Cullen Forename
90,473rd
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 5,508 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Nauru
Cullen Forename Definition:
A name derived from the Irish Cullen (sometimes corrupted to Collins), i. e. Cuillean or O’Cuillean, signifying whelp (cutullus). Conf. Ulster Journal of Archaeology, No. 2.
Cullen Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 100% | 4,980 | 1:72,799 | 3,610 |
| Malawi | 100% | 106 | 1:161,437 | 7,641 |
| Canada | 100% | 76 | 1:435,965 | 12,081 |
| South Africa | 95% | 52 | 1:1,048,705 | 39,315 |
| Thailand | 100% | 43 | 1:1,629,438 | 49,421 |
| Philippines | 93% | 43 | 1:2,465,337 | 51,936 |
| England | 95% | 39 | 1:1,425,716 | 20,674 |
| Zambia | - | 37 | 1:428,508 | 10,596 |
| Australia | - | 24 | 1:569,068 | 8,566 |
| New Zealand | - | 17 | 1:266,826 | 8,395 |
| Kenya | - | 8 | 1:5,788,389 | 30,473 |
| Scotland | 100% | 7 | 1:764,338 | 8,248 |
| China | - | 7 | 1:195,150,826 | 73,144 |
| Ireland | 75% | 6 | 1:773,920 | 6,824 |
| Japan | - | 5 | 1:25,597,211 | 50,433 |
| Botswana | 100% | 4 | 1:546,112 | 13,807 |
| Bermuda | - | 4 | 1:16,206 | 1,525 |
| Guyana | - | 3 | 1:254,421 | 14,062 |
| Hong Kong | - | 3 | 1:2,584,242 | 11,307 |
| India | 100% | 3 | 1:404,959,324 | 3,244,417 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 3 | 1:59,272 | 4,116 |
| Singapore | - | 2 | 1:3,143,527 | 27,876 |
| Israel | 67% | 2 | 1:4,201,459 | 30,777 |
| Brazil | - | 2 | 1:107,118,077 | 571,487 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 2 | 1:88,782,180 | 420,186 |
| Wales | 100% | 2 | 1:1,547,154 | 12,610 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | - | 1 | 1:54,861 | 2,604 |
| Maldives | - | 1 | 1:433,903 | 5,827 |
| Papua New Guinea | 100% | 1 | 1:8,152,314 | 202,620 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 1 | 1:8,213,496 | 36,387 |
| Taiwan | 100% | 1 | 1:23,769,682 | 193,280 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 1 | 1:1,361,419 | 34,512 |
| Uganda | - | 1 | 1:40,956,920 | 131,348 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 1 | 1:7,151,993 | 94,323 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 1 | 1:109,747 | 4,493 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 1 | 1:15,423,817 | 113,731 |
| Italy | 67% | 1 | 1:61,062,090 | 83,289 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 1 | 1:1,843,146 | 3,737 |
| Afghanistan | - | 1 | 1:32,623,516 | 66,536 |
| Algeria | - | 1 | 1:38,176,720 | 32,669 |
| Anguilla | - | 1 | 1:13,255 | 1,687 |
| Argentina | - | 1 | 1:42,773,243 | 43,333 |
| Bahamas | - | 1 | 1:399,370 | 4,606 |
| Cuba | - | 1 | 1:11,506,552 | 13,531 |
| Grenada | 100% | 1 | 1:108,125 | 4,208 |
| Pakistan | - | 1 | 1:194,357,680 | 303,535 |
| Jordan | - | 1 | 1:8,826,774 | 11,126 |
| Macau | - | 1 | 1:608,209 | 2,350 |
| Malaysia | 100% | 1 | 1:30,449,940 | 373,101 |
| Mexico | - | 1 | 1:124,144,427 | 140,512 |
| Montenegro | - | 1 | 1:634,576 | 4,914 |
| Nauru | 100% | 1 | 1:11,927 | 903 |
| Netherlands | - | 1 | 1:16,902,083 | 43,152 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | - | 1 | 1:54,668 | 1,803 |
Cullen (76,565) may also be a surname.
Cullen Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A name derived from the Irish Cullen (sometimes corrupted to Collins), i. e. Cuillean or O’Cuillean, signifying whelp (cutullus). Conf. Ulster Journal of Archaeology, No. 2.
— Prænomina (1882) by Richard Stephen Charnock
Cullen Forename Popularity
Cullen Demographics
Cullen Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Sample size: 2 (1901)
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
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