Kuyus Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Kuyus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kuyus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Kuyus (6) may also be a first name.

Kuyus Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kuyus (Hindi: कुयूस, Marathi: कुयुस) occurs most in Nigeria. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kuyus? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,193,072nd most widespread last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 80 percent of Kuyus are found; 60 percent are found in West Africa and 60 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 4,967,096th most frequently held given name worldwide, held by 6 people.

It is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria Kuyus is primarily found in: Lagos, where 67 percent reside. Other than Nigeria Kuyus is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 20 percent reside and India, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khuyus914/
Kuyusj911/
Kyus8926/
Kuyhaus832/
Khuyush831/
Kujus80176/
Kuhus8075/
Kjuus8075/
Kyuse8030/
Kuľus8018/
Cuyus8014/
Kuyos8010/
Kyous805/
Khyus805/
Keyus804/
Kyuss803/
Kuius801/
Kyeus801/
Kaiyus7387/
Kyusse7327/
Kuhush7314/
Kayous736/
Khyush734/
Kuheus733/
Khyous732/
Kyoous731/
Kauhus731/
Kujush731/
Khuhus731/
Keyyus731/
Kayaus731/
Kjus67169/
Kius67127/
Kouhous6743/
Kauhaus6724/
Kyuz6713/
Kyusová675/
Kahyous673/
Kayoush671/
Kiyause671/
Khoyush671/
Kaiyush671/

Kuyus Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kuyus in the Marathi language
कुयुसkuyusa66.67
कुयूसkuyusa33.33
Kuyus in the Hindi language
कुयूसkuyusa50
कुयुसkuyusa50

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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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  • 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 Kuyus
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