Surname Kukes (Kukes 
, Кукес 
) , throughout the world, is a rare family name. The surname Kukes is characteristic of Albania, where it is quite a rare surname, Kyrgyzstan, where it is a rare surname, and Russia. In absolute terms, the name is most common in Russia, the United States, and Albania. Very seldom, Kukes is the forename as well as the last name.