Kuching Surname
Approximately 155 people bear this surname
Kuching Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 144 | 1:204,821 | 12,037 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
The alternate forms: Küching (24) are calculated separately.
Kuching (19) may also be a first name.
Kuching Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kuching Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kuching (Oriya: କୁଚିଂ) occurs in Malaysia more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant: Küching. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kuching? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,403,590th most widespread last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 47,016,425 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 95 percent of Kuching live; 93 percent live in Southeast Asia and 93 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 2,523,061st most frequent forename worldwide, borne by 19 people.
This last name is most common in Malaysia, where it is carried by 144 people, or 1 in 204,821. In Malaysia Kuching is most numerous in: Sarawak, where 94 percent reside, Kuala Lumpur, where 4 percent reside and Putrajaya, where 1 percent reside. Not including Malaysia it occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent reside and India, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Küching | 95 | 24 | / |
| Kauching | 93 | 75 | / |
| Kuchingh | 93 | 4 | / |
| Kueching | 93 | 2 | / |
| Kouching | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kutching | 93 | 0 | / |
| Kucing | 92 | 91 | / |
| Kutchings | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kouchings | 88 | 0 | / |
| Koching | 86 | 52 | / |
| Kucheng | 86 | 21 | / |
| Kuchung | 86 | 16 | / |
| Kiching | 86 | 7 | / |
| Kuchink | 86 | 2 | / |
| Cuching | 86 | 0 | / |
| Kuchinke | 80 | 442 | / |
| Khiching | 80 | 43 | / |
| Khuchung | 80 | 37 | / |
| Cuiching | 80 | 10 | / |
| Koeching | 80 | 8 | / |
| Couching | 80 | 2 | / |
| Koucheng | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kochieng | 80 | 1 | / |
| Koutcing | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khoching | 80 | 1 | / |
| Cutching | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kocing | 77 | 0 | / |
| Kautshing | 75 | 34 | / |
| Khoucheng | 75 | 1 | / |
| Cutchings | 75 | 0 | / |
| Coching | 71 | 2,280 | / |
| Kutzing | 71 | 22 | / |
| Kuchinková | 71 | 12 | / |
| Kouzing | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kuchinkova | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kuizing | 71 | 1 | / |
| Koujing | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khuzing | 71 | 0 | / |
| Khotsing | 67 | 523 | / |
| Koutsing | 67 | 183 | / |
| Khutsing | 67 | 3 | / |
| Cuicheng | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cheuzing | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuitsing | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuchenke | 67 | 0 | / |
| Cutshing | 67 | 0 | / |
| Keutzing | 67 | 0 | / |
Kuching Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kuching in the Oriya language | ||
| କୁଚିଂ | kucim | - |
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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 Kuching
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