Süß Surname

74,326th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,613 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5,9481:13,5351,760
Austria6601:12,9021,854
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

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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Süß Last Name Facts

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Süße86444/
Süßz861/
Schüß751/
Saß673,299/
Süs67858/
Suß6769/
Seß6711/
Soß673/
Süz671/

Süß Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Süß in the Tibetan language
སུཤ་susha-
Süß in the Bengali language
সুসsusa-
Süß in the Hindi language
सुसsusa96.43
सूसsusa3.57
Süß in the Marathi language
सुसsusa63.64
सूसsusa36.36
Süß in the Oriya language
ସୁସsusa58.33
ଶୁସsusa25
ଶୁସ୍sus8.33
ସୁସ୍sus8.33

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