Kuskus Surname

698,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 422 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kuskus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kuskus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea2331:34,9944,146
Turkey1571:495,67828,259
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

The alternate forms: Küsküs (1) are calculated separately.

Kuskus (170) may also be a first name.

Kuskus Last Name Facts

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

Kuskus (Russian: Куськусь) is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Küsküs. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kuskus? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 698,433rd most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 17,269,066 people. The last name Kuskus occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 55 percent of Kuskus are found; 55 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 55 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Kuskus is also the 701,320th most numerous first name world-wide, held by 170 people.

Kuskus is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 233 people, or 1 in 34,994. In Papua New Guinea Kuskus is most numerous in: East New Britain, where 32 percent reside, Southern Highlands, where 24 percent reside and New Ireland, where 12 percent reside. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea Kuskus exists in 14 countries. It is also found in Turkey, where 37 percent reside and Germany, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kuskaus922/
Kuskush921/
Küsküs891/
Kouskous86833/
Kushkush8617/
Kuscus83157/
Koskus8312/
Kuskos838/
Kiskus835/
Kouskouss809/
Kouskos7779/
Gkouskos71438/
Kouscous711/
Koskos67471/
Cuscus6712/
Kuscos671/
Couscous57259/
Koshkosh5787/
Kouzkouz571/
Koeskoes571/
Khoshkosh531/
Khoshkhosh507/
Cuscos501/

Kuskus Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kuskus in the Russian language
Куськусьkuskus-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kuskus
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