Gustaf Surname

396,526th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 889 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Gustaf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gustaf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia3741:6,4421,255
Indonesia2951:448,30237,326
United States1621:2,237,401140,088
Tanzania331:1,604,29147,186
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
England11:55,718,059489,080
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Gustaf (13,889) may also be a first name.

Gustaf Last Name Facts

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

Gustaf is found in Namibia more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gustaf? popularity and diffusion

It is the 396,526th most common surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,197,464 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 46 percent of Gustaf are found; 42 percent are found in Southern Africa and 42 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Gustaf is also the 48,893rd most frequently used first name globally, borne by 13,889 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Namibia, where it is carried by 374 people, or 1 in 6,442. In Namibia it is most numerous in: Kavango West Region, where 34 percent live, Oshikoto Region, where 26 percent live and Ohangwena Region, where 14 percent live. Without taking into account Namibia this surname exists in 19 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 33 percent live and The United States, where 18 percent live.

Gustaf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gustaf has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gustaf last name increased 953 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gustaf Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gustaf last name are 8.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55% registered with the party.

The amount Gustaf earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 64.83% less than the national average, earning R 83,568 per year and in United States they earn 8.16% less than the national average, earning $39,628 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gustaff9280/
Gusztaf9252/
Gustaaf9246/
Gustafs9225/
Gustafe925/
Gustasf921/
Gustavf921/
Gustaft920/
Gusstaf920/
Ustaf9151/
Gustaffe864/
Gusttafs861/
Gustav831,079/
Gustaw831,030/
Gustab83166/
Gustof83143/
Guttaf834/
Gustafova807/
Gustova771,338/
Gustaph77626/
Gustavs77101/
Gustoff7786/
Ngustav7722/
Gusztab7720/
Gusztaw7717/
Gustaws778/
Gusthab773/
Ghustab771/
Gustovf771/
Gistaff771/
Gaustab771/
Gushtab771/
Gutapfe771/
Gusztav771/
Ostaf73231/
Ustav73216/
Gutaw7318/
Gutof7311/
Gutab732/
Gutav731/
Gusthoff715/
Goustova713/
Gaustova712/
Gustooff711/
Gutova672,565/
Gustov671,237/
Ustova67234/
Guthof67131/
Ostaff6774/
Gutoff6760/
Hustav6725/
Gustow6725/
Hustafová6714/
Gustâv6711/
Gustáv676/
Gautav676/
Gustavova673/
Hustafova672/
Ghutab672/
Guutav671/
Goutav671/
Gistav671/
Gustavová671/
Gostav671/
Guttaw670/

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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 Gustaf
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