Gushu Surname

298,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,275 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Gushu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gushu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa8481:63,8898,030
Zimbabwe2131:72,48010,749
Malawi1571:109,03912,664
Russia151:9,608,204322,587
Tanzania121:4,411,80154,433
Kenya111:4,198,17341,178
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
China21:683,660,78330,601
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622

Gushu (200) may also be a first name.

Gushu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gushu (Georgian: გუშუ, Oriya: ଗୁଷୁ, Russian: Гушу) is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gushu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gushu is the 298,559th most prevalent last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 5,715,722 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Gushu live; 96 percent live in Southern Africa and 96 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 640,739th most commonly occurring first name globally, held by 200 people.

It is most common in South Africa, where it is held by 848 people, or 1 in 63,889. In South Africa Gushu is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 42 percent reside, KwaZulu-Natal, where 31 percent reside and Western Cape, where 15 percent reside. Aside from South Africa it occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 17 percent reside and Malawi, where 12 percent reside.

Gushu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Gushu surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Gushu earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 10.28% less than the national average, earning R 213,216 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goushu913/
Ngushu912/
Guushu911/
Guschu911/
Gushus910/
Gusu89929/
Ushu89181/
Gaushus832/
Gushust832/
Ghushui831/
Ngaushu831/
Goshu8027,474/
Guchu803,946/
Gutsu803,110/
Gishu802,951/
Ushau801,743/
Ngusu801,704/
Gausu801,144/
Guusu80416/
Gusau80339/
Gousu80256/
Usheu80205/
Utshu80118/
Ushui8069/
Usahu8051/
Hushu8046/
Ushus8041/
Gusui8024/
Aushu8021/
Gusup8018/
Gusuu808/
Gudsu803/
Ushou803/
Ghusu802/
Gussu801/
Gusud801/
Gujsu801/
Gusus801/
Gusiu801/
Kgusu801/
Guseu801/
Oushu801/
Gutschau771/
Gutschou771/
Guttshau770/
Usu756,262/
Goussu73478/
Ng'usu7391/
Ushahu7343/
Goshou7322/
Hushui7310/
Gousou739/
Gudsuz738/
Hushus738/
Ghusup737/
Huishu736/
Uyshau734/
Ngussu734/
Uushuu734/
Ushush733/
Gussus733/
Hushau733/
Gussau733/
Gausiu733/
Gutsuz733/
Ghoshu732/
Gahusu732/
Gishau732/
Houshu732/
Eushuy731/
Guchhu731/
Gausus731/
Ghusau731/
Gutchu731/
Guttsu731/
Ushaut731/
Ushuph731/
Eushau731/
Ngausu731/
Usshau731/
Husheu731/
Nguusu731/
Uushau731/
Hutshu731/
Uisahu731/
Gooshu731/
Gishou731/
Guhsus731/
Eutshu731/
Ngusui731/
Goeshu731/
Hushou731/
Hushud731/
Usshus730/
Gusaus730/
Guttschau7128/
Guttschuß7124/
Usui6781,585/
Utsu674,133/
Usup673,292/
Guzu671,977/
Husu671,805/
Goussou67669/
Uchu67440/
Guţu67348/
Usuh67329/
Oshu67280/
Ousu67261/
Ussu67189/
Usuğ67174/
Usau67145/
Uusu67121/
Usut67114/
Ausu67114/
Usou6792/
Gauchou6756/
Goutsou6752/
Guxu6749/
Gaussou6739/
Usuz6738/
Usud6737/
Guşu6731/
Usuy6717/
Uisu6714/
Guttschuss6712/
Usus6711/
Usuu679/
Guchhui679/
Gusó677/
Ng'husu676/
Uyshehu676/
Usiu675/
Useu675/
Eusu674/
Auschau672/
Gutchou672/
Haushus672/
Hushchu672/
Goshshu671/
Udsu671/
Guchout671/
Houshou671/
Ngusseu671/
Ushchup671/
Gousgou671/
Gousous671/
Goussau671/
Gueussu671/
Gudszus671/
Ghoshui671/
Uhsu671/
Usuj671/
Uszu671/
Usju671/
Uysu671/
Gautschoux671/
Gutchus670/
Aushous670/

Gushu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gushu in the Georgian language
გუშუgushu-
Gushu in the Oriya language
ଗୁଷୁgusu-
Gushu in the Russian language
Гушуgusu-

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