Süß Surname
Approximately 6,613 people bear this surname
Süß Surname User-submission:
This is a German surname, meaning 'sweet', 'cute'. Given to a person with nice characteristics (in German süss/süß = 'sweet').
Süß Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 5,948 | 1:13,535 | 1,760 |
| Austria | 660 | 1:12,902 | 1,854 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 22 | 1:2,282,667 | 111,005 |
Süß Surname Meaning
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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Where Does The Last Name Süß Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Süß (Bengali: সুস, Hindi: सुस, Marathi: सुस, Oriya: ସୁସ, Tibetan: སུཤ་) is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Süß? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 74,326th most commonly held family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,102,003 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Süß live; 100 percent live in Western Europe and 100 percent live in Germanic Europe.
This surname is most frequent in Germany, where it is held by 5,948 people, or 1 in 13,535. In Germany Süß is mostly concentrated in: Bavaria, where 44 percent reside, Saxony, where 22 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 9 percent reside. Outside of Germany Süß is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 10 percent reside and Australia, where 0 percent reside.
Süß Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Süß has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Süß last name decreased 95 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Süß Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Süß in the Tibetan language | ||
| སུཤ་ | susha | - |
| Süß in the Bengali language | ||
| সুস | susa | - |
| Süß in the Hindi language | ||
| सुस | susa | 96.43 |
| सूस | susa | 3.57 |
| Süß in the Marathi language | ||
| सुस | susa | 63.64 |
| सूस | susa | 36.36 |
| Süß in the Oriya language | ||
| ସୁସ | susa | 58.33 |
| ଶୁସ | susa | 25 |
| ଶୁସ୍ | sus | 8.33 |
| ସୁସ୍ | sus | 8.33 |
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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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