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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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'.
- marko3535Kousa Demographics
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
Kousa (Arabic: كوسا, Hindi: कौसा, Marathi: कौसा) is held by more people in Syria than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as: Kouša. For other potential spellings of Kousa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kousa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kousa is the 127,936th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 2,056,305 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 82 percent of Kousa live; 82 percent live in West Asia and 61 percent live in Levant. It is also the 51,405th most frequently occurring forename worldwide, borne by 12,960 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Syria, where it is held by 1,413 people, or 1 in 13,660. In Syria Kousa is mostly found in: Rif Dimashq Governorate, where 51 percent are found, Homs Governorate, where 26 percent are found and Aleppo Governorate, where 21 percent are found. Outside of Syria it is found in 34 countries. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 20 percent are found and Lebanon, where 15 percent are found.
Kousa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Sunni (41%) in Lebanon.
In The United States Kousa are 18.2% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 71.43% being registered with the political 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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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