Kukus Surname

343,860th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,066 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Kukus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kukus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey5121:151,99511,985
Indonesia3161:418,51035,228
Russia921:1,566,555105,717
United States481:7,551,228341,161
Nigeria301:5,904,759145,253
Papua New Guinea291:281,16338,188
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Kosovo51:372,3749,323
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

The alternate forms: Kukuś (197) & Kukuš (13) are calculated separately.

Kukus (691) may also be a first name.

Kukus Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kukus (Hindi: कुकुस, Marathi: कुकुस, Russian: Кукус) occurs more in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Kukuś or Kukuš. For other possible spellings of Kukus click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kukus? popularity and diffusion

It is the 343,860th most widespread last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 6,836,347 people. Kukus occurs predominantly in Asia, where 83 percent of Kukus are found; 46 percent are found in West Asia and 46 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 314,578th most commonly occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 691 people.

The last name is most frequent in Turkey, where it is held by 512 people, or 1 in 151,995. In Turkey Kukus is mostly found in: Samsun Province, where 18 percent are found, Zonguldak Province, where 16 percent are found and Istanbul Province, where 14 percent are found. Beside Turkey Kukus occurs in 16 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 30 percent are found and Russia, where 9 percent are found.

Kukus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kukus has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kukus surname rose 686 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kukus Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kukus surname are 37.85% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 84.62% registered to vote for the party.

Kukus earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 14.18% less than the national average, earning $37,030 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kukuś93197/
Kukuš9313/
Kukush91772/
Kutkus9125/
Kaukus9119/
Kukkus9112/
Kukuse919/
Kukuis911/
Koukous83421/
Kukkeus838/
Kukushe832/
Kukhaus831/
Kuukush831/
Kudkush831/
Kuckeus830/
Kokus80155/
Kukos8047/
Kikus8027/
Cukus805/
Kucus801/
Kukuz801/
Koukouss77170/
Koukkous779/
Kaukusch776/
Kukusova776/
Koukouse771/
Koukos732,287/
Kukosh73699/
Kokush73298/
Kikaus7353/
Cokkus7326/
Kokkus7325/
Kokusz7313/
Kaukuš738/
Kukosz736/
Kaukos734/
Kikuus734/
Kukuić732/
Kikush732/
Cukuse732/
Kokuss731/
Caukus730/
Koukousse7126/
Kukushova717/
Kaukusova711/
Koukkos6791/
Kokoush6739/
Kiekush6713/
Kukosch675/
Kickeus675/
Khikhus672/
Kuukuch671/
Kokusch671/
Koukouz671/
Kucauss671/
Kucause671/
Khokush671/
Khucuse671/

Kukus Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kukus in the Hindi language
कुकुसkukusa-
Kukus in the Marathi language
कुकुसkukusa-
Kukus in the Russian language
Кукусkukus-

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Footnotes

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