Kouiss Surname

429,827th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 802 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Morocco

Kouiss Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kouiss Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco7841:43,9757,155
France71:9,488,960336,266
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kouiss Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kouiss is borne by more people in Morocco than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Kouiss.

How Common Is The Last Name Kouiss? popularity and diffusion

It is the 429,827th most commonly used family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 9,086,716 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Kouiss live; 98 percent live in North Africa and 98 percent live in Mahgreb.

It is most common in Morocco, where it is borne by 784 people, or 1 in 43,975. Outside of Morocco this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also common in France, where 1 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kouisse92274/
Kouaiss929/
Khouiss922/
Kouis911,193/
Khoueiss867/
Kouish83464/
Khouis838/
Kouyis837/
Kouies834/
Kouise832/
Kaoiss832/
Koueis831/
Kohiss831/
Hkouis831/
Koui807,088/
Khoueisse801/
Khoueis774/
Couisse772/
Kouysse772/
Kaaoiss771/
Kouai732,650/
Kouhi73602/
Khoui73460/
Kouei73141/
Keuis7330/
Kouoi7325/
Koess7321/
Kohis7313/
Kouih7310/
Kohui734/
Couis734/
Koyui733/
Kauis733/
Koiui732/
Koais731/
Koois731/
Kouui731/
Kooui731/
Kaois731/
Khoweiss713/
Khouyi671,512/
Kouehi67565/
Khojui67236/
Kajoui67144/
Khouiy67142/
Kouihe67118/
Kouhio6746/
Kouhie6735/
Kouhei6728/
Koesse6723/
Khyoui6721/
Kouysh6719/
Koueie6717/
Kaoish6716/
Kouaid6713/
Khouai6711/
Khoeis6710/
Khouei6710/
Koujai679/
Khouie678/
Couais675/
Keeoui675/
Kuiijs673/
Koueih673/
Kuoish672/
Khouid672/
Khioui672/
Koiyes672/
Koaish672/
Koueit671/
Kojies671/
Koaise671/
Kauish671/
Kauhis671/
Kauais671/
Kohish671/
Kouitz671/
Kuojui671/
Couise671/
Kouyei671/
Kouith671/
Kouhui671/
Koiais671/
Kouhai671/
Kiyoui671/
Kgouhi671/
Kuhish670/
Kouitt670/
Keaiss670/
Keeiss670/

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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 Kouiss
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