Kusi Surname
Approximately 41,120 people bear this surname
Kusi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 35,952 | 1:752 | 112 |
| Indonesia | 771 | 1:171,529 | 16,634 |
| India | 694 | 1:1,105,282 | 45,383 |
| Papua New Guinea | 501 | 1:16,275 | 1,610 |
| Albania | 446 | 1:6,534 | 1,251 |
| England | 373 | 1:149,378 | 14,295 |
| Nepal | 368 | 1:77,394 | 1,854 |
| United States | 365 | 1:993,038 | 73,486 |
| Tanzania | 292 | 1:181,307 | 15,764 |
| Egypt | 275 | 1:334,312 | 21,412 |
| Nigeria | 165 | 1:1,073,592 | 44,679 |
| Philippines | 146 | 1:693,412 | 70,840 |
| Cameroon | 118 | 1:176,009 | 18,652 |
| Zimbabwe | 114 | 1:135,423 | 17,730 |
| South Africa | 107 | 1:506,334 | 41,014 |
| Thailand | 62 | 1:1,139,328 | 167,850 |
| Canada | 47 | 1:783,949 | 61,790 |
| Botswana | 44 | 1:49,703 | 9,263 |
| Netherlands | 41 | 1:411,882 | 42,990 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| Germany | 37 | 1:2,175,823 | 115,720 |
| Malaysia | 18 | 1:1,638,568 | 67,452 |
| Poland | 13 | 1:2,923,750 | 116,258 |
| France | 12 | 1:5,535,227 | 269,324 |
| Slovakia | 11 | 1:485,132 | 57,527 |
| Italy | 9 | 1:6,795,188 | 113,457 |
| Australia | 8 | 1:3,374,463 | 124,818 |
| Switzerland | 7 | 1:1,173,274 | 69,697 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Belgium | 6 | 1:1,916,107 | 103,447 |
| Iceland | 6 | 1:63,348 | 4,218 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Iran | 5 | 1:15,356,505 | 213,424 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Kosovo | 3 | 1:620,623 | 10,771 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Solomon Islands | 2 | 1:290,014 | 19,875 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
The alternate forms: Kuši (70) & Kuşi (41) are calculated separately.
Kusi (8,222) may also be a first name.
Kusi Demographics
Kusi Political Affiliation
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Kusi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kusi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kusi (Hindi: कुसी, Marathi: कुसी, Oriya: କୁଶି, Russian: Куси) is carried by more people in Ghana than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant: Kuši or Kuşi. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kusi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kusi is the 13,573rd most widespread family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 177,226 people. The last name Kusi is predominantly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Kusi are found; 88 percent are found in West Africa and 88 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kusi is also the 69,806th most frequently occurring first name internationally, borne by 8,222 people.
This surname is most common in Ghana, where it is carried by 35,952 people, or 1 in 752. Other than Ghana this last name exists in 67 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 2 percent live and India, where 2 percent live.
Kusi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Kusi surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Kusi surname are 41.89% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 95.12% being registered with the political party.
The amount Kusi earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 170.3% more than the national average, earning R 642,336 per year; in United States they earn 11.95% more than the national average, earning $48,306 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.04% less than the national average, earning $41,218 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kusi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kusi in the Marathi language | ||
| कुसी | kusi | 91.67 |
| कूसी | kusi | 6.25 |
| कुशी | kusi | 2.08 |
| Kusi in the Hindi language | ||
| कुसी | kusi | 88.44 |
| कूसी | kusi | 10.55 |
| कुसि | kusi | 0.5 |
| Kusi in the Oriya language | ||
| କୁଶି | kusi | 44.16 |
| କୁସି | kusi | 31.82 |
| କୁଶୀ | kusi | 15.58 |
| କୁଷି | kusi | 6.49 |
| କୁସୀ | kusi | 0.65 |
| Kusi in the Russian language | ||
| Куси | kusi | - |
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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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