Kuess Surname

796,486th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 353 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Kuess Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kuess Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria1821:46,7887,470
United States721:5,034,152256,679
Mexico461:2,698,39621,792
France181:3,690,151224,666
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Kuess Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kuess has its highest incidence in Austria. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kuess? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 796,486th most frequently held surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 20,644,606 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 60 percent of Kuess live; 58 percent live in Western Europe and 53 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequent in Austria, where it is borne by 182 people, or 1 in 46,788. In Austria Kuess is most common in: Carinthia, where 79 percent reside, Vienna, where 9 percent reside and Styria, where 5 percent reside. Outside of Austria Kuess is found in 9 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent reside and Mexico, where 13 percent reside.

Kuess Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kuess has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 1,440 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kuess Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kuess last name are 38.94% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 85.71% registered with the party.

The amount Kuess earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 12.8% less than the national average, earning $37,628 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.79% less than the national average, earning $45,813 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kuesse912/
Kues895,622/
Kouesse8348/
Kouyess831/
Guess8010,998/
Kiess801,352/
Kauss80866/
Keiss80839/
Kaess80437/
Keuss80222/
Kuest80182/
Kouss80170/
Keess8083/
Kuehs8061/
Kuese8050/
Koess8021/
Koues808/
Quess806/
Kueys804/
Keass803/
Cuess803/
Kwess802/
Kuies801/
Keyss801/
Kuesh801/
Kuyes801/
Kaues801/
Nkues801/
Kuets801/
Kejss801/
Kujes801/
Kuiss800/
Kaouesse771/
Kousse732,651/
Kuisse73165/
Quesse73150/
Keusse73140/
Kohues7388/
Gueiss7386/
Keisse7348/
Kayess7344/
Kugies7344/
Quiess7340/
Koyess7334/
Kausse7313/
Kuetse7310/
Khoues738/
Khauss737/
Kwesse737/
Kauese735/
Queiss734/
Kouies734/
Kuheus733/
Khiess732/
Keasse732/
Kaiess732/
Keyshs731/
Koiess731/
Kuesch731/
Kujesh731/
Kuesth731/
Gouess731/
Kuehse731/
Kuesze731/
Kauesh730/
Kuiesz730/
Keys6733,189/
Kees678,170/
Kies676,785/
Kaus675,801/
Kaes673,331/
Keis672,098/
Gouesse672,079/
Keus671,738/
Kuys671,009/
Kuis67966/
Kuus67954/
Keas67826/
Ques67620/
Kyes67617/
Gues67540/
Koes67500/
Kous67466/
Kwes67131/
Kueß67111/
Küss6758/
Kuez6745/
Kejs6739/
Cues6710/
Kouyass674/
Koyesse674/
Khousse673/
Khaoues673/
Kouysse672/
Kayesse671/
Kaushsh671/
Koussse671/
Kuheese671/
Keussse671/
Kawesse671/
Koiesse671/
Koudsse671/
Cueysse671/
Cuyesse671/
Kaiesse671/
Khaiess671/
Kaueshe671/
Kuetsch670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Kuess
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