Kusa Surname
Approximately 13,059 people bear this surname
Kusa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 2,814 | 1:272,589 | 15,547 |
| Nigeria | 2,711 | 1:65,342 | 4,790 |
| DR Congo | 1,991 | 1:37,107 | 4,592 |
| Poland | 1,379 | 1:27,563 | 4,195 |
| Philippines | 918 | 1:110,281 | 19,102 |
| Papua New Guinea | 829 | 1:9,836 | 815 |
| Kenya | 516 | 1:89,496 | 8,061 |
| Ukraine | 486 | 1:93,668 | 13,434 |
| Japan | 335 | 1:381,625 | 12,574 |
| Indonesia | 262 | 1:504,768 | 41,234 |
| United States | 161 | 1:2,251,298 | 140,756 |
| Tanzania | 135 | 1:392,160 | 27,960 |
| Cameroon | 66 | 1:314,683 | 29,051 |
| Australia | 58 | 1:465,443 | 35,949 |
| Argentina | 43 | 1:994,033 | 62,207 |
| Russia | 43 | 1:3,351,699 | 174,427 |
| Ethiopia | 36 | 1:2,709,618 | 8,935 |
| Malaysia | 34 | 1:867,477 | 39,690 |
| Canada | 24 | 1:1,535,233 | 104,339 |
| Germany | 21 | 1:3,833,593 | 163,016 |
| England | 19 | 1:2,932,529 | 101,561 |
| Slovakia | 19 | 1:280,866 | 41,728 |
| Zimbabwe | 18 | 1:857,680 | 57,134 |
| France | 14 | 1:4,744,480 | 251,814 |
| Sweden | 14 | 1:703,340 | 52,204 |
| Czechia | 10 | 1:1,063,347 | 80,937 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| Solomon Islands | 8 | 1:72,504 | 14,153 |
| Denmark | 7 | 1:806,388 | 43,211 |
| Georgia | 7 | 1:535,078 | 18,425 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| Nepal | 5 | 1:5,696,191 | 13,053 |
| Kazakhstan | 5 | 1:3,536,499 | 118,599 |
| South Sudan | 4 | 1:2,853,769 | 1,758 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Fiji | 4 | 1:223,598 | 2,635 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 17 | 1:2,954,040 | 135,915 |
The alternate forms: Kusá (960), Kuşa (80), Kůsa (28) & Kuša (20) are calculated separately.
Kusa (17,238) may also be a first name.
Kusa Demographics
Average Kusa Salary in
United States
$54,701 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kusa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kusa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kusa (Bengali: কুসা, Georgian: კუსა, Hindi: कुसा, Marathi: कुसा, Oriya: କୁଶା, Russian: Куса) is carried by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant: Kusá, Kuşa, Kůsa or Kuša. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kusa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 40,171st most commonly used family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 558,048 people. Kusa is predominantly found in Africa, where 42 percent of Kusa reside; 22 percent reside in South Asia and 22 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Kusa is also the 42,122nd most frequently held given name in the world, borne by 17,238 people.
The surname Kusa is most prevalent in India, where it is held by 2,814 people, or 1 in 272,589. In India Kusa is most common in: Telangana, where 72 percent are found, Madhya Pradesh, where 15 percent are found and Andhra Pradesh, where 5 percent are found. Beside India Kusa exists in 64 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 21 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 15 percent are found.
Kusa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Kusa has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Kusa last name grew 947 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Kusa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Christian (93%) in Kenya, Christian (71%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (44%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Kusa last name are 29.53% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 82.76% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Kusa earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 62.96% less than the national average, earning R 88,032 per year; in United States they earn 26.77% more than the national average, earning $54,701 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.75% less than the national average, earning $36,395 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kusa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kusa in the Georgian language | ||
| კუსა | kusa | - |
| Kusa in the Bengali language | ||
| কুসা | kusa | - |
| Kusa in the Marathi language | ||
| कुसा | kusa | 98.1 |
| कूसा | kusa | 0.82 |
| कुस | kusa | 0.27 |
| कुशा | kusa | 0.27 |
| कुसां | kusam | 0.27 |
| Kusa in the Hindi language | ||
| कुसा | kusa | 41.93 |
| कूसा | kusa | 8.19 |
| कुश | kusa | 0.24 |
| कु्सा | kusa | 0.24 |
| कुस | kusa | 0.24 |
| Kusa in the Oriya language | ||
| କୁଶା | kusa | 37.64 |
| କୁଶ | kusa | 33.43 |
| କୁସା | kusa | 9.83 |
| କୁଷା | kusa | 7.87 |
| କୁସ | kusa | 6.74 |
| କୁଷ | kusa | 2.25 |
| କୃଷା | krsa | 0.28 |
| କୃଶ | krsa | 0.28 |
| କୁସୁ | kusu | 0.28 |
| ଖୁଶ | khusa | 0.28 |
| Kusa in the Russian language | ||
| Куса | kusa | - |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kusa
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