Koussa Surname
Approximately 7,459 people bear this surname
Koussa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 2,975 | 1:12,985 | 2,303 |
| Saudi Arabia | 954 | 1:32,344 | 4,580 |
| Syria | 605 | 1:31,903 | 2,006 |
| Morocco | 579 | 1:59,544 | 9,923 |
| Egypt | 397 | 1:231,576 | 16,276 |
| Benin | 388 | 1:26,638 | 3,553 |
| France | 361 | 1:183,996 | 28,633 |
| Niger | 268 | 1:71,612 | 3,232 |
| United States | 254 | 1:1,427,004 | 98,129 |
| Mauritius | 96 | 1:13,473 | 2,881 |
| Mauritania | 87 | 1:47,067 | 3,494 |
| Dominican Republic | 77 | 1:135,493 | 5,426 |
| Lebanon | 69 | 1:81,697 | 5,421 |
| England | 46 | 1:1,211,262 | 56,182 |
| Canada | 41 | 1:898,673 | 68,969 |
| Israel | 24 | 1:356,568 | 29,419 |
| Venezuela | 24 | 1:1,258,503 | 17,711 |
| Congo | 23 | 1:216,917 | 8,417 |
| Qatar | 22 | 1:107,182 | 11,536 |
| Cameroon | 18 | 1:1,153,837 | 70,128 |
| Liberia | 16 | 1:275,533 | 16,331 |
| United Arab Emirates | 15 | 1:610,818 | 23,687 |
| Sweden | 13 | 1:757,443 | 56,422 |
| South Africa | 13 | 1:4,167,516 | 132,322 |
| Brazil | 12 | 1:17,839,528 | 311,080 |
| Australia | 10 | 1:2,699,570 | 109,631 |
| Sierra Leone | 9 | 1:787,737 | 678 |
| Togo | 9 | 1:805,308 | 6,372 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Argentina | 5 | 1:8,548,683 | 204,003 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Ivory Coast | 4 | 1:5,767,808 | 55,416 |
| Turkey | 4 | 1:19,455,356 | 155,681 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
Koussa (2,212) may also be a first name.
Koussa Demographics
Average Koussa Salary in
United States
$51,823 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Koussa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Koussa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Koussa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻮﺻﻪ, Russian: Коусса) is borne by more people in Algeria than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Koussa? popularity and diffusion
Koussa is the 66,788th most frequently held surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 977,014 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 66 percent of Koussa live; 53 percent live in North Africa and 48 percent live in Mahgreb. It is also the 159,019th most prevalent first name worldwide It is held by 2,212 people.
The last name is most widely held in Algeria, where it is carried by 2,975 people, or 1 in 12,985. In Algeria it is primarily found in: Sétif Province, where 47 percent live, Boumerdès Province, where 42 percent live and Illizi Province, where 5 percent live. Barring Algeria this last name exists in 48 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 13 percent live and Syria, where 8 percent live.
Koussa Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Koussa surname are 15.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 68.33% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Koussa earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 210.25% more than the national average, earning R 737,268 per year; in United States they earn 20.1% more than the national average, earning $51,823 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.28% less than the national average, earning $49,543 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Koussa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Koussa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﻮﺻﻪ | kwsh | 40.91 |
| ﻛﻮﺹ | kws | 40.91 |
| ﻛﻮﺳﻰ | kwsy | 9.09 |
| ﻛﻮﺻﺎ | kwsa | 9.09 |
| Koussa in the Russian language | ||
| Коусса | koussa | - |
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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 Koussa
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