Gussow Surname

1,020,242nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 248 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Gussow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gussow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1891:1,917,772124,288
Germany201:4,025,273167,743
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Norway91:571,36544,190
England41:13,929,515290,718
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Güssow (199) are calculated separately.

Gussow Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gussow is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Güssow. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gussow? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gussow is the 1,020,242nd most commonly held last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 29,385,266 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 83 percent of Gussow are found; 82 percent are found in North America and 80 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 189 people, or 1 in 1,917,772. In The United States it is most prevalent in: New York, where 19 percent reside, Maryland, where 16 percent reside and Florida, where 14 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States it exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 8 percent reside and Canada, where 6 percent reside.

Gussow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gussow has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Gussow last name increased 6,300 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 20 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gussow Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gussow last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered with the party.

The amount Gussow earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 29.29% less than the national average, earning 244,710 kr per year; in United States they earn 12.74% more than the national average, earning $48,646 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.93% more than the national average, earning $52,130 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Güssow94199/
Gusow9120/
Ussow9113/
Gossow83536/
Gusowa83105/
Gushow8318/
Gussov839/
Gussof832/
Usow8082/
Gaussouwe801/
Gussoff7751/
Gussoev7738/
Gutshow774/
Goussof772/
Gaussov771/
Gussouf771/
Guschow770/
Gusov73814/
Ussov7377/
Guzow7331/
Gisow739/
Usowa737/
Gusof731/
Utsow731/
Gosow731/
Gusaw731/
Husow730/
Gutschow71675/
Goussoub713/
Goussouf711/
Gusova67655/
Ushows67248/
Ghoussoub67167/
Goshow67111/
Gusoff6789/
Gusoev6782/
Gutsov6763/
Ussova6748/
Guttschow6743/
Oussov6734/
Husiow678/
Eussof676/
Gussab675/
Gosowa675/
Gushaw675/
Gossov674/
Gusawe674/
Gausov674/
Ausgow673/
Hussov671/
Hausow671/
Gissov671/
Ghusuw671/
Gutschhow671/
Oussof671/
Ussouf671/
Gusuov671/
Gousaw670/
Hushow670/
Gutsaw670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gussow
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