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) occurs most in Mauritania. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Guass? popularity and diffusion
The surname Guass is the 3,882,373rd most prevalent surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. The 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 last name Guass is most frequently occurring in Mauritania, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 227,492. In Mauritania Guass is most prevalent in: Hodh Chargui Region, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Mauritania this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 12 percent reside and Brazil, where 8 percent reside.
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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