Kushev Surname

337,484th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,091 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Kushev Surname User-submission:

In the Turkish language "kush" means small bird.

Kushev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria5741:12,1581,308
Russia4461:323,14632,615
Ukraine261:1,750,873130,688
Kazakhstan171:1,040,14760,802
Uzbekistan91:3,436,57132,268
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Malta11:430,2723,380
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kushev Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

In the Turkish language "kush" means small bird.

- viktor.kushev65

Kushev Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kushev (Hindi: कुशेव, Russian: Кушев) is most common in Bulgaria. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Kushev click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kushev? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 337,484th most commonly held last name on earth, held by around 1 in 6,679,694 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 91 percent of Kushev reside; 53 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 52 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

This surname is most frequently held in Bulgaria, where it is borne by 574 people, or 1 in 12,158. In Bulgaria it is most numerous in: Veliko Tarnovo Province, where 32 percent reside, Sofia City Province, where 11 percent reside and Smolyan Province, where 10 percent reside. Excluding Bulgaria this last name is found in 19 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 41 percent reside and Ukraine, where 2 percent reside.

Kushev Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Orthodox (91%) in Russia.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kushaev921,317/
Kusheva921,196/
Kushiev92154/
Kuschev92144/
Kusheev9251/
Kaushev9242/
Khushev924/
Koushev923/
Kuyshev921/
Kuishev921/
Kusev91233/
Kushchev86764/
Kuscheva86165/
Khusheev8678/
Kausheva8641/
Khusheva8628/
Khushiev8611/
Kuysheva868/
Khushaev866/
Kousheva863/
Khaushev863/
Kuschiev862/
Kuscheev861/
Kuischev861/
Kuzsheva861/
Kusaev83885/
Kuchev83745/
Kishev83670/
Koshev83634/
Kushov83421/
Kuseva83151/
Kusiev83146/
Kushav8391/
Kuseev8368/
Kausev8316/
Kusoev8312/
Kussev833/
Kousev833/
Kushiv831/
Kusahv831/
Kusevs831/
Kushcheev8013/
Kushshaev8012/
Khuischev801/
Kuishchev801/
Kishiev77221/
Koshiev77220/
Kucheev77209/
Khusaev77161/
Khoshev77141/
Kosheev77108/
Kisheev77103/
Kishaev7779/
Khuchev7750/
Koeshev7731/
Kushhov7730/
Khushov7730/
Kuttsev7719/
Khishev7717/
Khuseev7715/
Kuuseva7714/
Khusiev7713/
Kutchev7712/
Kouchev7712/
Kaushav7710/
Koussev779/
Kusseva778/
Koschev777/
Kauseva775/
Kuschov774/
Kaushiv774/
Kuychev774/
Kuushav774/
Kutsiev773/
Kuishov773/
Kauchev772/
Kussaev772/
Khuseyv771/
Kutseev771/
Kusahav771/
Kushyov771/
Kusshov771/
Kussiev771/
Khuseva771/
Kusceva771/
Kuschew771/
Kusciev771/
Kuiseva771/
Kaushov771/
Khuishchev751/
Kusov732,601/
Kusav73605/
Kušev7367/
Kisev7320/
Kusiv7317/
Kucev7313/
Kusef731/
Kuşev731/
Koscheev711,198/
Cheushev7199/
Kuschyov7149/
Koschiev718/
Koshceev716/
Khutchev714/
Khudchev714/
Khuytsev713/
Khudtsev712/
Kosshiev711/
Kauschav711/
Kutcheev711/
Keuschov711/
Kousseva711/
Koutsiev711/
Kisiev67476/
Kiseev67421/
Kishov67364/
Kisaev67158/
Kausov6788/
Kuchyv6748/
Kossev6746/
Khusav6737/
Koseev6733/
Koshyv6723/
Kutsyv6723/
Kishav6712/
Kosiev6710/
Kousov6710/
Kuceva678/
Kuseff677/
Kuusov676/
Kuisov676/
Kuseph676/
Kausav674/
Keusav674/
Kouzev674/
Kisoev673/
Khusov673/
Cuseva673/
Khoschiev673/
Kussov673/
Khosev673/
Causev673/
Kutcev673/
Kusavh672/
Kuysov672/
Kouseb672/
Kuciev671/
Kishiv671/
Kausef671/
Khischaev671/
Khuzev671/
Kissev671/
Kusaiv671/
Kusyov671/
Kosschiev671/
Cusaev671/
Kuseif671/
Kuševa671/
Kishshiev671/
Kusife671/
Kusiew671/

Kushev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kushev in the Hindi language
कुशेवkuseva-
Kushev in the Russian language
Кушевkusev-

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