Culkin Surname

212,043rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,943 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jersey

Culkin Surname Definition:

Mac Uilcin Co. Galway. IF 313*

Culkin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0181:356,05031,820
England4031:138,25813,495
Ireland1741:27,0632,490
Australia1591:169,78417,425
Canada721:511,74443,418
Israel521:164,57016,892
Russia161:9,007,691311,782
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Northern Ireland81:230,63010,839
Wales81:386,81619,671
Jersey81:12,4002,398
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1481:29,9323,032
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England841:290,18319,896
Scotland81:467,90212,875
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2171:231,42319,482

Culkin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mac Uilcin Co. Galway. IF 313*

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Culkin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Culkin is most common in The United States. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Culkin? popularity and diffusion

The surname Culkin is the 212,043rd most frequently held last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 3,750,667 people. The surname Culkin is mostly found in The Americas, where 56 percent of Culkin are found; 56 percent are found in North America and 55 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Culkin is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 1,018 people, or 1 in 356,050. In The United States Culkin is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 24 percent reside, Illinois, where 11 percent reside and California, where 8 percent reside. Not including The United States it occurs in 21 countries. It also occurs in England, where 21 percent reside and Ireland, where 9 percent reside.

Culkin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Culkin has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Culkin last name grew 469 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 480 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 118 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 113 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 267 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Culkin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Culkin last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Culkin surname are 2.66% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 50.57% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Culkin earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 18.3% more than the national average, earning $51,046 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.77% more than the national average, earning $56,030 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chulkin92648/
Ciulkin92263/
Caulkin92161/
Czulkin926/
Culkina923/
Culkuin921/
Culkind920/
Culkn910/
Chulkina86726/
Chaulkin8640/
Kulkin831,463/
Sulkin83617/
Colkin83109/
Julkin8315/
Zulkin836/
Culkyn831/
Culken830/
Chaulkina807/
Kulkina77802/
Culkeen77137/
Zhulkin77126/
Culquin7766/
Saulkin7756/
Kuhlkin7752/
Kaulkin7749/
Chulkyn7736/
Czułkin7731/
Tjulkin7717/
Zulkina776/
Kulking776/
Ciułkin772/
Zgulkin772/
Julking772/
Zulkien771/
Kul'kin771/
Sullkin771/
Culchin770/
Coolkin770/
Kullkin770/
Caulken770/
Tchoulkina751/
Sulkn731/
Zhulkina71183/
Kutilkin7153/
Kaulkina7153/
Žulkienė7148/
Chulkyna7141/
Zgulkina718/
Tseulkin714/
Dzhulkin712/
Scaulken712/
Kutylkin712/
Khaulkin712/
Colkienė712/
Zaulkina712/
Kutelkin711/
Tsiulkin711/
Coulkend710/
Cuilkeen710/
Zolkin671,063/
Kolkin67405/
Kulkyn6772/
Sulken6754/
Zulqin6712/
Sulkyn6712/
Kulken678/
Khaulkina674/
Chulquina673/
Colken671/
Dzhulkina671/
Kulkne671/

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Culkin Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Culkin
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