Guth Surname

29,837th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,927 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Guth Surname Definition:

(German) The good, stout-hearted or agreeable man; descendant of Godo, a pet form of names beginning with Gott (God), as Goteleib, Godulf and Godelmar.

Guth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6,9641:11,5601,479
United States4,8731:74,3818,557
France2,2181:29,9473,658
Brazil1,6081:133,1315,071
Hungary6211:15,8071,805
Austria3221:26,4454,168
Poland1871:203,25527,063
Czechia1481:71,84812,077
Switzerland1401:58,6647,379
Netherlands1201:140,72621,487
Canada1071:344,35131,229
Sweden771:127,8809,055
Australia661:409,02632,879
England541:1,031,81650,675
Argentina481:890,48857,418
Thailand391:1,811,240225,763
Mexico371:3,354,76224,142
Luxembourg331:17,5923,875
Romania321:627,43344,366
Paraguay301:241,2254,203
Slovakia281:190,58832,093
Costa Rica271:177,0402,395
India151:51,137,692512,385
Denmark131:434,20928,556
Belgium131:884,35769,774
Israel101:855,76354,181
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Croatia91:469,84536,710
Northern Ireland81:230,63010,839
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
El Salvador81:792,9863,584
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
South Sudan41:2,853,7691,758
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
China31:455,773,85521,925
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9631:52,1485,885

The alternate forms: Güth (1,812) & Gúth (177) are calculated separately.

Guth (95) may also be a first name.

Guth Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) The good, stout-hearted or agreeable man; descendant of Godo, a pet form of names beginning with Gott (God), as Goteleib, Godulf and Godelmar.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Guth Last Name Facts

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

The last name Guth (Hindi: गुठ, Marathi: गुठ) is found most frequently in Germany. It may be rendered as a variant: Güth or Gúth. Click here for further potential spellings of Guth.

How Common Is The Last Name Guth? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 29,837th most frequently held family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 406,512 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 61 percent of Guth live; 55 percent live in Western Europe and 42 percent live in Germanic Europe. Guth is also the 974,243rd most frequently held first name in the world It is held by 95 people.

This last name is most numerous in Germany, where it is carried by 6,964 people, or 1 in 11,560. In Germany Guth is mostly found in: Baden-Württemberg, where 18 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 17 percent are found and Bavaria, where 14 percent are found. Without taking into account Germany this surname occurs in 63 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 27 percent are found and France, where 12 percent are found.

Guth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Guth has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Guth surname grew 506 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 1,350 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Guth Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Guth last name are 16.48% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.25% being registered with the party.

The amount Guth earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 68.52% less than the national average, earning S/. 6,102 per year; in United States they earn 11.54% more than the national average, earning $48,129 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.22% more than the national average, earning $61,716 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Güth921,812/
Gúth92177/
Guthe891,301/
Gouth89311/
Gauth8950/
Ghuth896/
Guthd896/
Gutth892/
Guthp891/
Guthh891/
Gudth891/
Gut8616,764/
Ghouth803,367/
Gauthe80998/
Gutthe80215/
Ghauth8088/
Gouthe8043/
Ghuthe808/
Gautch802/
Goutch802/
Ngauth801/
Guthte801/
Guthhe801/
Gustph801/
Gudthe801/
Ghuith801/
Gautsh800/
Gust759,750/
Gout754,047/
Gutt753,527/
Gaut753,440/
Gute753,373/
Góth75142/
Ngut75123/
Guht7548/
Ghut7533/
Gujt7531/
Gutå7516/
Gudt7515/
Gudh7514/
Gutp757/
Guët754/
Guut753/
Guhd752/
Gutd751/
Guzt751/
Guththe731,032/
Ghaouth7330/
Guthova7310/
Gueuthe738/
Ghutthe731/
Guteher731/
Goutsch730/
Gutte6710,119/
Gaudh677,427/
Ghute677,420/
Gaute671,489/
Goute671,115/
Guste67469/
Ghout67463/
Ngout67323/
Goust67125/
Gusts67113/
Gautz67111/
Gouts67110/
Goudt6768/
Gautt6758/
Gucht6744/
Gaust6735/
Gooth6734/
Goudh6732/
Ghaut6721/
Ghust6715/
Ghudh6714/
Ngaut6710/
Gohut679/
Gauts679/
Nggut678/
Gusst678/
Gouthová677/
Guddh677/
Gouët676/
Goutt676/
Gaudt675/
Gusht674/
Goutd672/
Guute672/
Gustz672/
Hgoth671/
Gauhd671/
Ghuit671/
Gutehess671/
Guzts671/
Goutp671/
Gouyt671/
Gueut671/
Gustė671/
Guštš671/
Guzte671/
Kgudt671/

Guth Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Guth in the Hindi language
गुठgutha-
Guth in the Marathi language
गुठgutha-

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