Guz Surname

41,922nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,452 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Guz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Guz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland5,4801:6,936870
Russia4,5361:31,7734,322
Belarus8181:11,6151,793
United States4051:894,96067,538
Moldova1761:20,2353,422
Kazakhstan1281:138,14414,120
Brazil1181:1,814,18958,634
Transnistria881:5,394969
England761:733,13240,828
Argentina741:577,61441,358
Mexico581:2,140,10719,397
Kyrgyzstan501:119,45313,745
Lithuania431:70,57210,443
Australia421:642,75544,739
Canada401:921,14070,350
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Uzbekistan381:813,92516,450
Germany281:2,875,195137,699
Taiwan251:937,7906,555
Israel191:450,40234,739
Thailand191:3,717,808320,775
France171:3,907,219231,005
Romania161:1,254,86753,509
Scotland161:334,61415,044
Spain121:3,896,00372,236
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Norway61:857,04855,549
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Guatemala41:4,020,6677,726
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Bolivia41:2,654,1087,945
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Myanmar41:12,984,4961,309
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Abkhazia11:242,8655,354
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Iceland11:380,09011,096
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

The alternate forms: Güz (2,183), Guž (13) & Gūž (1) are calculated separately.

Guz (654) may also be a first name.

Guz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Guz (Arabic: غوز, Georgian: გუზ, Russian: Гузь) occurs most in Poland. It can appear as a variant: Güz, Guž or Gūž. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Guz? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 41,922nd most widespread last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 585,251 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 75 percent of Guz live; 73 percent live in Eastern Europe and 44 percent live in West Slavic Europe. Guz is also the 324,709th most prevalent first name globally, borne by 654 people.

The surname is most frequent in Poland, where it is borne by 5,480 people, or 1 in 6,936. Other than Poland Guz occurs in 65 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 36 percent are found and Belarus, where 7 percent are found.

Guz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Guz has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 4,050 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Guz Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Guz surname is predominantly Orthodox (89%) in Russia, Orthodox (88%) in Belarus and Orthodox (89%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Guz surname are 16.91% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 63.68% being registered with the political party.

The amount Guz earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 11.15% more than the national average, earning $47,958 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.45% less than the national average, earning $43,499 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Güz892,183/
Guž8913/
Nguz866,907/
Gudz864,693/
Gutz861,687/
Gucz86188/
Guzh86155/
Gusz86152/
Gurz86127/
Gouz86126/
Guzs8694/
Gauz8631/
Guzz863/
Ghuz862/
Guxz861/
Guzt861/
Gľuz861/
Gu804,835,026/
Uz8024,257/
Gūž781/
Gucze75137/
Gautz75111/
Gausz7593/
Goudz7524/
Gutze758/
Gaudz757/
Guthz757/
Ghouz757/
Gurzh756/
Gurzì755/
Gudzs755/
N'Guz754/
Goutz754/
Ghauz754/
Ghuiz752/
Gustz752/
Gourz751/
Gouëz751/
Guzce751/
Goucz751/
Guzts751/
Guzse751/
Gauzz751/
Gauzs751/
Guttz750/
Gou67560,541/
Gau6782,928/
Ngu6739,140/
Gut6716,764/
Huz678,064/
Guzova672,873/
Gud672,305/
Auz672,223/
Guh672,163/
Gus671,710/
Guc671,133/
Goz67978/
Gup67760/
Ghu67732/
Ouz67516/
Uzz67372/
Guß67343/
Guu67325/
Guj67207/
Góz6798/
Guć6761/
Guzová6753/
Ggu6737/
Gux6736/
Uxz6736/
Uzp6736/
Gutsze6727/
Usz6723/
Uiz6721/
Guszcz6714/
Euz6713/
Uuz6711/
Uzt6711/
Uzs679/
Qgu677/
Hgu677/
Cgu676/
Guţ675/
Uyz675/
Kgu675/
Uzx674/
Uhz674/
Ujz673/
Guț673/
Ghouzh672/
Guč672/
Gaudzė671/
Goutze671/
Hngouz671/
Gấu671/
Guľ671/
Guş671/
Guç671/
Gautze670/

Guz Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Guz in the Georgian language
გუზguz-
Guz in the Russian language
Гузьguz-
Guz in the Arabic language
غوزghwz-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Guz
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis