Kuswah Surname
Approximately 2,560 people bear this surname
Kuswah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nepal | 2,001 | 1:14,233 | 813 |
| India | 546 | 1:1,404,882 | 53,908 |
| Indonesia | 13 | 1:10,173,015 | 372,576 |
Kuswah (25) may also be a first name.
Kuswah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kuswah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kuswah (Hindi: कुशवाह, Marathi: कुसवाह) is more commonly found in Nepal than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kuswah? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 168,729th most frequent last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,846,698 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Kuswah live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 99 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 2,136,160th most widely held first name throughout the world, borne by 25 people.
This last name is most widely held in Nepal, where it is borne by 2,001 people, or 1 in 14,233. In Nepal it is most common in: Narayani, where 90 percent live, Janakpur, where 5 percent live and Lumbini, where 4 percent live. Barring Nepal this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 21 percent live and Indonesia, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kuswah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kuswah in the Marathi language | ||
| कुसवाह | kusavaha | 94.12 |
| कुशवाह | kusavaha | 5.88 |
| Kuswah in the Hindi language | ||
| कुशवाह | kusavaha | 76.92 |
| कुशवाहा | kusavaha | 3.85 |
| कुशबाह | kusabaha | 3.85 |
| कुश्वाह् | kusvah | 3.85 |
| कुश्वाहा | kusvaha | 3.85 |
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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
- 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 Kuswah
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