Kousu Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kousu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kousu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea231:354,50947,011
India151:51,137,692512,385
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Kousu (205) may also be a first name.

Kousu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kousu (Marathi: कौसू) is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kousu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,100,440th most widely held surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 182,188,648 people. The last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 58 percent of Kousu live; 58 percent live in Oceania Islands and 58 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Kousu is also the 632,267th most widespread forename world-wide, borne by 205 people.

This last name is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 23 people, or 1 in 354,509. In Papua New Guinea Kousu is most common in: Western, where 78 percent reside, Gulf, where 13 percent reside and Central, where 4 percent reside. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in India, where 38 percent reside and Botswana, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koushu91111/
Kousou9112/
Kkousu911/
Kousau911/
Kouseu911/
Kosu893,791/
Kusu893,587/
Koussou833,908/
Kousseu8323/
Koushou833/
Kouessu833/
Khusu802,782/
Kushu802,433/
Kusui801,876/
Kausu801,706/
Kosui80332/
Kusau80273/
Kussu80186/
Kuusu80102/
Kuisu8049/
Khosu8044/
Koosu8042/
Kuesu8041/
Cousu8030/
Kusuz8023/
Kossu8022/
Kosuu8019/
Koisu8017/
Kosuh8015/
Kusuh8011/
Kusuu8010/
Kuseu807/
Kusiu803/
Kohsu802/
Kusuj801/
Kouzu801/
Kuosu801/
Keusu801/
Kuhsu801/
Kgusu801/
Kgosu801/
Kouesseu7753/
Kouessou775/
Khoussou772/
Khousseu771/
Kouyssou771/
Koussouy771/
Kousouth770/
Koyasu735,956/
Kuissu731,462/
Kahusu73432/
Khushu73401/
Khosup73284/
Kiyosu73245/
Kosuch73199/
Kozsup7365/
Cousau7363/
Kocius7360/
Kayusu7349/
Kodsup7346/
Kossup7335/
Kusahu7327/
Kotsut7326/
Kutsuz7317/
Kutsup7313/
Khussu738/
Kuiseu737/
Kushau734/
Kautsu734/
Kusseu733/
Kaushu733/
Keussu732/
Kussau732/
Kuossu732/
Kuessu732/
Kouzeu732/
Koçsuz732/
Kausau732/
Koysup732/
Kuschu731/
Kudshu731/
Kaussu731/
Khausu731/
Khusau731/
Kushhu731/
Kotsus731/
Kozsui731/
Kudtsu731/
Coussu731/
Kossus731/
Kayosu731/
Khoosu731/
Khusuh731/
Kaiusu731/
Kajusu731/
Kkhosu731/
Kohsuh731/
Kuyesu731/
Kotsuh731/
Kowesu731/
Kuhtsu731/
Kuisau731/
Kuitsu731/
Kusuth730/
Kayoussou711/
Kasu6731,843/
Kuisseu67966/
Koşu67319/
Kuşu67195/
Coussau67146/
Keusseu67139/
Kozsuch67133/
Cosu6787/
Coussou6777/
Gkouzou6774/
Kausuhe6760/
Kushuha6725/
Couessu6724/
Kossous6715/
Koggesu6714/
Cusu6712/
Kossuch6712/
Kuushau679/
Khouzou678/
Kushaus675/
Kuissui674/
Khosous674/
Qousous673/
Kuissuh672/
Kaushup671/
Khaushu671/
Khuushu671/
Kkuotsu671/
Kochush671/
Kossutt671/
Kaisous671/
Kaussus671/
Kioyasu671/
Kasoush671/
Khojasu671/
Khotsut671/
Khousoo671/
Kohouessou671/
Kociusz671/
Kusuuha671/
Kouezeu671/
Kouchau671/
Koucheu671/
Kouchut671/
Koču671/
Kossuis671/
Kosó671/
Kuesseu671/
Kuhshuh671/
Kuieseu671/
Kuiessu671/
Kuitseu671/
Qosu671/
Kosoush670/
Cousutt670/

Kousu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kousu in the Marathi language
कौसूkausu-

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