Guž Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Estonia
Highest density in:
Estonia

Guž Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Guž Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401

The alternate forms: Guz (12,452), Gūž (1) & Güz (2,183) are calculated separately.

Guž Last Name Facts

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

Guž is held by more people in Estonia than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Guz, Gūž or Güz. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Guž? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,391,485th most numerous surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name Guž occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Guž live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Baltic Europe.

The surname Guž is most widespread in Estonia, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 110,150. Without taking into account Estonia this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Lithuania, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Guz8912,452/
Gūž891/
Gužė8635/
Gudž863/
Güz782,183/
Gus671,710/
Guc671,133/
Guj67207/
Gužová678/
Guč672/
Guş671/
Gužova671/

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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
  • 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 Guž
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