Kordous Surname

1,079,669th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 229 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Kordous Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kordous Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen1101:240,2309,114
Lebanon731:77,2205,261
United Arab Emirates271:339,34322,790
Tunisia171:35,9195,218
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Syria11:19,301,02222,457

Kordous (34) may also be a first name.

Kordous Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kordous has its highest incidence in Yemen. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kordous? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,079,669th most commonly held surname in the world, held by around 1 in 31,823,345 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 93 percent of Kordous live; 93 percent live in West Asia and 60 percent live in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 1,775,424th most frequently used given name in the world, borne by 34 people.

The last name Kordous is most frequent in Yemen, where it is held by 110 people, or 1 in 240,230. In Yemen Kordous is mostly found in: Hadramaut Governorate, where 78 percent live and Sana'a Governorate, where 22 percent live. Without taking into account Yemen it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Lebanon, where 32 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 12 percent live.

Kordous Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Kordous surname is primarily Greek Orthodox (63%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kordoush93359/
Kourdous9333/
Koordous932/
Kordus921,663/
Kordos92992/
Khordoush885/
Kardous86552/
Kordosh8681/
Kordosz8637/
Khordos8626/
Kordoss861/
Kordeusz80112/
Kardoush8073/
Kardoust8028/
Kardouss8018/
Kardouse801/
Khordost801/
Kardos7713,878/
Kordas774,188/
Cordos771,408/
Kordás77455/
Kordoš77173/
Kurdus77101/
Cordus7796/
Kardus7763/
Kurdos779/
Kordoś772/
Korduś772/
Kordoz772/
Kordosova7511/
Khardoush752/
Kardousse751/
Kordosová751/
Kordash71536/
Kardosh71302/
Kordasz71217/
Kardoes7182/
Kardosz7140/
Karduss7131/
Kardoos7123/
Cordois7120/
Kardost7120/
Kordass7119/
Cardous7119/
Kardush7114/
Cordeus7113/
Kourdas7112/
Kurdosh719/
Kardoss718/
Kardaus717/
Kordoshova717/
Kardose717/
Kardouz716/
Kordocz714/
Cordoes712/
Khardus712/
Khordas712/
Kurdush712/
Qardous711/
Khordoz711/
Khurdos711/
Kordeas711/
Karduus711/
Karduse711/
Khurdus711/
Kurddus711/
Kourdouche711/
Coordus710/
Kordasch6786/
Kardosch6721/
Kardoost6716/
Kardouch6713/
Kardoose6712/
Khordash6710/
Kardoosh6710/
Qardoush675/
Khurdush674/
Kardoshe674/
Cordouez672/
Kordhase671/
Kourdass671/
Courdois671/
Khurdhus671/
Khardush671/
Gkourdas671/

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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 Kordous
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