Kuu Surname

339,513th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,083 people bear this surname

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

Kuu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kuu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
Indonesia1651:801,51060,937
Papua New Guinea1481:55,0936,981
India1221:6,287,421144,905
DR Congo961:769,57954,223
Vietnam891:1,040,9671,887
Singapore601:91,7953,674
Nigeria471:3,768,995108,818
United States231:15,759,084542,937
Liberia201:220,42714,169
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

Kuu (571) may also be a first name.

Kuu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kuu (Hindi: कुू, Russian: Куу) is borne by more people in Ghana than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kuu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 339,513th most commonly occurring family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 6,729,036 people. The surname Kuu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 41 percent of Kuu reside; 32 percent reside in West Africa and 30 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kuu is also the 350,891st most commonly occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 571 people.

Kuu is most commonly used in Ghana, where it is borne by 277 people, or 1 in 97,548. Excluding Ghana this last name occurs in 22 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 15 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 14 percent reside.

Kuu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kuu last name are 36.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 90% being registered to vote for the party.

Kuu earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 63.79% more than the national average, earning $70,675 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khuu8614,759/
Kauu8661/
Kuui8642/
Kuuz8630/
Kuuj864/
Kkuu862/
Hkuu861/
Kquu861/
Kuux861/
Kuuh861/
Ku80395,623/
Kuust7511/
Kuuch752/
Khauu752/
Kuuts751/
Kou67412,508/
Kui67129,506/
Kuş6749,101/
Kuy6732,511/
Kau6721,470/
Kuh6711,061/
Khu679,668/
Kue676,267/
Keu671,560/
Cuu671,481/
Kuß67923/
Kku67466/
Kuś67116/
Kuš6792/
Kuç6726/
Kuj6720/
Hku6719/
Gku6715/
Kõu6713/
Qku678/
Kuohou676/
Kgu675/
Quu674/
Cku674/
Kcu673/
Kuuová671/
Kuudsh671/
Khauou671/

Kuu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kuu in the Hindi language
कुूkuu66.87
कूुkuu18.4
कुुkuu6.75
कु़ु़kuu0.61
कु़ुkuu0.61
कूु़kuu0.61
Kuu in the Russian language
Кууkuu-

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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 Kuu
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