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 found most in Iran. It may occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kuh? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 46,848th most commonly held last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 658,851 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 78 percent of Kuh live; 73 percent live in South Asia and 73 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Kuh is also the 376,889th most common first name globally, borne by 505 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Iran, where it is held by 7,998 people, or 1 in 9,600. In Iran Kuh is most frequent in: Fars Province, where 19 percent live, Razavi Khorasan Province, where 13 percent live and Tehran Province, where 11 percent live. Barring Iran this last name occurs in 47 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 12 percent live and The United States, where 5 percent live.

Kuh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

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

Kuh Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Kuh are 1.16% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 54.39% registered with 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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