Culen Surname

825,152nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 336 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Austria

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.

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Culen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1391:2,607,618157,688
Argentina401:1,068,58565,578
Austria371:230,14727,778
Turkey321:2,431,91977,125
Russia241:6,005,127248,576
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
Philippines131:7,787,556197,164
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Slovakia71:762,35073,078
England31:18,572,686338,250
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States761:660,77243,333

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.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Culen Last Name Facts

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

Culen is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Čulen, Culén, Cülen or Čúlen. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Culen? popularity and diffusion

Culen is the 825,152nd most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 21,689,125 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Culen are found; 35 percent are found in North America and 35 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Culen is also the 3,024,661st most commonly held first name in the world, borne by 14 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 139 people, or 1 in 2,607,618. In The United States Culen is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 32 percent live, Illinois, where 11 percent live and California, where 7 percent live. Besides The United States it is found in 18 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 12 percent live and Austria, where 11 percent live.

Culen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Culen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Culen surname expanded 183 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Culen Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Culen surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Culen surname are 5.61% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Čulen93234/
Culén932/
Cülen931/
Cullen9176,565/
Ceulen91137/
Coulen9186/
Cuylen9178/
Chulen9112/
Culeen9111/
Culent912/
Culeng911/
Culhen911/
Culoen911/
Csulen911/
Culien911/
Cutlen910/
Caulen910/
Cuslen910/
Culenn910/
Culn894/
Čúlen875/
Scullen83739/
Chullen8334/
Culleen8314/
Caulien8312/
Cuillen839/
Cullenn835/
Cauleng835/
Cullien834/
Coullen833/
Coulent832/
Caullen832/
Cauleen831/
Cautlen831/
Cullhen831/
Culllen831/
Cheulen831/
Coulien831/
Culheen830/
Scaulen830/
Culehen830/
Cuyhlen830/
Cutleng830/
Colen803,094/
Julen80836/
Kulen80822/
Culin80755/
Sulen80430/
Zulen80176/
Culem8081/
Cólen805/
Chuln802/
Culne801/
Culln801/
Culenova779/
Coullien778/
Tchuilen774/
Scuillen772/
Tchoulen772/
Csullien771/
Cuthlenk770/
Coolen737,188/
Collen733,454/
Chulin732,716/
Keulen732,444/
Kuhlen731,801/
Culina731,412/
Ciulin731,328/
Kaulen731,194/
Cullin731,076/
Coulin73746/
Kuylen73576/
Kullen73571/
Sullen73515/
Caulin73415/
Koulen73325/
Coelen73267/
Suilen73243/
Culing73195/
Zuylen73161/
Seulen73124/
Saulen73110/
Zuilen7399/
Culgin7391/
Juleen7390/
Juslen7377/
Juleng7373/
Kuilen7362/
Cullem7355/
Culion7349/
Kulien7345/
Chulyn7340/
Sulien7333/
Cuglin7329/
Ceulin7327/
Cuilin7324/
Suluen7323/
Zhulen7315/
Jullen7311/
Suleen739/
Coleen738/
Kuleen737/
Jhulen737/
Zulhen736/
Giulen735/
Caulín735/
Juhlen735/
Cuslin734/
Juilen734/
Jeulen734/
Colien732/
Colenn732/
Khulen732/
Cullyn732/
Cutlin731/
Julend731/
Julent731/
Joulen731/
Kulenn731/
Jaulen731/
Kuluen731/
Sculin731/
Caulìn731/
Cullne731/
Coulem731/
Zulien731/
Caulem731/
Cuilem731/
Culhin730/
Juulen730/
Tchuileng71110/
Tschulenk7117/
Tchuillen7110/
Tchouleng712/
Culling671,701/
Couling671,562/
Scullin671,562/
Colleen671,479/
Coln671,326/
Chulina67409/
Žulienė67277/
Cullina67235/
Collien67206/
Jaulent67198/
Kaullen67173/
Cullion67160/
Kulienė67157/
Kuijlen67126/
Coellen67109/
Zuijlen67102/
Suijlen6792/
Chaulin6791/
Couglin6783/
Cooleen6780/
Koullen6771/
Ciulina6767/
Chulyna6762/
Keuhlen6754/
Couslin6750/
Juillen6739/
Coollen6738/
Kuglien6733/
Chullin6725/
Kuln6724/
Coullin6719/
Cuiling6718/
Suillen6716/
Cauling6711/
Kulleen678/
Giullen678/
Causlin676/
Cullinn675/
Tsuleun675/
Zuln675/
Tsuluen674/
Cauglin673/
Sauleen673/
Chullén673/
Saulaen673/
Sullien672/
Zuillen672/
Chuilin672/
Djuleng672/
Caulina672/
Suln672/
Juilene672/
Juln672/
Choulin671/
Sculihn671/
Jauslen671/
Keuleng671/
Koulien671/
Zhulien671/
Zoulien671/
Gkoulen671/
Chaulyn671/
Culluin671/
Coulina671/
Collenn671/
Jullent671/
Suyllen671/
Cuilhem671/
Djullen671/
Kuyleng671/
Cutling670/
Couhlin670/
Julenne670/
Soullen670/
Scaulin670/
Cautlin670/
Saullen670/
Colehen670/
Cullind670/
Kuillen670/
Coulink670/

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