Kuske Surname
Approximately 2,731 people bear this surname
Kuske Surname User-submission:
The word originates in old high German and was as many surnames a title. A "kusk" chauffeur for a noble person or wealthy merchant. It latter came to be used more commonly and literally means "horse chariot driver". In Danish it is often used with a word such as beer, meat, flour and so.
Read More About This SurnameKuske Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1,537 | 1:52,378 | 6,817 |
| United States | 745 | 1:486,522 | 41,106 |
| Latvia | 229 | 1:8,952 | 1,318 |
| Poland | 89 | 1:427,065 | 44,572 |
| Canada | 33 | 1:1,116,533 | 81,834 |
| England | 22 | 1:2,532,639 | 91,802 |
| Switzerland | 22 | 1:373,314 | 28,226 |
| Austria | 10 | 1:851,544 | 67,454 |
| Denmark | 8 | 1:705,589 | 39,626 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1:10,068,026 | 60,591 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 1:1,509,441 | 47,971 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 40 | 1:1,255,467 | 70,036 |
The alternate forms: Kušķe (5) are calculated separately.
Kuske Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The word originates in old high German and was as many surnames a title. A "kusk" chauffeur for a noble person or wealthy merchant. It latter came to be used more commonly and literally means "horse chariot driver". In Danish it is often used with a word such as beer, meat, flour and so.
- mathiaskKuske Demographics
Kuske Political Affiliation
in United States
United States
Average
Kuske Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kuske Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kuske (Marathi: कुसके, Russian: Куске) is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant: Kušķe. For other possible spellings of Kuske click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kuske? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 159,743rd most widespread surname globally, borne by around 1 in 2,668,453 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 71 percent of Kuske are found; 57 percent are found in Western Europe and 57 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
The surname is most prevalent in Germany, where it is borne by 1,537 people, or 1 in 52,378. In Germany it is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 20 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 11 percent are found and Saxony-Anhalt, where 10 percent are found. Outside of Germany this surname is found in 30 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 27 percent are found and Latvia, where 8 percent are found.
Kuske Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Kuske has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 1,863 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Kuske Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Kuske last name are 21.21% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 67.98% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Kuske earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 6.62% more than the national average, earning $46,005 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.73% more than the national average, earning $61,474 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kuske Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kuske in the Marathi language | ||
| कुसके | kusake | - |
| Kuske in the Russian language | ||
| Куске | kuske | - |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kuske
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis