Gusev Surname

5,886th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 95,890 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Gusev Surname User-submission:

Surname formed by the non-church name or nickname Goose, Gander. 'Bird's' names were not rare in Russian villages. (U) Mentioned in 'Onomasticon' of Veselovsky Gusak Fedor Shuklin [see Shuklya], serf, 1455, Murom Gusenkov Fedosey, peasant, 1627, Belev Gus, Gusevy: Vasily Konstantinovich Gus Dobrynsky, first half of the 15th century .

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Gusev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia89,7281:1,606125
Kazakhstan2,4751:7,1441,089
Belarus1,4041:6,767944
Uzbekistan3371:91,7786,530
Kyrgyzstan2721:21,9583,763
Israel2341:36,5715,061
Lithuania2171:13,9842,564
United States2051:1,768,092116,364
Transnistria1571:3,024481
Moldova1431:24,9054,115
Estonia1041:12,7101,932
Turkmenistan1021:53,8151,031
Bulgaria961:72,6974,639
Germany691:1,166,74676,492
Tajikistan441:190,6071,835
Georgia381:98,5678,726
Canada331:1,116,53381,834
Finland321:171,77215,201
Thailand251:2,825,534284,782
Azerbaijan251:385,9658,091
Spain231:2,032,69753,462
England141:3,979,861125,553
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Latvia91:227,78322,848
Chile91:1,957,38629,026
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Armenia51:586,03610,281
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
France41:16,605,680368,153
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Serbia31:2,381,64930,913
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
North Macedonia21:1,050,73626,362
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
South Ossetia11:53,4321,287
Abkhazia11:242,8655,354
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

The alternate forms: Gušev (12) & Güsev (5) are calculated separately.

Gusev Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Surname formed by the non-church name or nickname Goose, Gander. 'Bird's' names were not rare in Russian villages. (U) Mentioned in 'Onomasticon' of Veselovsky Gusak Fedor Shuklin [see Shuklya], serf, 1455, Murom Gusenkov Fedosey, peasant, 1627, Belev Gus, Gusevy: Vasily Konstantinovich Gus Dobrynsky, first half of the 15th century .; from him - the Gusevs; Vasily Fedorovich Gus Tovarkov-Pushkin, second half of the 15th century Goose Semyon, posadsky man, 1614, Tver Gusyatnikovs, guests, 16th – 17th centuries, Moscow In Dahl, a goose-bearer is a merchant geese or a goose shepherd.

- andrewfedulov

Gusev Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gusev (Georgian: გუსევი, Russian: Гусев) occurs more in Russia more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant: Gušev or Güsev. Click here for other potential spellings of Gusev.

How Common Is The Last Name Gusev? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,886th most common surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 75,999 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 77 percent of Gusev live; 77 percent live in Eastern Europe and 76 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

This surname is most frequently used in Russia, where it is held by 89,728 people, or 1 in 1,606. In Russia it is mostly concentrated in: Moscow Oblast, where 8 percent live, Moscow, where 7 percent live and Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, where 6 percent live. Other than Russia this last name occurs in 59 countries. It is also found in Kazakhstan, where 3 percent live and Belarus, where 1 percent live.

Gusev Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Gusev surname is principally Orthodox (88%) in Russia, Orthodox (95%) in Belarus, Orthodox (74%) in Kazakhstan, Orthodox (86%) in Ukraine and Orthodox (100%) in Uzbekistan.

In The United States those bearing the Gusev surname are 7.94% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 54.71% being registered with the party.

The amount Gusev earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 11.41% less than the national average, earning 306,581 kr per year; in United States they earn 4.4% more than the national average, earning $45,046 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.88% more than the national average, earning $54,590 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gušev9312/
Güsev935/
Guseva91108,439/
Gutsev91824/
Gusevs91503/
Gussev91233/
Gushev91164/
Guseev91162/
Gusiev91125/
Gusoev9182/
Gusaev9159/
Gousev9114/
Gusjev914/
Ggusev912/
Guseav911/
Usev89236/
Gusheva83145/
Gusseva83128/
Goussev83100/
Gaushev8366/
Gussoev8338/
Gutsiev8338/
Guschev8320/
Gudtsev8310/
Goutsev838/
Gouseva834/
Gushaev832/
Guttsev832/
Gushiev831/
Gauseev831/
Gutseev831/
Husev806,234/
Guzev801,689/
Gusov80814/
Ushev80660/
Useev80270/
Useva80252/
Gusew80150/
Utsev8056/
Gucev8047/
Gujev8034/
Gusiv8030/
Ausev8022/
Usiev8017/
Gusep807/
Gugev806/
Gisev805/
Gučev803/
Gusef801/
Gushchev77112/
Gousseva7755/
Gausheva7736/
Guscheva7721/
Guscheev771/
Gusevova771/
Aushev739,751/
Guzoev732,787/
Guzeev732,328/
Guzeva731,272/
Usheva73688/
Guzhev73482/
Guziev73415/
Guchev73330/
Utsiev73294/
Guzaev73178/
Gusiew7381/
Goosev7377/
Guceva7376/
Hutsev7372/
Gugiev7363/
Gishev7360/
Guseff7349/
Uschev7339/
Gisaev7332/
Gussew7328/
Auseva7316/
Guciev7313/
Huseev7310/
Gussov739/
Gouzev738/
Gusyov737/
Ushiev735/
Hussev735/
Gausov734/
Gudjev734/
Guzevs734/
Husiev733/
Guzeiv733/
Housev733/
Usheev733/
Gurzev732/
Auseev732/
Gauseb732/
Hushev732/
Giscev731/
Gutsiv731/
Guceev731/
Gisiev731/
Ghusav731/
Goseev731/
Ausiev731/
Gushew731/
Husevs731/
Goujev731/
Goesev731/
Gudžev731/
Guseew731/
Gusief731/
Gusjew731/
Ausevs731/
Gusepe731/
Gousef731/
Gudsew730/
Gushcheev712/
Ausheva675,991/
Usef67756/
Guzheva67568/
Useb67480/
Gudzhev67162/
Gusieff67105/
Guzhaev6786/
Guzhiev6784/
Uçev6778/
Gishiev6752/
Gusaeff6734/
Goussef6727/
Gishaev6717/
Gudziev6717/
Guschov6715/
Uzev6711/
Ausheev6710/
Usew679/
Ushchev679/
Gouchev678/
Uscheva676/
Gouzeev675/
Auschev674/
Gurzhev673/
Gissiev673/
Uschiev673/
Ngausep673/
Gurziev672/
Gosshev672/
Goudjev672/
Gaussov671/
Goshiev671/
Aushiev671/
Gauchev671/
Gischev671/
Ghisaev671/
Gutciev671/
Gouseff671/
Ausshev671/
Uishiev671/
Uscheev671/
Gouseph671/
Gouzeva671/
Ucev671/
Guseffe670/

Gusev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gusev in the Georgian language
გუსევიgusevi95.65
გუსევgusev4.35
Gusev in the Russian language
Гусевgusev-

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