Kusek Surname

178,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,400 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Kusek Surname Definition:

(Polish) Descendant of little Kus or Kusy, a nickname meaning “short tail", probably referring to a dog.

Kusek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland1,1981:31,7274,871
United States1,0601:341,94230,775
France271:2,460,101186,232
Germany231:3,500,237154,763
Papua New Guinea181:452,98457,838
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
England71:7,959,723202,100
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934

The alternate forms: Küsek (508), Kušek (182) & Kúsek (10) are calculated separately.

Kusek (25) may also be a first name.

Kusek Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Polish) Descendant of little Kus or Kusy, a nickname meaning “short tail", probably referring to a dog.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Kusek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kusek (Russian: Кусек) is most common in Poland. It may also be found as: Küsek, Kušek or Kúsek. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kusek? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 178,070th most commonly used last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 3,036,477 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 54 percent of Kusek are found; 51 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 50 percent are found in West Slavic Europe. Kusek is also the 2,136,160th most common first name at a global level. It is borne by 25 people.

Kusek is most frequently occurring in Poland, where it is borne by 1,198 people, or 1 in 31,727. Outside of Poland Kusek exists in 23 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 44 percent reside and France, where 1 percent reside.

Kusek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Kusek are 3.42% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50.19% registered with the party.

The amount Kusek earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 4.92% more than the national average, earning $45,272 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.12% more than the national average, earning $53,716 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Küsek93508/
Kušek93182/
Kúsek9310/
Kuseke91266/
Kuszek91229/
Kusiek91229/
Kousek91224/
Kausek91131/
Kussek9198/
Kutsek9134/
Kushek9118/
Kuseck9112/
Kuscek919/
Kusesk911/
Koussek83110/
Kuseske83108/
Kuschek8387/
Kuhsiek8319/
Kaushek8314/
Kuszeck8314/
Kusheik834/
Khushek832/
Kuuseek831/
Keuseuk831/
Kusseuk831/
Kosek806,401/
Kusyk802,630/
Kusik801,657/
Kucek80654/
Kuzek80379/
Kuček80235/
Kisek80116/
Kujek8087/
Kusec8065/
Kusík8055/
Cusek8018/
Kósek8011/
Kuseg805/
Kugek801/
Kutschek7736/
Kuscheck7721/
Kousseck7717/
Kaushiek773/
Kuseková773/
Koushekh772/
Kusekova771/
Kousseke771/
Kuisseck771/
Kuusik731,574/
Kausik731,411/
Kosiek731,041/
Kuszyk73869/
Kushyk73807/
Kossek73677/
Kusick73464/
Koshek73271/
Koszek73254/
Kushik73219/
Kutsik73196/
Kousik73194/
Kuchek73128/
Kishek73122/
Kosejk7389/
Kuszik7334/
Kussik7329/
Kuziek7326/
Khusik7324/
Kussyk7324/
Koseak7316/
Kuezek7315/
Kuecik7315/
Kurzek7312/
Quisek7311/
Kiszek738/
Koušek738/
Kaušek737/
Kissek736/
Kusuik735/
Koujek735/
Kuuseg734/
Kuizek734/
Kuzeck734/
Kudsik733/
Cusiek733/
Kuxzek733/
Kuceik733/
Causek733/
Kuscik733/
Cuseck732/
Kuzcek732/
Kusaik732/
Keucek732/
Kusiks732/
Kiesek731/
Kiscek731/
Koosek731/
Koseyk731/
Kuzeke731/
Kusykh731/
Cuszek731/
Kausec731/
Kiseck731/
Kuycek731/
Kuzeks731/
Kusoik731/
Kusseg731/
Koscek731/
Kouzek731/
Kuciek731/
Kuzeik731/
Kusegh731/
Kuceke731/
Khusyk731/
Cussek730/
Kusyck730/
Cushek730/
Kushekova71300/
Kutscheck7156/
Kautschek7120/
Kauseková713/
Kutscheke711/
Kausekova711/
Kutsechke711/
Kaushik6788,950/
Koushik676,530/
Kuskova675,281/
Kieszek671,231/
Khushik671,201/
Kutsykh67107/
Kutsick6776/
Kushike6760/
Kuschik6751/
Kurzeck6746/
Kutchek6742/
Kussegg6730/
Kusicke6730/
Quissek6729/
Kuschyk6725/
Kossiek6720/
Kushick6719/
Kauhsik6718/
Kuissik6716/
Kutshik6715/
Kussick6714/
Kosseck6713/
Kuisick6712/
Kouzeke679/
Kosheik679/
Koszeck677/
Quoshek676/
Koutsyk676/
Koushyk675/
Kausike674/
Kaushyk674/
Kutsikh672/
Kausikh672/
Kauczek672/
Kussike672/
Kousseg672/
Khutsik671/
Kauxsik671/
Khausik671/
Kieseck671/
Kusczyk671/
Kosheek671/
Koshiek671/
Kosieck671/
Kuhshik671/
Keuzeck671/
Kaushık671/
Kiesiek671/
Khusihk671/
Khuhsik671/
Khoshek671/
Koussheikh671/
Kushaik671/
Kushikh671/
Kisseck670/
Cuseack670/
Coushek670/
Kuskowa670/
Quiseck670/

Kusek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kusek in the Russian language
Кусекkusek-

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