Sussman Surname

58,126th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,705 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Falkland Islands

Sussman Surname Definition:

“Sweet Man” in German - Dealer in sugar.

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Sussman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7,7861:46,5535,663
Canada2261:163,03416,442
Israel1781:48,0776,361
South Africa1671:324,41730,492
England1011:551,66433,983
Australia761:355,20729,862
Ecuador361:441,82910,328
Argentina361:1,187,31770,591
New Zealand241:188,68019,801
France151:4,428,181244,602
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Colombia61:7,962,34523,614
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Honduras21:4,408,2217,709
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Falkland Islands11:3,132317
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States501:1,004,37459,252

Sussman (33) may also be a first name.

Sussman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Sweet Man” in German - Dealer in sugar.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(German) Sweet man, an affectionate person.

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

(from the name of a male ancestor) Sussman is a popular Jewish first name from the Middle Ages and it means “sweet man.” Its popularity is attested by the fact that it became a byname for the Hebrew names Eliezer, Yoel (Joel), Meshulam, and Azriel.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

User-submitted Reference

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

- deleted-173293

Sussman Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sussman occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sussman? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 58,126th most widespread family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 837,168 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 93 percent of Sussman live; 92 percent live in North America and 91 percent live in Anglo-North America. Sussman is also the 1,807,719th most commonly used given name on earth. It is borne by 33 people.

It is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 7,786 people, or 1 in 46,553. In The United States Sussman is most frequent in: New York, where 27 percent live, Florida, where 12 percent live and California, where 11 percent live. Aside from The United States this surname is found in 37 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 3 percent live and Israel, where 2 percent live.

Sussman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sussman has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sussman last name expanded 15,572 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 673 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sussman Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Jewish (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Sussman surname are 41.21% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 94.44% registered with the political party.

The amount Sussman earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 198.21% more than the national average, earning R 708,672 per year; in Colombia they earn 5.05% less than the national average, earning $21,556,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 31.34% more than the national average, earning $56,670 USD per year and in Canada they earn 85.72% more than the national average, earning $92,270 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sussmann93929/
Shussman9335/
Suessman9332/
Sussmane9314/
Saussman931/
Soussman930/
Susman922,756/
Schussman88178/
Suessmann8892/
Saussmann880/
Susmand86963/
Zussman86571/
Sausman86377/
Susmann86115/
Shusman86109/
Suisman8675/
Sossman8674/
Sousman8650/
Sushman8630/
Siusman864/
Seusman864/
Cussman863/
Susmant861/
Suesman861/
Szusman861/
Sussmam861/
Sutsman860/
Schussmann8282/
Shushman80429/
Süssmann80209/
Szuszman8096/
Shutsman8038/
Suhsmann8020/
Zussmann8017/
Schusman8014/
Zuessman809/
Sausmann809/
Suusmann804/
Jussmann804/
Susmanne803/
Sousmane803/
Cussmann802/
Sautsman801/
Joussman801/
Sheusman801/
Shissman801/
Sushmant801/
Sossmann801/
Suessmon800/
Suszmann800/
Sushmann800/
Suttsman800/
Shossman800/
Shausman800/
Caussman800/
Sussmannová789/
Cusman772,730/
Zusman772,049/
Jusman771,346/
Sucman77144/
Sosman77135/
Suzman77123/
Susmam772/
Susmanova7515/
Schissman753/
Schossman751/
Schushman751/
Sousmanne751/
Schusmann751/
Szuszmann751/
Cushman7110,350/
Cusmaan711,256/
Suchman71553/
Soesman71436/
Cuisman71347/
Sußmann71177/
Zushman71105/
Zuszman7143/
Shujman7130/
Jausman7127/
Shisman7126/
Zusmann7122/
Shosman7121/
Zusmane7119/
Soosman7118/
Cusmann7118/
Shuzman7116/
Djusman7114/
Zhusman7111/
Chusman719/
Zousman719/
Schüssmann719/
Hjusman716/
Schossmann715/
Jusmang713/
Schissmann712/
Jousman712/
Cousman712/
Schiessman711/
Cissman711/
Chaussmand711/
Cussmon711/
Schuschman711/
Schushmann711/
Susmánn711/
Zeusman711/
Sushmon711/
Suzzman711/
Shuschmann711/
Zuesman710/
Schuesmann710/
Soshman710/
Zutsman710/
Sauxman710/
Sausmon710/
Cusmean710/
Schussmannová701/
Zhushman671,028/
Shishman67282/
Schujman67148/
Szuchman67142/
Shuchman67118/
Sujchman67107/
Suchmann67106/
Shausmanova6765/
Shushmanova6739/
Shousmanova6738/
Coushman6734/
Schucman6728/
Sühsmann6710/
Shoshman679/
Soesmann678/
Schosman676/
Szismann676/
Chushman674/
Cushmann673/
Dcushman672/
Schisman672/
Cuschman671/
Soosmann671/
Causmann671/
Jeusmann671/
Zhutsman671/
Zousmand671/
Szuszmon671/
Süszmann671/
Cuhsmann671/
Schuzman671/
Schuschmann671/
Shucmann671/
Sujjmant671/
Zuszmann671/
Scutcman670/
Jausmann670/

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