Gurss Surname

1,511,557th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 138 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Gurss Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gurss Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1361:2,665,139160,299
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Gurss Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gurss occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gurss? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gurss is the 1,511,557th most widely held family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 52,808,304 people. Gurss occurs mostly in The Americas, where 92 percent of Gurss reside; 92 percent reside in North America and 92 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 136 people, or 1 in 2,665,139. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Kansas, where 32 percent reside, Texas, where 18 percent reside and California, where 13 percent reside. Besides The United States Gurss exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 1 percent reside and Ethiopia, where 1 percent reside.

Gurss Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gurss has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gurss surname grew 2,267 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gurss Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Gurss are 32.02% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 78.79% being registered with the political party.

Gurss earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 48.23% more than the national average, earning $63,961 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gourss911/
Urss89100/
Gurs8985/
Goursse831/
Gours80149/
Gorss80136/
Gurst8087/
Gursz8081/
Gursh8036/
Guhrs8030/
Girss8020/
Gurås8017/
Gurse8013/
Ursse804/
Gaurs802/
Hurss802/
Ourss801/
Ghurs801/
Aurss801/
Urs7534,316/
Gursch73348/
Goerss73307/
Gourse7342/
Ghursh731/
Ghours731/
Gueurs731/
Ghurse731/
Hursst730/
Hourss730/
Ours672,361/
Urse671,880/
Aurs67787/
Girs67729/
Gors67423/
Gürs67166/
Ursz67115/
Hurs6788/
Urrs6756/
Gursche6749/
Eurs6744/
Ursh6728/
Gursova6722/
Ursø6721/
Urås6720/
Orss679/
Urst676/
Guhrsch676/
Usrs672/
Uirs672/
Uhrs671/
Ursp671/
Ursj671/
Uyrs671/
Gutrsch670/

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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 Gurss
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