Kuş Surname

11,445th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49,101 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Kuş Surname Definition:

(German, Polish) The small person.

Kuş Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey49,0121:1,588236
Northern Cyprus671:4,761916
United States121:30,204,911765,334
China21:683,660,78330,601
England21:27,859,030389,889
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

The alternate forms: Kus (8,911), Kuś (116), Kuš (92), Kůs (357), Kúš (16), Kůš (1) & Küs (1) are calculated separately.

Kuş Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German, Polish) The small person.

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

Kuş Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kuş (Bengali: কুস, Hindi: कुस, Marathi: कुस, Oriya: କୁସ) is more frequently found in Turkey than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant: Kus, Kuś, Kuš, Kůs, Kúš, Kůš or Küs. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kuş? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kuş is the 11,445th most commonly used surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 148,420 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 87 percent of Kuş are found; 87 percent are found in West Asia and 87 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands.

The surname is most commonly used in Turkey, where it is borne by 49,012 people, or 1 in 1,588. In Turkey Kuş is most prevalent in: Istanbul Province, where 17 percent are found, Ankara Province, where 5 percent are found and Izmir Province, where 5 percent are found. Without taking into account Turkey this surname exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Northern Cyprus, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kus898,911/
Kuś89116/
Kuš8992/
Ku80395,623/
Kůs78357/
Kúš7816/
Kůš781/
Küs781/
Kou67412,508/
Kui67129,506/
Kuy6732,511/
Kau6721,470/
Kuc6720,154/
Kuh6711,061/
Khu679,668/
Kuz678,171/
Koş672,973/
Keu671,560/
Kuu671,083/
Kuß67923/
Kku67466/
Kuç6726/
Kuj6720/
Hku6719/
Gku6715/
Kõu6713/
Qku678/
Kgu675/
Cku674/
Kcu673/
Cuş671/

Kuş Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kuş in the Marathi language
कुसkusa-
Kuş in the Oriya language
କୁସkusa98.56
Kuş in the Bengali language
কুসkusa83.33
কুশkusa16.67
Kuş in the Hindi language
कुसkusa81.32
कुसमाkusama3.3
कूसkusa3.3
कुस्बाkusba3.3
कुसुमkusuma3.3
कुस्kus1.1

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