Güssow Surname

1,189,614th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 199 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Güssow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Güssow Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1861:432,82538,889
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
England11:55,718,059489,080
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

The alternate forms: Gussow (248) are calculated separately.

Güssow Last Name Facts

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

The last name Güssow occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as: Gussow. Click here for further potential spellings of Güssow.

How Common Is The Last Name Güssow? popularity and diffusion

Güssow is the 1,189,614th most frequent family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 36,620,834 people. The surname Güssow is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Güssow live; 97 percent live in Western Europe and 97 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most widely held in Germany, where it is carried by 186 people, or 1 in 432,825. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Berlin, where 33 percent live, Brandenburg, where 16 percent live and Hamburg, where 11 percent live. Barring Germany this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 4 percent live and Sweden, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gussow94248/
Gossow83536/
Gusow7320/
Gisow739/
Gosow731/
Goshow67111/
Gusowa67105/
Gushow6718/
Gussov679/
Gosowa675/
Gossov674/
Gussof672/
Gissov671/
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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 Güssow
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