Kusek Surname
Approximately 2,400 people bear this surname
Kusek Surname Definition:
(Polish) Descendant of little Kus or Kusy, a nickname meaning “short tail", probably referring to a dog.
Kusek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | 1,198 | 1:31,727 | 4,871 |
| United States | 1,060 | 1:341,942 | 30,775 |
| France | 27 | 1:2,460,101 | 186,232 |
| Germany | 23 | 1:3,500,237 | 154,763 |
| Papua New Guinea | 18 | 1:452,984 | 57,838 |
| Brazil | 12 | 1:17,839,528 | 311,080 |
| Indonesia | 12 | 1:11,020,766 | 390,383 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Czechia | 6 | 1:1,772,245 | 105,647 |
| Ukraine | 4 | 1:11,380,674 | 331,818 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Slovakia | 3 | 1:1,778,817 | 104,392 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
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.
Kusek Demographics
Average Kusek Salary in
United States
$45,272 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kusek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kusek Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kusek (Russian: Кусек) occurs more in Poland more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Küsek, Kušek or Kúsek. For other potential spellings of Kusek click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kusek? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 178,070th most commonly occurring surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 3,036,477 people. The last name Kusek 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 widespread given name internationally, held by 25 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Poland, where it is borne by 1,198 people, or 1 in 31,727. Beside Poland this last name occurs in 23 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 44 percent are found and France, where 1 percent are found.
Kusek Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Kusek surname are 3.42% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50.19% registered to vote for the political 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
Kusek Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kusek in the Russian language | ||
| Кусек | kusek | - |
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Footnotes
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