Kakus Surname

895,817th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 299 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Kakus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kakus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey1221:637,88133,648
DR Congo961:769,57954,223
Slovakia271:197,64632,915
Germany231:3,500,237154,763
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260

Kakus (29) may also be a first name.

Kakus Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kakus (Hindi: काकुस्त, Russian: Какус) has its highest incidence in Turkey. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kakus? popularity and diffusion

Kakus is the 895,817th most commonly used last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 24,373,063 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 42 percent of Kakus are found; 39 percent are found in West Asia and 39 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. Kakus is also the 1,951,561st most commonly held given name world-wide, held by 29 people.

The last name Kakus is most widespread in Turkey, where it is borne by 122 people, or 1 in 637,881. In Turkey it is mostly found in: Bitlis Province, where 79 percent reside, Adiyaman Province, where 14 percent reside and Tekirdag Province, where 4 percent reside. Without taking into account Turkey this surname is found in 17 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 32 percent reside and Slovakia, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kakuse91209/
Kajkus9125/
Kakust9123/
Kakous9123/
Kaukus9119/
Kakush9115/
Khakus913/
Kakusz912/
Kakuis911/
Kackus911/
Kaikus911/
Kaakous8342/
Khakush8341/
Kachkus8330/
Kaskous8314/
Kakushe8313/
Kahkous838/
Kakhush836/
Kaikaus836/
Kajkush835/
Kattkus835/
Khakuse832/
Kakouse831/
Kakoush831/
Kakutse831/
Kaskuis830/
Kakos801,912/
Kakuz80281/
Kokus80155/
Kekus8057/
Kacus8051/
Cakus8011/
Kaakoush7792/
Khakhuse7785/
Kakusová7722/
Kakousse7715/
Kaukusch776/
Kashkush773/
Kakusova771/
Khaskous771/
Kakkos73539/
Kakouz73435/
Kokush73298/
Khakuz73281/
Kajkuš73148/
Kackos7357/
Gkakos7345/
Keikus7327/
Cokkus7326/
Kokkus7325/
Kajkos7321/
Kekush7318/
Cakeus7317/
Kaikos7315/
Kokusz7313/
Kekusz7312/
Koskus7312/
Kakosh739/
Kaukuš738/
Kocaus735/
Kascus735/
Kacuus735/
Kaukos734/
Kekous733/
Kakoos732/
Kokuse732/
Kakoes731/
Kokuss731/
Kaacus731/
Caukus730/
Kashkoush712,085/
Kakushova712/
Kaukusova711/
Koukous67421/
Khakuch67295/
Kokhuis67246/
Gkagkos6741/
Kokoush6739/
Keykous674/
Keekuis672/
Koshkus672/
Kakoosh671/
Kokusch671/
Kaakouz671/
Kakkkos671/
Keykaus671/
Khokush671/
Kakoose671/
Koskous671/
Qakushe671/

Kakus Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kakus in the Hindi language
काकुस्तkakusta-
Kakus in the Russian language
Какусkakus-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kakus
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