Nuss Surname

52,092nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,830 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Tuvalu

Nuss Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nuss Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,2241:69,3838,060
Germany1,0991:73,2539,262
Russia8521:169,15919,192
France7481:88,80012,722
Brazil5261:406,98515,477
Argentina3681:116,1519,810
Kazakhstan2851:62,0447,660
Australia2211:122,15213,424
South Africa1311:413,57036,044
Ukraine651:700,34973,397
Canada621:594,28449,093
Austria421:202,74825,305
Papua New Guinea291:281,16338,188
Netherlands251:675,48754,943
Thailand231:3,071,232294,953
Switzerland171:483,11334,678
Sweden131:757,44356,422
England131:4,286,005132,302
Israel121:713,13647,700
Belarus111:863,73365,346
Kyrgyzstan71:853,23652,732
Croatia71:604,08640,820
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
China31:455,773,85521,925
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Tuvalu11:11,188103
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6331:79,3348,368

The alternate forms: Nüss (12) are calculated separately.

Nuss (47) may also be a first name.

Nuss Last Name Facts

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

Nuss (Hindi: नूस्स, Russian: Нусс) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Nüss. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nuss? popularity and diffusion

It is the 52,092nd most commonly used family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 741,358 people. Nuss occurs mostly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Nuss reside; 41 percent reside in North America and 41 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,467,136th most commonly held first name globally It is held by 47 people.

The surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 5,224 people, or 1 in 69,383. In The United States Nuss is most numerous in: California, where 8 percent reside, Kansas, where 7 percent reside and Colorado, where 5 percent reside. Not including The United States this surname occurs in 51 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 11 percent reside and Russia, where 9 percent reside.

Nuss Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Nuss has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Nuss last name expanded 825 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 325 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Nuss Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Nuss last name is chiefly Orthodox (84%) in Russia and Christian (60%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Nuss are 33.14% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 86.37% registered with the political party.

The amount Nuss earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 69.97% more than the national average, earning R 403,908 per year; in United States they earn 2.48% more than the national average, earning $44,219 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.76% more than the national average, earning $59,500 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nüss9212/
Nauss891,499/
Nouss891,350/
Neuss891,182/
Nusse89295/
Gnuss891/
Nuhss891/
Nguss891/
Nujss891/
Nuiss890/
Nus861,346/
Nousse80168/
Gneuss8066/
Neusse8039/
Ngauss8016/
Ngouss801/
Naus753,707/
Noss753,414/
Neus751,933/
Nuse751,024/
Nusz75726/
Nuis75681/
Nust75478/
Nush75273/
Gnus75273/
Nous75218/
Nuus75114/
Nuys75104/
Ngus7594/
Nuhs7564/
Hnus7554/
Nusp754/
Nusd753/
Nusı751/
Nuxs751/
Nnus751/
Nussova735/
Nussová732/
Naushsd731/
Nu67336,888/
Nuyts674,132/
Nause671,913/
Noush671,183/
Neuse67765/
Neuts67572/
Nauts67468/
Nusch67402/
Nouse67263/
Gnuse67217/
Nutse67210/
Nahus67132/
Nushe67100/
Naust6788/
Nouts6786/
Nuijs6770/
Noess6768/
Neust6737/
Naush6725/
Ngous6722/
Gneus6719/
Nuhys6716/
Nuits6714/
Nguus6714/
Nuise6711/
Nuhse6710/
Hnoss6710/
Nuust678/
Ngush676/
Ngaus676/
Nudse675/
Neuds674/
Åneus674/
Neush673/
Nauds672/
Noust672/
Nuush671/
Nhuse671/
Nuzzs671/
Nausd671/
Nauhs671/
Ngnousse671/
Gnaus671/
Nneus671/
Nusce671/
Nohus670/
Nuish670/

Nuss Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nuss in the Hindi language
नूस्सnus'sa-
Nuss in the Russian language
Нуссnuss-

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