Kus Surname

56,870th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,911 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Belize

Kus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland1,5111:25,1553,845
United States1,3231:273,96725,661
Ukraine9231:49,3207,141
Indonesia8231:160,69215,671
Germany7161:112,43813,848
Czechia4031:26,3864,178
Russia3721:387,42837,653
Papua New Guinea3011:27,0893,050
Australia2641:102,25611,519
France2411:275,61342,384
England2401:232,15919,279
Canada2201:167,48016,862
Slovenia2061:12,0762,888
Belize1601:2,222490
India1591:4,824,311122,508
Austria1431:59,5489,304
Netherlands1111:152,13722,745
Argentina891:480,26335,686
Brazil871:2,460,62575,139
Belgium871:132,14519,103
Croatia781:54,21310,290
Kazakhstan501:353,65028,520
Slovakia381:140,43325,488
Sweden381:259,12517,909
Norway371:138,98117,684
Italy291:2,108,85190,314
Malaysia261:1,134,39349,681
Cambodia251:619,4864,539
Taiwan231:1,019,3377,080
Venezuela231:1,313,22118,235
Thailand201:3,531,917315,217
Switzerland171:483,11334,678
Belarus171:558,88650,306
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Central African Republic41:1,128,848387
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Somalia41:3,363,0155,093
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Northern Cyprus31:106,3378,831
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Montenegro31:213,1886,121
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Saint Pierre and Miquelon11:6,399357
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Romania11:20,077,87089,414

The alternate forms: Kuş (49,101), Kůs (357), Kuś (116), Kuš (92), Küs (1), Kúš (16) & Kůš (1) are calculated separately.

Kus (11,590) may also be a first name.

Kus Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kus (Russian: Кус) occurs most in Poland. It can be found in the variant forms: Kuş, Kůs, Kuś, Kuš, Küs, Kúš or Kůš. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kus? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 56,870th most commonly used surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 817,815 people. The surname Kus occurs mostly in Europe, where 58 percent of Kus are found; 36 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 22 percent are found in West Slavic Europe. Kus is also the 55,480th most commonly held first name at a global level It is held by 11,590 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Poland, where it is borne by 1,511 people, or 1 in 25,155. Besides Poland this surname exists in 83 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 15 percent are found and Ukraine, where 10 percent are found.

Kus Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Orthodox (86%) in Russia and Orthodox (83%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Kus surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kus earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 35.26% less than the national average, earning 224,056 kr per year; in United States they earn 9.7% more than the national average, earning $47,335 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.59% more than the national average, earning $62,398 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kuş8949,101/
Kůs89357/
Kuś89116/
Kuš8992/
Küs891/
Kush8614,091/
Kaus865,801/
Kusz865,524/
Kuse865,303/
Kuss865,257/
Keus861,738/
Kuhs861,179/
Kuys861,009/
Kuis86966/
Kuus86954/
Kous86466/
Khus86221/
Kusd867/
Kusj862/
Hkus861/
Kkus861/
Qkus861/
Kcus861/
Kúš7816/
Kůš781/
Kusch757,960/
Kause755,726/
Koush751,920/
Kushe751,251/
Kuijs751,182/
Khaus75959/
Kauss75866/
Khush75730/
Khuse75640/
Keush75331/
Kusse75282/
Kaush75243/
Keuss75222/
Kohus75178/
Kouss75170/
Kouse75145/
Khous75107/
Kausz7580/
Kahus7557/
Kuish7555/
Kuise7548/
Kuizs7542/
Kauhs7533/
Kusze7532/
Kousz7528/
Keust7528/
Kudse7526/
Koust7523/
Keuhs7519/
Kuush7517/
Kuysh7517/
Kuust7511/
Keuse757/
Kuisz757/
Kusce754/
Kaušs753/
Kauds751/
Khuus751/
Khuss751/
Kuuts751/
Kushz751/
K'Use751/
Kuhsh751/
Kuyse751/
Khuys751/
Kuhys751/
Hkusz751/
Kuiss750/
Kuhst750/
Kos6731,541/
Kuz678,171/
Kusova673,480/
Kusche673,040/
Kausch672,754/
Kousse672,651/
Cus671,605/
Kusowa67944/
Kuß67923/
Kusová67469/
Khushe67461/
Kós67461/
Khoush67300/
Kuisse67165/
Keusse67140/
Khause6755/
Khaust6754/
Kuisch6752/
Hkoush6752/
Kautts6747/
Kaushe6731/
Kousch6728/
Khaush6726/
Kuç6726/
Kouysh6719/
Kaudse6716/
Koutts6715/
Kausse6713/
Kuscht6710/
Kkause679/
Vánkus678/
Khauss677/
Khouse675/
Koushe675/
Kautsh674/
Kutshe674/
Koutse673/
Kahush672/
Kauths671/
Khudse671/
Khusse671/
Kuudsh671/
Kussch671/
Khushh671/
Kuushe671/
Khuish671/

Kus Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kus in the Russian language
Кусkus-

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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 Kus
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