671/
Hggus671/
Ggose671/
Ggoud671/
Gauhouse671/
Gausc671/
Gauzs671/
Guzse671/
Godsd671/
Gossj671/
Gotsh671/
Goucz671/
Gouiy671/
Goutp671/
Uoues671/
Gusce671/
Goiàs671/
Ouyes671/
Gojos671/
Ouest671/
Ouias671/
Nghou671/
Youus671/
Àoust671/
Gausė671/
Gouiesse671/
Gotås671/
Gourz671/
Gouyt671/
Gouëz671/
Goyás671/
Goyós671/
Gojts671/
Goijs671/
Goisz671/
Goesz671/
Gueys671/
Gustė671/
Ghoys671/
Ghošs671/
Guush671/
Nguss671/
Kgoue671/
Aious671/
Oyaus671/
Oujxs671/
Gauïs671/
Goiis671/
Guuse671/
Ghusd671/
Ghoxs671/
Ghosz670/
Oustt670/
Hguhs670/
Outts670/
Housp670/
Goosd670/

Gous Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gous in the Oriya language
ଗଉସga'usa-
Gous in the Hindi language
गौसgausa96
गोसgosa2
गौशgausa2
Gous in the Marathi language
गोसgosa74.07
गॉसgosa18.52
गोउसgo'usa7.41
Gous in the Russian language
Гоусgous-

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