Kousbe Surname

733,258th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 395 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Burkina Faso
Highest density in:
Burkina Faso

Kousbe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kousbe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burkina Faso3821:48,0422,198
Ivory Coast131:1,774,71034,235

The alternate forms: Kousbé (1) are calculated separately.

Kousbe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kousbe is found in Burkina Faso more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as: Kousbé. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kousbe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kousbe is the 733,258th most frequently used family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 18,449,483 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Kousbe live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 83 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This last name is most widely held in Burkina Faso, where it is borne by 382 people, or 1 in 48,042. In Burkina Faso Kousbe is mostly found in: Nord Region, where 77 percent are found, Boucle du Mouhoun Region, where 14 percent are found and Hauts-Bassins Region, where 4 percent are found. Outside of Burkina Faso this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kousbé941/
Kosbe91389/
Kusbe911/
Kusber83852/
Kosbie8310/
Kosbey835/
Kousba834/
Kosbet832/
Kusbeh832/
Kousbi831/
Khusbe831/
Cousbey771/
Koshber771/
Keusber770/
Kasbe733,782/
Kosba731,026/
Kosby73129/
Kosbi7389/
Kusba7388/
Kusbi7342/
Kosve735/
Cosbe731/
Kusby731/
Khoshbeh7169/
Koushbay7116/
Khooshbe711/
Khussbeh711/
Khoosbie711/
Kuşbey67464/
Cosbey67286/
Koçbey67113/
Kasbee6797/
Kusbha6779/
Cosbie6758/
Kushba6754/
Kusbit6739/
Kosboi6728/
Khoshbieh6721/
Khoshbest6718/
Kasbey6713/
Cousby6711/
Kusboi678/
Kosbay678/
Kasbie676/
Kusbyt676/
Kasbhe676/
Cusber675/
Khasbe674/
Kosbai674/
Khusba674/
Kasbea674/
Khosbi673/
Kasbei672/
Kassbe672/
Kasbeh672/
Kossba672/
Kashbe671/
Khoshbeth671/
Kosboy671/
Koshby671/
Cusbey670/
Cosbet670/
Cosbee670/
Cosbes670/
Causbe670/
Cosber670/

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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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  • 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 Kousbe
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