Kousa Surname
Approximately 3,544 people bear this surname
Kousa Surname User-submission:
The Kousa surname derives from the Kousa nickname in Syria. Koussa is a Persian word, meaning 'owner of the short chin'.
Kousa Surname Distribution Map
Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
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Syria | 1,413 | 1:13,660 | 1,110 |
Saudi Arabia | 716 | 1:43,095 | 6,100 |
Lebanon | 532 | 1:10,596 | 1,575 |
Finland | 362 | 1:15,184 | 2,219 |
Palestine | 182 | 1:24,994 | 3,624 |
Papua New Guinea | 86 | 1:94,811 | 12,690 |
Greece | 58 | 1:191,031 | 30,451 |
United States | 51 | 1:7,107,038 | 327,397 |
Sweden | 24 | 1:410,282 | 29,154 |
Iraq | 16 | 1:2,188,853 | 19,343 |
United Arab Emirates | 15 | 1:610,818 | 23,687 |
Benin | 15 | 1:689,040 | 39,432 |
Pakistan | 14 | 1:12,760,278 | 55,960 |
Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
Australia | 11 | 1:2,454,155 | 103,534 |
Jordan | 8 | 1:1,105,305 | 16,405 |
India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
The alternate forms: Kouša (23) are calculated separately.
Kousa (12,960) may also be a first name.
Kousa Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Kousa surname derives from the Kousa nickname in Syria. Koussa is a Persian word, meaning 'owner of the short chin'.
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Kousa Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Kousa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kousa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kousa (Arabic: كوسا, Hindi: कौसा, Marathi: कौसा) is more commonly found in Syria than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant: Kouša. Click here to see other possible spellings of Kousa.
How Common Is The Last Name Kousa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 127,936th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 2,056,305 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 82 percent of Kousa reside; 82 percent reside in West Asia and 61 percent reside in Levant. Kousa is also the 51,405th most prevalent forename at a global level It is held by 12,960 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Syria, where it is borne by 1,413 people, or 1 in 13,660. In Syria it is primarily concentrated in: Rif Dimashq Governorate, where 51 percent reside, Homs Governorate, where 26 percent reside and Aleppo Governorate, where 21 percent reside. Barring Syria Kousa exists in 34 countries. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 20 percent reside and Lebanon, where 15 percent reside.
Kousa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Sunni (41%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Kousa surname are 18.2% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 71.43% being registered with the party.
Kousa earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 18.29% more than the national average, earning $51,040 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kousa Name Transliterations
Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
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Kousa in the Hindi language | ||
कौसा | kausa | - |
Kousa in the Marathi language | ||
कौसा | kausa | - |
Kousa in the Arabic language | ||
كوسا | kwsa | - |
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Footnotes
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