Cuscus Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Cuscus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cuscus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Cuscus Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cuscus is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cuscus? popularity and diffusion

Cuscus is the 5,587,209th most common family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. This surname is mostly found in Oceania, where 50 percent of Cuscus are found; 50 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 50 percent are found in Papuan Oceania.

This surname is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 1,358,953. In Papua New Guinea Cuscus is most numerous in: East Sepik, where 83 percent are found and Central, where 17 percent are found. Excluding Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 8 percent are found and Colombia, where 8 percent are found.

Cuscus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Cuscus has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Cuscus last name contracted 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Couscous86259/
Chuschus862/
Kuscus83157/
Cuscau834/
Coscus833/
Cuscos831/
Cucu8020,577/
Couscos777/
Juscuis772/
Causcos772/
Causcut771/
Chuskus771/
Cucceus771/
Cuccu735,689/
Cucui73565/
Cuceu73320/
Kuscu73313/
Cucut73239/
Cucuz73232/
Cucuy73203/
Cucuj7388/
Cucup7381/
Cuycu7367/
Jusus7361/
Cuscó7345/
Cujus7324/
Kusus7312/
Cutcu737/
Cukus735/
Cuucu734/
Ccucu733/
Coscu732/
Cuzcu731/
Cucau731/
Susus731/
Cusuz731/
Cucuu731/
Cucud730/
Juschkus7197/
Kauschus7156/
Kuschaus7111/
Kouscous711/
Coucou672,596/
Coscos671,374/
Cujcuy67874/
Cujcuj67628/
Caucau67624/
Kuskus67422/
Cuicui67156/
Cuccui67106/
Juskus6772/
Khusus6715/
Cuicuy6714/
Jeusus6711/
Ceuceu679/
Susous678/
Cutcut674/
Kusush673/
Jausus672/
Cukuse672/
Kususe671/
Kuscos671/
Ccuccu671/

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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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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Cuscus
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