Kuhus Surname

2,185,341st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 75 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Kuhus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kuhus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India731:10,507,745199,418
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States561:896,76254,350

Kuhus (131) may also be a first name.

Kuhus Last Name Facts

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

Kuhus (Hindi: कुहुस, Marathi: कुहुस, Oriya: କୁହୁସ) has its highest incidence in India. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kuhus? popularity and diffusion

Kuhus is the 2,185,341st most commonly occurring surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 97,167,279 people. Kuhus is primarily found in Asia, where 97 percent of Kuhus reside; 97 percent reside in South Asia and 97 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 811,108th most commonly used first name globally. It is borne by 131 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in India, where it is held by 73 people, or 1 in 10,507,745. In India it is most prevalent in: Bihar, where 51 percent live, Uttar Pradesh, where 32 percent live and Maharashtra, where 7 percent live. Apart from India Kuhus exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 3 percent live.

Kuhus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kuhus has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Kuhus surname decreased 96 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kuhush9114/
Kuheus913/
Kauhus911/
Khuhus911/
Kouhous8343/
Kauhaus8324/
Kujus80176/
Kuľus8018/
Kuyus805/
Kuius801/
Kuhos801/
Kouhoush771/
Khuyus734/
Quihus732/
Kujush731/
Kuyusj731/
Kuhushova717/
Quihuis671,707/
Quihuys672/
Kiehaus671/
Khuyush671/

Kuhus Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kuhus in the Oriya language
କୁହୁସkuhusa-
Kuhus in the Marathi language
कुहुसkuhusa76.19
कुहूसkuhusa14.29
अकुहुसakuhusa4.76
अकुहूसakuhusa2.38
कूहूसkuhusa2.38
Kuhus in the Hindi language
कुहुसkuhusa52.63
कुहूसkuhusa40.35
कूहूसkuhusa5.26
कूहुसkuhusa1.75

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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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  • 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 Kuhus
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