Dul Surname

23,988th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22,553 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cambodia
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Dul Surname User-submission:

After the Roman Invasion of English Isles and in the 7th century, The Holy Roman Church was returning a priest that was to be canonized. The wagon had a hitch attached to the horses with a 'dul' Roman word for knot, binding..At the top of a hill/meadow the hitch broke and the wagon and our priest found themselves crashed into some bolders.

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Dul Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cambodia11,0131:1,406339
Poland5,3641:7,086896
Indonesia1,1551:114,50111,639
United States5661:640,38751,492
India4801:1,598,05358,900
Nigeria4411:401,68421,080
France3691:180,00728,035
Bangladesh3601:442,65811,259
Iran2981:257,65919,266
Sri Lanka2921:71,2627,441
Papua New Guinea2731:29,8673,418
Netherlands2711:62,31410,711
Hungary1891:51,9385,519
Belarus1751:54,2929,248
Canada1571:234,68522,439
Turkey1281:607,98032,628
Russia1131:1,275,42591,659
Ukraine891:511,49158,346
Taiwan821:285,9122,346
England781:714,33440,171
Argentina641:667,86646,303
Mongolia521:54,3324,427
Afghanistan521:618,3307,160
Malaysia501:589,88428,692
Moldova501:71,2279,458
Pakistan461:3,883,56328,150
Australia421:642,75544,739
Romania371:542,64540,475
Qatar311:76,0647,685
Germany241:3,354,394150,996
Brazil241:8,919,764194,226
Faroe Islands231:2,130245
Belgium181:638,70256,744
Switzerland171:483,11334,678
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Austria131:655,03358,041
Mexico111:11,284,20041,789
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Uganda101:3,903,92893,934
Denmark91:627,19136,734
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
China21:683,660,78330,601
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

The alternate forms: Dúl (198) are calculated separately.

Dul (36,831) may also be a first name.

Dul Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

After the Roman Invasion of English Isles and in the 7th century, The Holy Roman Church was returning a priest that was to be canonized. The wagon had a hitch attached to the horses with a 'dul' Roman word for knot, binding..At the top of a hill/meadow the hitch broke and the wagon and our priest found themselves crashed into some bolders..Word had it the priest want this spot for his final resting place..So, a church was build in the field. What is now the town of Dull, Scotland..

My Austrian Grandmother used to say: We missed the Boat by a 100 years..Some of the family entered Boston in 1620.So I'm the Western European variety.. Which was part of the Roman Empire..

- dul

Dul Last Name Facts

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

Dul (Bengali: দুল, Hindi: दुल, Marathi: दुल, Oriya: ଦୁଲ, Russian: Дуль) is found most frequently in Cambodia. It may also be found as: Dúl. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dul? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 23,988th most prevalent family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 323,130 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 62 percent of Dul are found; 54 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 49 percent are found in Khmer-Asia. Dul is also the 23,768th most commonly occurring given name throughout the world It is held by 36,831 people.

This surname is most numerous in Cambodia, where it is carried by 11,013 people, or 1 in 1,406. In Cambodia it is primarily found in: Kandal Province, where 10 percent are found, Battambang Province, where 9 percent are found and Prey Veng Province, where 9 percent are found. Beside Cambodia this last name occurs in 69 countries. It is also found in Poland, where 24 percent are found and Indonesia, where 5 percent are found.

Dul Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dul has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Dul surname increased 7,800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dul Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Orthodox (90%) in Russia, Orthodox (88%) in Belarus and Orthodox (60%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Dul last name are 8.41% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 61.64% registered with the political party.

The amount Dul earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 101.06% more than the national average, earning R 477,804 per year; in United States they earn 2.57% more than the national average, earning $44,260 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.61% less than the national average, earning $46,400 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dúl89198/
Dule8611,796/
Dull867,641/
Daul863,712/
Dhul863,306/
Deul86515/
Duil86379/
Duhl86367/
Doul86267/
Duld86114/
Dult8648/
Dusl8633/
Duul8610/
Dulh869/
Ddul865/
Hdul865/
Tdul862/
Dgul862/
Dulp861/
Dutl861/
Duyl860/
Dhule7526,866/
Dulle754,229/
Dutil752,362/
Doull751,692/
Dutel751,601/
Daule751,560/
Dhull751,029/
Deule75992/
Dusel75710/
Dusil75533/
Dhaul75456/
Dahul75414/
Doule75397/
Daull75351/
Dulhe75116/
Duile75111/
Ducel75105/
Ducil7587/
Deutl7566/
Deull7543/
Dhoul7533/
Duill7531/
Dhult7530/
Dugli7525/
Duijl7519/
Dould7511/
Duyle759/
Duldt757/
D'ull757/
Duhyl757/
Dhulp754/
Dhuul754/
Deuhl754/
Tdoul753/
Ddaul753/
Dautl753/
Dauld752/
Hdulh752/
Dutyl752/
Dhuil751/
Dauhl751/
Dauul751/
Dusle751/
Dulht751/
Dulpp751/
Ddule751/
Ddulh751/
Dusyl751/
Dgull751/
Dhujl751/
Douël751/
Dohul751/
Dhuhl751/
Daulh751/
Duihl750/
Dulph750/
Dutll750/
Dol6724,115/
Dautel672,146/
Dulova671,537/
Dussel671,307/
Dautil67484/
Doutel67415/
Daulle67330/
Dausel67292/
Duchel67234/
Dhuule67226/
Dutill67202/
Dulová67128/
Dusell67121/
Duttil67107/
Duilhe6774/
Deutel6766/
Dusiel6766/
Doulle6764/
Dutell6745/
Dushyl6743/
Deusel6737/
Dhaule6733/
Dousel6732/
Duttel6729/
Duisel6728/
Dhulle6724/
Daulph6711/
Duhtil677/
Dhulhe676/
Dougli674/
Duille674/
Dhoule674/
Dhault673/
Dullhe673/
Dussil673/
Dujsel673/
D'Hull673/
Deulle672/
Duggil672/
Duthlh672/
Deusle672/
Dhusle672/
Doucel672/
Doutil672/
Daulth671/
Duyhle671/
Dulshs671/
Ducell671/
Douhlt671/
Dutihl671/
Dausil671/
Daucel671/
Doulld671/
Doullh671/
Dulowa671/
Duchil671/
Duitel671/
Doucil671/
Duulle671/
Daullt671/
Dusill670/
Duhsel670/
Douyle670/

Dul Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dul in the Bengali language
দুলdula94.74
দূলdula5.26
Dul in the Oriya language
ଦୁଲdula76.68
ଦୁଳdula11.8
ଡୁଲdula6.72
ଦୁଲ୍dul0.27
Dul in the Hindi language
दुलdula67.5
दूलdula26.25
डूलdula3
Dul in the Marathi language
दुलdula58.06
डूलdula12.9
ुळula12.9
दूळdula6.45
दूलdula6.45
डुलdula3.23
Dul in the Russian language
Дульdul-

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