Cuz Surname

19,444th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28,220 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Guatemala
Highest density in:
Guatemala

Cuz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cuz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Guatemala27,3551:588106
United States2091:1,734,253114,535
Philippines1971:513,90059,710
Argentina861:497,01636,727
Colombia821:582,6117,469
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Belize331:10,7721,358
England311:1,797,35772,927
Mexico301:4,137,54026,679
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
Poland211:1,809,94093,678
France201:3,321,136213,627
Brazil161:13,379,646256,605
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
India51:153,413,076951,030
New Zealand41:1,132,08147,619
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Jamaica31:956,64910,513
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Malta11:430,2723,380
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Angola11:26,989,21411,853

The alternate forms: Čúz (4) are calculated separately.

Cuz (383) may also be a first name.

Cuz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cuz occurs in Guatemala more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Čúz. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cuz? popularity and diffusion

Cuz is the 19,444th most numerous family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 258,240 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Cuz live; 97 percent live in Central America and 97 percent live in Hispano-Central America. Cuz is also the 442,958th most commonly used first name at a global level It is held by 383 people.

It is most prevalent in Guatemala, where it is borne by 27,355 people, or 1 in 588. In Guatemala Cuz is mostly concentrated in: Alta Verapaz Department, where 44 percent are found, Izabal Department, where 37 percent are found and Petén Department, where 18 percent are found. Aside from Guatemala this surname occurs in 45 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent are found and The Philippines, where 1 percent are found.

Cuz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Cuz are 19.5% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 72.73% registered with the political party.

The amount Cuz earn in different countries varies greatly. In Colombia they earn 27.25% less than the national average, earning $16,517,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 5.68% more than the national average, earning $45,599 USD per year and in Canada they earn 44.6% less than the national average, earning $27,525 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cutz863,775/
Cauz86681/
Couz8674/
Csuz8636/
Ciuz8636/
Scuz8634/
Chuz8633/
Ceuz869/
Cuiz868/
Cuzz865/
Cuuz865/
Ccuz864/
Czuz864/
Kcuz862/
Cuzh862/
Cusz862/
Dcuz862/
Hcuz861/
Zcuz861/
Tcuz861/
Cuzj861/
Cuzs860/
Cu8079,300/
Čúz784/
Czusz75200/
Chuiz75133/
Cseuz75108/
Coutz7575/
Chauz7558/
Ciusz7557/
Ceutz7534/
Czauz7534/
Csusz7520/
Cheuz756/
Couzs756/
Cautz755/
Chouz754/
Cutcz754/
Cuzts752/
Cuitz752/
Cuttz751/
Cutrz751/
C'Urz751/
Curzz751/
Ckutz751/
Dchuz751/
Scuzs751/
Czouz751/
Chuzz751/
Cauzp751/
Csuzz751/
Tchuz751/
Couxz751/
Chhuz751/
Cuchz751/
Custz750/
Cui675,434,667/
Cau6741,526/
Cuc6731,606/
Coz6713,274/
Kuz678,171/
Cuy676,380/
Cut673,828/
Cux673,774/
Ceu673,235/
Cus671,605/
Cuu671,481/
Cuj671,413/
Cup671,140/
Zuz671,110/
Cuğ67673/
Suz67369/
Cou67360/
Ccu67208/
Juz67154/
Czausz67122/
Cuh67102/
Cud6760/
Cuá6716/
Qcu6710/
Gcu6710/
Csausz679/
Cgu676/
D'Curz675/
Hcu675/
Cuș675/
Cuţ674/
Cku674/
Kcu673/
Cậu672/
Tchusz672/
Tchauz671/
Czousz671/
Coutze671/
Cuş671/
Couttz671/
K'Ccuz671/
Chausz671/
Cuitze670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Cuz
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