Kuss Surname

91,080th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,257 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Austria

Kuss Surname Definition:

(German) Descendant of Kus, a pet form of Marcus (belonging to Mars, the god of war), and of Dominicus (the Lord’s day).

Kuss Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,8591:194,97519,249
Brazil1,0951:195,5027,531
Germany1,0001:80,50510,168
Austria2721:31,3075,041
France2391:277,91942,706
Canada2361:156,12515,843
Australia1951:138,43914,922
Poland851:447,16246,049
Argentina451:949,85460,205
Russia421:3,431,501177,080
Switzerland311:264,93321,684
England241:2,321,58686,519
Ukraine161:2,845,168170,459
Croatia131:325,27730,776
Uzbekistan91:3,436,57132,268
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Norway71:734,61250,907
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Czechia71:1,519,06797,842
Kazakhstan71:2,526,071102,287
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Japan61:21,307,38248,838
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
China21:683,660,78330,601
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:1,433,84549,523
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1851:271,45222,076

The alternate forms: Küss (58), Kušš (17) & Kúšš (8) are calculated separately.

Kuss (54) may also be a first name.

Kuss Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Descendant of Kus, a pet form of Marcus (belonging to Mars, the god of war), and of Dominicus (the Lord’s day).

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

Kuss Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kuss (Hindi: कुसस, Russian: Кусс) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Küss, Kušš or Kúšš. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kuss? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 91,080th most common family name internationally, held by around 1 in 1,386,256 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 62 percent of Kuss live; 40 percent live in North America and 40 percent live in Anglo-North America. Kuss is also the 1,350,955th most frequently used first name at a global level It is held by 54 people.

The last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 1,859 people, or 1 in 194,975. In The United States Kuss is most frequent in: New York, where 12 percent are found, Wisconsin, where 9 percent are found and California, where 7 percent are found. Apart from The United States it occurs in 53 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 21 percent are found and Germany, where 19 percent are found.

Kuss Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kuss has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kuss surname grew 1,005 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 141 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 300 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Kuss Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Kuss last name are 14.92% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.69% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kuss earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 26.73% less than the national average, earning 253,567 kr per year; in United States they earn 6.3% more than the national average, earning $45,867 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.23% less than the national average, earning $49,567 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Küss9258/
Kauss89866/
Kusse89282/
Keuss89222/
Kouss89170/
Khuss891/
Kuiss890/
Kus868,911/
Kušš8317/
Kousse802,651/
Kuisse80165/
Keusse80140/
Kausse8013/
Khauss807/
Khusse801/
Kussch801/
Kush7514,091/
Koss7511,316/
Kaus755,801/
Kusz755,524/
Kuse755,303/
Keus751,738/
Kuhs751,179/
Kuys751,009/
Kuis75966/
Kuus75954/
Cuss75814/
Kous75466/
Khus75221/
Kúšš758/
Kusd757/
Kóss752/
Kusj752/
Hkus751/
Kkus751/
Qkus751/
Kcus751/
Kussová7312/
Khousse733/
Kouysse732/
Kaushsh731/
Koussse731/
Keussse731/
Kussova731/
Koudsse731/
Kusch677,960/
Kause675,726/
Koush671,920/
Kushe671,251/
Kuijs671,182/
Khaus67959/
Khush67730/
Khuse67640/
Cusse67459/
Keush67331/
Kaush67243/
Quoss67207/
Kohus67178/
Kouse67145/
Causs67130/
Khous67107/
Kausz6780/
Kahus6757/
Kuish6755/
Kuise6748/
Kuizs6742/
Kauhs6733/
Kusze6732/
Kousz6728/
Keust6728/
Kudse6726/
Couss6724/
Koust6723/
Koess6721/
Keuhs6719/
Kuush6717/
Kuysh6717/
Khoss6715/
Kuust6711/
Kooss678/
Keuse677/
Kuisz677/
Kaussova675/
Qouss675/
Kusce674/
Cuiss673/
Kaušs673/
Kauds671/
Khuus671/
Kutssche671/
Kuuts671/
Kushz671/
Ceuss671/
K'Use671/
Kossz671/
Kuhsh671/
Cussh671/
Kuyse671/
Khuys671/
Kuhys671/
Hkusz671/
Kuhst670/
Kossh670/

Kuss Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kuss in the Hindi language
कुससkusasa-
Kuss in the Russian language
Куссkuss-

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