Guass Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Guass Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 18 | 1:227,492 | 10,961 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
Guass Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Guass Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Guass (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻮﻛﺺ) is more commonly found in Mauritania than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Guass? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,882,373rd most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 73 percent of Guass reside; 69 percent reside in West Africa and 69 percent reside in Senegambia Africa.
The surname Guass is most frequent in Mauritania, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 227,492. In Mauritania it is most prevalent in: Hodh Chargui Region, where 100 percent live. Aside from Mauritania this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 12 percent live and Brazil, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghuass | 91 | 2 | / |
| Guas | 89 | 1,497 | / |
| Guassse | 83 | 1 | / |
| Guasp | 80 | 1,234 | / |
| Quass | 80 | 715 | / |
| Guais | 80 | 534 | / |
| Guash | 80 | 161 | / |
| Guaus | 80 | 137 | / |
| Guays | 80 | 87 | / |
| Gueas | 80 | 65 | / |
| Ghuas | 80 | 36 | / |
| Kuass | 80 | 1 | / |
| Guoss | 80 | 1 | / |
| Guats | 80 | 1 | / |
| Guasch | 73 | 5,703 | / |
| Gueiss | 73 | 86 | / |
| Ngguas | 73 | 12 | / |
| Quaass | 73 | 11 | / |
| Guhasz | 73 | 8 | / |
| Gwasse | 73 | 2 | / |
| Guasth | 73 | 1 | / |
| Guaush | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gueash | 73 | 1 | / |
| Guasph | 73 | 1 | / |
| Guashe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Guatse | 73 | 1 | / |
| Guaise | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngwass | 73 | 1 | / |
| Guaase | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ghuhas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Guhase | 73 | 1 | / |
| Quaiss | 73 | 1 | / |
| Quasse | 73 | 0 | / |
| Kuas | 67 | 779 | / |
| Cuas | 67 | 774 | / |
| Quas | 67 | 398 | / |
| Gwas | 67 | 375 | / |
| Guaz | 67 | 235 | / |
| Quaisse | 67 | 234 | / |
| Guos | 67 | 9 | / |
| Wanguas | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gbas | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gvas | 67 | 3 | / |
| Guax | 67 | 2 | / |
| Guhaysh | 67 | 1 | / |
Guass Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Guass in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﻮﻛﺺ | bwks | 50 |
| ﺑﻮﻗﺺ | bwqs | 50 |
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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 Guass
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