Suss Surname

227,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,782 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Estonia

Suss Surname Definition:

(German), Sweet, Amiable. Susskind, Sweet child. von Suss- milch, of Fresh milk.

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Suss Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7701:470,72640,023
France4911:135,28020,693
Brazil1531:1,399,17947,255
Argentina981:436,15732,981
Canada481:767,61660,775
Germany461:1,750,119100,509
Australia421:642,75544,739
England241:2,321,58686,519
Estonia231:57,47010,794
Italy161:3,822,293103,776
Paraguay151:482,4506,463
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States891:564,25538,527

The alternate forms: Süss (3,039) are calculated separately.

Suss (57) may also be a first name.

Suss Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German), Sweet, Amiable. Susskind, Sweet child. von Suss- milch, of Fresh milk.

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

User-submitted Reference

This is a German surname, meaning 'sweet', 'cute'. Given to a person with nice characteristics (in German süss/süß = 'sweet').

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Suss Last Name Facts

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

Suss (Russian: Сусс) is most common in The United States. It may also appear as a variant: Süss. For other possible spellings of Suss click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Suss? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 227,600th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 4,089,532 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 61 percent of Suss are found; 46 percent are found in North America and 45 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Suss is also the 1,308,380th most common first name on earth. It is borne by 57 people.

The surname Suss is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 770 people, or 1 in 470,726. In The United States Suss is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 24 percent live, Florida, where 12 percent live and California, where 8 percent live. Besides The United States this surname occurs in 34 countries. It is also found in France, where 28 percent live and Brazil, where 9 percent live.

Suss Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Suss has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 865 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Suss Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Suss surname are 1.32% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 54.55% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Suss earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 91.1% less than the national average, earning R 21,156 per year; in United States they earn 38.2% more than the national average, earning $59,632 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.82% more than the national average, earning $50,589 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Süss923,039/
Souss89987/
Seuss89423/
Shuss89392/
Sauss89155/
Susse89127/
Suiss897/
Siuss893/
Sus866,960/
Suisse80960/
Sausse80798/
Sousse80709/
Schuss80465/
Seusse80414/
Shauss8012/
Shouss803/
Scauss802/
Shusse802/
Sausst801/
Sheuss800/
Sous754,143/
Suse753,444/
Saus752,175/
Sust752,153/
Sius751,343/
Seus751,051/
Suys751,040/
Cuss75814/
Soss75695/
Susz75627/
Juss75457/
Sush75360/
Suhs75220/
Suis75144/
Shus7590/
Zuss7554/
Sóss7515/
Szus759/
Suså755/
Susd755/
Susp754/
Jsus754/
Scus753/
Sxus753/
Hsus752/
Suus752/
Susû751/
Suxs751/
Suzs751/
Sujs751/
Zsus751/
Xuss751/
Schauss73977/
Scheuss73197/
Schusse739/
Sussová733/
Sussova733/
Shousse732/
Souïssï731/
Shoussh731/
Soussse731/
Schouss730/
Su677,767,681/
Shust673,982/
Sause671,254/
Jauss67767/
Shous67289/
Suits67265/
Sauts67255/
Schus67223/
Saust67186/
Suijs67182/
Shuse67143/
Zauss67141/
Chuss67128/
Shoss67123/
Zeuss67114/
Soust6792/
Sahus6784/
Søhus6769/
Szusz6767/
Souse6766/
Susch6758/
Jusse6756/
Szush6752/
Souts6751/
Zusse6746/
Suish6744/
Sushe6744/
Shaus6738/
Sjaus6733/
Schausse6730/
Shush6728/
Susce6724/
Suyts6723/
Souys6718/
Giuss6718/
Suszt6718/
Saush6717/
Seuhs6716/
Zuiss6715/
Szoss6714/
Suise6711/
Sausz6710/
Sooss6710/
Shuis679/
Suhse679/
Soush678/
Schausst677/
Suuse676/
Saušs675/
Sgous675/
Jouss673/
Cuiss673/
Seuse673/
Souzs673/
Sausd673/
Seusd673/
Sauds672/
Jseus672/
Scaus672/
Sheus672/
Ceuss671/
Scuzs671/
Siush671/
Shuhs671/
Sgaus671/
Suhst671/
Sustt671/
Szuis671/
Suysh671/
Sousz671/
Siusz671/
Sousd671/
Sauhs671/
Cussh671/
Sjoss671/
Suujs671/
Zujss671/
Jeuss670/
Suisz670/
Souhs670/
Suyse670/
Juiss670/
Seuts670/

Suss Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Suss in the Russian language
Суссsuss-

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