Guessow Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Guessow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Guessow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Guessow Last Name Facts

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

Guessow is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Guessow.

How Common Is The Last Name Guessow? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,307,654th most frequently used family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. Guessow is mostly found in Europe, where 71 percent of Guessow are found; 71 percent are found in Western Europe and 71 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequent in Germany, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 5,367,031. In Germany it is primarily found in: Brandenburg, where 80 percent reside. Not including Germany it is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 29 percent reside.

Guessow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Guessow has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Guessow surname rose 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Guessow Last Name Statistics demography

Guessow earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 79.25% more than the national average, earning $77,344 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gessow9261/
Giessow8630/
Guetsow863/
Kuessow862/
Gesow831/
Guestschow821/
Guetshow804/
Guessouf802/
Guessoub801/
Giesow77123/
Geshow778/
Gesowa771/
Guetschow75474/
Guetschschow741/
Guessab716,110/
Guessaf7181/
Guissob717/
Gessova712/
Guissaw711/
Guezzow711/
Guechow710/
Geschow710/
Getshow710/
Getschow67115/
Gesov6715/
Gisow679/
Ghessoub671/
Guesssab671/
Gesaw670/

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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
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  • 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 Guessow
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