Huss Surname

23,850th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22,696 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Huss Surname Definition:

(German) Dweller at the sign of the goose; one with the qualities of a goose; descendant of Huss, a pet form of Hugo (spirit).

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Huss Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8,7241:41,5475,102
Pakistan5,5831:31,9981,552
France1,3151:50,5126,603
Germany1,2951:62,1667,982
India1,2931:593,24528,708
Sweden7121:13,8301,192
Egypt5801:158,51012,069
Saudi Arabia3981:77,52710,981
Austria3961:21,5043,371
Luxembourg3581:1,622169
Brazil3581:597,97322,314
Israel2871:29,8184,264
Argentina2521:169,61714,244
Malaysia1951:151,2529,446
Canada1501:245,63723,369
Denmark1271:44,4474,644
England1071:520,73032,731
Poland871:436,88245,306
Bahrain591:22,8584,582
Switzerland561:146,65914,074
Norway321:160,69619,635
Czechia291:366,67143,532
Australia261:1,038,29659,744
Ireland211:224,2358,707
Uruguay191:180,61914,948
Ukraine171:2,677,806165,194
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Spain171:2,750,12061,567
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Venezuela101:3,020,40831,795
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Croatia91:469,84536,710
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Jamaica51:573,98910,196
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
China41:341,830,39216,990
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England691:353,26622,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1491:43,7065,071

The alternate forms: Hüss (14) are calculated separately.

Huss (1,305) may also be a first name.

Huss Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Dweller at the sign of the goose; one with the qualities of a goose; descendant of Huss, a pet form of Hugo (spirit).

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

User-submitted Reference

Name for a householder or for someone who lived or worked at a house.

- crazee

Huss Last Name Facts

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

The last name Huss (Hindi: हुस्स) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Hüss. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Huss? popularity and diffusion

The surname Huss is the 23,850th most prevalent last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 321,094 people. The last name Huss occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 38 percent of Huss reside; 36 percent reside in North America and 35 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Huss is also the 217,752nd most frequently held first name globally, borne by 1,305 people.

The surname Huss is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 8,724 people, or 1 in 41,547. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 8 percent live, Wisconsin, where 7 percent live and North Carolina, where 7 percent live. Apart from The United States this last name is found in 74 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 25 percent live and France, where 6 percent live.

Huss Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Huss has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Huss last name expanded 759 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 155 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 2,100 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Huss Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Huss last name are 26.13% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 72.9% registered with the political party.

The amount Huss earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 26.08% less than the national average, earning 255,836 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 0.3% more than the national average, earning R 238,356 per year; in United States they earn 5.36% more than the national average, earning $45,461 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8% less than the national average, earning $45,710 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hüss9214/
Hauss892,464/
Heuss89979/
Husse89708/
Houss89582/
Chuss89128/
Huiss89117/
Husås89107/
Huuss898/
Khuss891/
Hussp891/
Husss891/
Hussh890/
Hus8610,545/
Uss863,292/
Housse80440/
Huysse80148/
Heusse80126/
Huisse8085/
Chauss8072/
Hausse8068/
Chushs8010/
Khauss807/
Khusse801/
Hushse801/
Huusse801/
Chusse801/
Hausst800/
Jhouss800/
Hoss7527,738/
Haus757,607/
Huse757,509/
Guss754,345/
Huys753,977/
Hust752,184/
Hush752,077/
Heus751,915/
Huis751,864/
Huus751,102/
Chus75686/
Husz75674/
Usse75569/
Hous75527/
Ouss75502/
Juss75457/
Huhs75278/
Ahus75227/
Khus75221/
Husø7539/
Hujs7536/
Auss7516/
Ühss757/
Husp755/
Hjus754/
Euss753/
Huzs752/
Ussh751/
Husd751/
Uhss751/
Hóss751/
Huså751/
Åhus751/
Uszs751/
Ushs751/
Usjs751/
Ussd751/
Uzss751/
Husx751/
Hhus750/
Usst750/
Chausse734,319/
Huijsse7327/
Hussová7320/
Chuisse7315/
Chousse7314/
Chaushs7312/
Ehousse737/
Khousse733/
Hu6716,960,671/
House6781,697/
Us6742,844/
Chaus6713,116/
Hause674,031/
Gauss674,010/
Housh672,527/
Huish672,387/
Eusse671,956/
Houts671,781/
Heuts671,599/
Husch671,135/
Huijs671,003/
Chust67979/
Khaus67959/
Jauss67767/
Ousse67755/
Khush67730/
Khuse67640/
Heuse67425/
Haust67390/
Hushe67381/
Huise67314/
Hutse67302/
Chush67300/
Hausz67294/
Hoess67286/
Houst67210/
Chous67184/
Huyse67182/
Huits67162/
Chuse67158/
Heust67130/
Hooss67125/
Khous67107/
Huyts67100/
Cheus6767/
Hahus6764/
Huhse6754/
Ausse6751/
Gouss6747/
Chuis6747/
Choss6745/
Husth6738/
Huyst6738/
Huist6722/
Chuys6718/
Håhus6716/
Huisz6716/
Huhys6716/
Eouss6715/
Heuhs6714/
Haush6713/
Chusj6711/
Heusz6711/
Hauhs6710/
Hausø6710/
Huids679/
Hosås678/
Hausd676/
Hauts676/
Uisse675/
Jouss673/
Husht673/
Housz672/
Heush672/
Heussche672/
Huush672/
Jhuis672/
Chaussce671/
Hauds671/
Houds671/
Hhuse671/
Hossz671/
Chuus671/
Ahush671/
Husce671/
Huyds671/
Huszt671/
Houshsht671/
Houssová671/
Jhaus671/
Chujs671/
Chuxs671/
Khuys671/
Ushsh671/
Heusd671/
Hustd671/
Jeuss670/
Hustt670/
Eushs670/
Juiss670/
Hguhs670/
Housp670/
Hudse670/
Huzhs670/
Huhst670/

Huss Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Huss in the Hindi language
हुस्सhus'sa-

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Huss Reference & Research

Huss One-name Study - A profile of the Huss surname with contact details for a researcher who collects any information pertaining to it.

Hass FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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