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) is more frequently found in Poland than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Güz, Guž or Gūž. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Guz? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 41,922nd most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 585,251 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 75 percent of Guz are found; 73 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 44 percent are found in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 324,709th most commonly occurring first name in the world It is held by 654 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Poland, where it is carried by 5,480 people, or 1 in 6,936. Aside from Poland it occurs in 65 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 36 percent live and Belarus, where 7 percent live.

Guz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Guz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Guz last name rose 4,050 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Guz Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Orthodox (89%) in Russia, Orthodox (88%) in Belarus and Orthodox (89%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Guz last name are 16.91% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 63.68% registered to vote for the 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-

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Footnotes

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