Culen Surname
Approximately 336 people bear this surname
Culen Surname Definition:
Early Gaelic, cuilen, Gaelic cuilean, 'a whelp.' A favorite name with early Scottish kings. The name of 'Cuilen mac Iluilb, ri Alban,' killed 971 (Chron. Scot., p. 218), in the Pictish Chronicle is Latinized caniculus (CPS., p. 10). Culeon, probably the same name, appears in the Book of Deer as that of father of Mal Coluim.
Read More About This SurnameCulen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 139 | 1:2,607,618 | 157,688 |
| Argentina | 40 | 1:1,068,585 | 65,578 |
| Austria | 37 | 1:230,147 | 27,778 |
| Turkey | 32 | 1:2,431,919 | 77,125 |
| Russia | 24 | 1:6,005,127 | 248,576 |
| Canada | 21 | 1:1,754,552 | 114,935 |
| Philippines | 13 | 1:7,787,556 | 197,164 |
| Brazil | 10 | 1:21,407,433 | 350,627 |
| Slovakia | 7 | 1:762,350 | 73,078 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 76 | 1:660,772 | 43,333 |
The alternate forms: Čulen (234), Culén (2), Cülen (1) & Čúlen (5) are calculated separately.
Culen (14) may also be a first name.
Culen Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Early Gaelic, cuilen, Gaelic cuilean, 'a whelp.' A favorite name with early Scottish kings. The name of 'Cuilen mac Iluilb, ri Alban,' killed 971 (Chron. Scot., p. 218), in the Pictish Chronicle is Latinized caniculus (CPS., p. 10). Culeon, probably the same name, appears in the Book of Deer as that of father of Mal Coluim. See Colin.
Culen Demographics
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Culen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Culen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Culen is found most frequently in The United States. It can also be found as: Čulen, Culén, Cülen or Čúlen. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Culen? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 825,152nd most commonly occurring family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 21,689,125 people. The surname Culen occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Culen reside; 35 percent reside in North America and 35 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,024,661st most frequent first name on earth. It is borne by 14 people.
The last name Culen is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 139 people, or 1 in 2,607,618. In The United States it is primarily found in: New York, where 32 percent reside, Illinois, where 11 percent reside and California, where 7 percent reside. Excluding The United States this surname occurs in 18 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 12 percent reside and Austria, where 11 percent reside.
Culen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Culen has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 183 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Culen Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Culen last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Culen surname are 5.61% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.38% being registered with the political party.
The amount Culen earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 6.65% more than the national average, earning $46,017 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.15% more than the national average, earning $61,679 CAD per year.
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