Kusu Surname
Approximately 3,587 people bear this surname
Kusu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 1,690 | 1:43,716 | 5,321 |
| India | 1,002 | 1:765,534 | 34,747 |
| Indonesia | 191 | 1:692,404 | 53,816 |
| Papua New Guinea | 186 | 1:43,837 | 5,367 |
| Nigeria | 184 | 1:962,732 | 41,060 |
| South Africa | 66 | 1:820,874 | 55,153 |
| Japan | 62 | 1:2,062,005 | 28,203 |
| Solomon Islands | 31 | 1:18,711 | 3,619 |
| Cameroon | 28 | 1:741,752 | 52,682 |
| Australia | 24 | 1:1,124,821 | 62,883 |
| Paraguay | 24 | 1:301,531 | 4,820 |
| Canada | 22 | 1:1,674,800 | 111,190 |
| Kenya | 21 | 1:2,199,043 | 36,489 |
| Uganda | 14 | 1:2,788,520 | 78,087 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| Taiwan | 6 | 1:3,907,458 | 23,065 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 1:681,988 | 17,017 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 21 | 1:2,391,366 | 115,093 |
The alternate forms: Kuşu (195) are calculated separately.
Kusu (2,888) may also be a first name.
Kusu Demographics
Average Kusu Salary in
United States
$22,458 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kusu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kusu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kusu (Bengali: কুসু, Hindi: कुसु, Marathi: कुसु, Oriya: କୁଶୁ, Russian: Кусу, Tibetan: ཀུ་སུ་) occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Kuşu. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kusu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 126,646th most commonly used family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 2,031,655 people. Kusu is primarily found in Africa, where 56 percent of Kusu live; 48 percent live in Central Africa and 48 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Kusu is also the 135,248th most numerous first name worldwide. It is borne by 2,888 people.
The last name Kusu is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 1,690 people, or 1 in 43,716. Apart from The DR Congo this surname exists in 32 countries. It is also common in India, where 28 percent live and Indonesia, where 5 percent live.
Kusu Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Kusu has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kusu last name contracted 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Kusu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Kusu last name is chiefly Muslim (50%) in Kenya.
The amount Kusu earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 82.45% less than the national average, earning R 41,700 per year; in United States they earn 47.95% less than the national average, earning $22,458 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.64% more than the national average, earning $50,000 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kusu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kusu in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཀུ་སུ་ | kusu | - |
| Kusu in the Bengali language | ||
| কুসু | kusu | - |
| Kusu in the Oriya language | ||
| କୁଶୁ | kusu | 63.21 |
| କୁସୁ | kusu | 33.02 |
| କୁଷୁ | kusu | 1.89 |
| କୁଷୂ | kusu | 0.94 |
| କୁସି | kusi | 0.94 |
| Kusu in the Hindi language | ||
| कुसु | kusu | 61.11 |
| कुसू | kusu | 14.81 |
| कुसुम | kusuma | 12.96 |
| कूसू | kusu | 3.7 |
| Kusu in the Marathi language | ||
| कुसु | kusu | 60 |
| कुसू | kusu | 28 |
| कूसू | kusu | 12 |
| Kusu in the Russian language | ||
| Кусу | kusu | - |
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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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- 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 Kusu
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