Kush Surname

37,362nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,091 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Jordan

Kush Surname Definition:

(German) Descendant of Codizo (God).

Kush Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India7,4931:102,3716,713
Jordan2,2851:3,870794
United States2,1121:171,61917,315
Ukraine5681:80,14611,456
Russia4281:336,73633,668
Egypt1831:502,38128,715
Belarus1421:66,90911,034
Canada1291:285,62526,641
Iraq1001:350,2176,594
United Arab Emirates971:94,4568,360
Kazakhstan951:186,13217,630
Nigeria701:2,530,61183,100
Bulgaria621:112,5636,665
Israel581:147,54515,555
Afghanistan251:1,286,12711,103
England241:2,321,58686,519
South Sudan161:713,442947
Palestine141:324,91811,054
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Argentina121:3,561,951138,643
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Kyrgyzstan111:542,96940,072
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Turkey61:12,970,237144,247
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Tajikistan41:2,096,6737,416
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Iran41:19,195,631219,601
France41:16,605,680368,153
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1171:429,22031,367

Kush (44,149) may also be a first name.

Kush Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Descendant of Codizo (God).

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

Kush Last Name Facts

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

Kush (Bengali: কুশ, Georgian: კუშ, Hindi: कुश, Marathi: कुश, Oriya: କୁଶ, Russian: Куш, Tibetan: ཀུཤ་) is more frequently found in India than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kush? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 37,362nd most frequently held surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 517,177 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 73 percent of Kush are found; 53 percent are found in South Asia and 53 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Kush is also the 20,482nd most commonly held given name world-wide. It is borne by 44,149 people.

This last name is most frequently used in India, where it is carried by 7,493 people, or 1 in 102,371. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Uttar Pradesh, where 34 percent reside, Madhya Pradesh, where 25 percent reside and Assam, where 14 percent reside. Not including India this last name is found in 83 countries. It is also found in Jordan, where 16 percent reside and The United States, where 15 percent reside.

Kush Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kush has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Kush last name grew 1,805 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 2,400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kush Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Kush last name is chiefly Orthodox (82%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus, Sunni (67%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (71%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Kush last name are 8.49% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.26% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kush earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 7.39% more than the national average, earning $46,338 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11% more than the national average, earning $55,149 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kusch897,960/
Koush891,920/
Kushe891,251/
Khush89730/
Keush89331/
Kaush89243/
Kuish8955/
Kuush8917/
Kutsh8917/
Kuysh8917/
Kushz891/
Kuhsh891/
Kus868,911/
Kusche803,040/
Kausch802,754/
Khushe80461/
Khoush80300/
Kuisch8052/
Hkoush8052/
Kaushe8031/
Kousch8028/
Khaush8026/
Kouysh8019/
Kuscht8010/
Koushe805/
Kautsh804/
Kutshe804/
Kahush802/
Kuudsh801/
Kussch801/
Khushh801/
Kuushe801/
Khuish801/
Kustch800/
Kaus755,801/
Kusz755,524/
Kuse755,303/
Kuss755,257/
Kosh753,887/
Cush752,310/
Keus751,738/
Kuhs751,179/
Kuys751,009/
Kuis75966/
Kuus75954/
Kous75466/
Khus75221/
Kuzh7538/
Kuhz7529/
Kusd757/
Kusc755/
Kuxh752/
Kusj752/
Kuhc751/
Hkus751/
Kkus751/
Qkus751/
Kcus751/
Kutsche731,514/
Kausche73597/
Kushova73570/
Kautsch73266/
Keutsch7344/
Khushch7320/
Kurzsch736/
Kuushch732/
Kaushsh731/
Khaushe731/
Kushowa731/
Kustche731/
Kustsch731/
Khosh6752,303/
Kause675,726/
Kuijs671,182/
Khaus67959/
Kauss67866/
Khuse67640/
Kusse67282/
Keuss67222/
Keuch67208/
Cushe67208/
Cusch67186/
Kohus67178/
Kouss67170/
Kouse67145/
Khous67107/
Koosh6781/
Kausz6780/
Kuych6773/
Kahus6757/
Kuise6748/
Kuizs6742/
Caush6736/
Kauhs6733/
Kusze6732/
Kousz6728/
Keust6728/
Kudse6726/
Kľuch6725/
Koust6723/
Kushhova6720/
Koesh6720/
Keuhs6719/
Kuschová6716/
Khushova6712/
Kuust6711/
Kuchz6710/
Qoush679/
Kuchš679/
Kuschova678/
Keuse677/
Kaushova677/
Kuisz677/
Cuish675/
Koshh675/
Küsch675/
Kusce674/
Kudzh673/
Quosh673/
Kaušs673/
Gkosh672/
Kuuch672/
Kurzh672/
Coush671/
Kauds671/
Khuus671/
Khuss671/
Kutssche671/
Kutszche671/
Kuuts671/
Kusrz671/
Kussc671/
Gkuhj671/
Kuyshova671/
Kkosh671/
K'Use671/
Kouzh671/
Qaush671/
Cussh671/
Kuishova671/
Kuyse671/
Khuys671/
Kuhys671/
Hkusz671/
Kuiss670/
Cuysh670/
Kuhst670/
Kossh670/

Kush Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kush in the Georgian language
კუშkush-
Kush in the Hindi language
कुशkusa98.61
कूशkusa0.68
कुषkusa0.18
कुश़kusa0.03
कुश्याkusya0.03
खुशkhusa0.03
कुष्णkusna0.02
कुश्लाkusla0.02
कुंशkunsa0.02
कुष्याkusya0.02
कुष्बाkusba0.02
कुष्पाkuspa0.02
कुश्बाkusba0.02
कुश॰kusa0.02
कुष्णाkusna0.02
कुश्वाkusva0.02
Kush in the Bengali language
কুশkusa97.8
কুসkusa0.55
কুষkusa0.55
Kush in the Oriya language
କୁଶkusa97.43
କୁଷkusa1.5
କୂଶkusa0.14
କୁସkusa0.01
କୁଶୁkusu0.01
Kush in the Marathi language
कुशkusa97.27
कूशkusa2.41
कुषkusa0.16
कुशाkusa0.16
Kush in the Tibetan language
ཀུཤ་kusha90.48
ཁུཤ་khusha9.52
Kush in the Russian language
Кушkus-

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