Kuh Surname

46,848th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,061 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Kuh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kuh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran7,9981:9,6001,307
Cameroon1,3151:15,7942,152
United States5221:694,36654,999
Mexico2581:481,1098,808
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
Turkey1711:455,09626,650
Nigeria1351:1,312,16951,890
Austria681:125,22717,371
Cambodia621:249,7933,279
Papua New Guinea341:239,81532,925
Afghanistan301:1,071,7739,936
Germany231:3,500,237154,763
Malaysia221:1,340,64757,034
Uruguay211:163,41713,939
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Indonesia161:8,265,575327,276
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
India111:69,733,217610,955
Ukraine111:4,138,427206,719
England101:5,571,806158,774
Czechia101:1,063,34780,937
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
South Korea71:7,320,0371,243
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
China21:683,660,78330,601
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Suriname11:552,6169,664
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Belize11:355,4743,977
Macau11:601,6301,582
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States681:738,51047,095

Kuh (505) may also be a first name.

Kuh Last Name Facts

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

Kuh (Bengali: কুঃ, Hindi: कुः, Oriya: କୁଃ) is borne by more people in Iran than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kuh? popularity and diffusion

Kuh is the 46,848th most frequently used family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 658,851 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 78 percent of Kuh are found; 73 percent are found in South Asia and 73 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 376,889th most frequently occurring first name in the world, borne by 505 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Iran, where it is carried by 7,998 people, or 1 in 9,600. In Iran Kuh is most numerous in: Fars Province, where 19 percent reside, Razavi Khorasan Province, where 13 percent reside and Tehran Province, where 11 percent reside. Outside of Iran Kuh exists in 47 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 12 percent reside and The United States, where 5 percent reside.

Kuh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kuh has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kuh last name grew 768 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kuh Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kuh last name are 1.16% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 54.39% registered to vote for the party.

Kuh earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.13% more than the national average, earning $48,815 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kouh863,981/
Kuhs861,179/
Kkuh86239/
Kauh86100/
Kuhz8629/
Kuih8612/
Kuyh865/
Khuh865/
Kuhh865/
Kuhp864/
Kuph861/
Kuuh861/
Qkuh861/
Kuhy861/
Gkuh861/
Kcuh861/
Ku80395,623/
Kouhe75541/
Kuľha75326/
Kouha75221/
Keuch75208/
Kuhyi75125/
Kahuh75108/
Kuych7573/
Kuhyt7551/
Koudh7548/
Kauhs7533/
Kľuch7525/
Keuhs7519/
Kuysh7517/
Kouhy7510/
Kuchz7510/
Kuchš759/
Khouh756/
Kudth755/
Kuhiy754/
Kuĺha753/
Kuuch752/
Keuht751/
Kushz751/
Kouht751/
Gkuhj751/
Hkouh751/
Kuhsh751/
Kkouh751/
Kuhys751/
Keuhe751/
Kuhst750/
Kou67412,508/
Kui67129,506/
Kuş6749,101/
Kuy6732,511/
Kau6721,470/
Khu679,668/
Keu671,560/
Kuu671,083/
Kuß67923/
Kku67466/
Kuś67116/
Cuh67102/
Kuš6792/
Kuisch6752/
Hkoush6752/
Koutch6741/
Kouhie6735/
Kousch6728/
Kuç6726/
Khauth6721/
Kuj6720/
Hku6719/
Kouysh6719/
Kóh6719/
Kuhová6716/
Gku6715/
Kautch6714/
Kuhowa6713/
Kuhaja6713/
Kõu6713/
Kuscht6710/
Qku678/
Kuohou676/
Kgu675/
Kautsh674/
Cku674/
Kcu673/
Kuhova673/
Khouhe672/
Khutth672/
Kuhieh672/
Kuitch672/
Kauths671/
Khaudh671/
Kuudsh671/
Kuhaia671/
Kuchth671/
Kussch671/
Kàouch671/
Kouhee671/
Khauhe671/
Khuish671/
Kauhtz670/

Kuh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kuh in the Bengali language
কুঃkuh-
Kuh in the Oriya language
କୁଃkuh-
Kuh in the Hindi language
कुःkuh75
कुहkuha25

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kuh
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