Gul Surname

308th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,714,411 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Gul Surname User-submission:

The surname Gul means 'flower' in Urdu, Pashto and Persian.

Gul Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan1,013,2941:17621
Afghanistan620,1001:526
Iran57,5691:1,334172
Saudi Arabia5,4061:5,708795
United Arab Emirates3,0351:3,019384
India2,9741:257,92414,878
England1,9321:28,8403,894
Qatar1,5041:1,568125
Bangladesh1,0811:147,4165,565
Poland1,0621:35,7905,528
United States1,0601:341,94230,775
France9251:71,80810,035
Papua New Guinea7501:10,872962
Netherlands3131:53,9539,259
Thailand3111:227,13338,279
Canada2851:129,28313,464
Kuwait2601:14,6181,974
Malaysia2301:128,2368,327
Oman2101:17,5621,798
Australia1891:142,83415,308
Belgium1711:67,23210,768
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Hong Kong1271:57,7601,031
Bahrain1181:11,4292,102
Spain1101:425,01922,707
Germany1001:805,05559,076
Argentina861:497,01636,727
Iraq681:515,0248,412
Scotland611:87,7676,275
Norway561:91,82712,640
Denmark531:106,5049,962
Sweden531:185,78812,836
Indonesia481:2,755,192158,430
Russia471:3,066,448164,949
Singapore471:117,1854,783
Greece461:240,86536,930
Brazil451:4,757,207124,005
Taiwan401:586,1194,335
Uzbekistan381:813,92516,450
Brunei371:11,3171,397
China361:37,981,1552,028
New Zealand271:167,71618,432
South Africa261:2,083,75892,464
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Uruguay201:171,58814,480
Ireland191:247,8399,475
Estonia191:69,56912,771
Nigeria181:9,841,264197,192
Slovenia181:138,20413,237
Wales161:193,40812,484
Austria151:567,69652,281
Finland151:366,44725,366
Italy121:5,096,391108,968
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Tajikistan91:931,8555,350
Georgia81:468,19317,304
Azerbaijan71:1,378,44618,562
Bulgaria71:996,98634,534
Kyrgyzstan71:853,23652,732
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Japan61:21,307,38248,838
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Mauritius51:258,6838,939
Romania51:4,015,57458,306
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Northern Cyprus41:79,7538,764
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Bosnia and Herzegovina31:1,178,80115,876
Kosovo31:620,62310,771
Syria31:6,433,67416,197
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

The alternate forms: Gül (182,369) are calculated separately.

Gul (1,985,542) may also be a first name.

Gul Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Gul means 'flower' in Urdu, Pashto and Persian.

- khalifa1970

Gul Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gul (Arabic: جُول, Bengali: গুল, Georgian: გულ, Hindi: गुल, Marathi: गुल, Oriya: ଗୁଲ) is found in Pakistan more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant: Gül. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gul? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gul is the 308th most common family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,251 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Gul are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 99 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 314th most commonly used first name on earth. It is borne by 1,985,542 people.

This surname is most common in Pakistan, where it is held by 1,013,294 people, or 1 in 176. In Pakistan it is most common in: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 71 percent live, Punjab, where 11 percent live and Sindh, where 10 percent live. Outside of Pakistan this surname is found in 111 countries. It is also found in Afghanistan, where 36 percent live and Iran, where 3 percent live.

Gul Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gul has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name rose 19,320 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 8,833 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gul Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Orthodox (90%) in Russia, Orthodox (69%) in Belarus, Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (56%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Gul last name are 0.32% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 53.55% being registered with the party.

The amount Gul earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 17.63% less than the national average, earning 285,050 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 62.36% less than the national average, earning R 89,436 per year; in United States they earn 6.65% more than the national average, earning $46,018 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.48% more than the national average, earning $49,920 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gül89182,369/
Gull8683,697/
Gule8614,680/
Gaul8614,580/
Guhl865,541/
Guld86976/
Goul86743/
Guul86647/
Ghul86563/
Gulh86176/
Gult86145/
Gutl8681/
Ngul8679/
Gulì8645/
Gulp8618/
Gusl8610/
Ggul865/
Hgul862/
Gujl861/
Kgul861/
Ul809,942/
Gould7597,489/
Ghule7563,138/
Ghoul7521,875/
Gulle753,761/
Goule753,556/
Gauld753,260/
Gaule751,673/
Gaull75328/
Gutel75323/
Gusel75280/
Ngoul75194/
Ghull75144/
Gullì75134/
Gohul7568/
Gauhl7565/
Ngaul7558/
Ggule7546/
Gaulė7542/
Ghaul7538/
Gugli7532/
Gusül7526/
Gahul7522/
Gutil7518/
Gulhe7514/
Gullå7514/
Gouhl7512/
Gucel7511/
Gaulp758/
Goull756/
Ghuyl756/
Gulhh755/
Ghusl755/
Guutl754/
Gusle754/
Gusil754/
Guşel754/
Nggul753/
Guull753/
Gouël753/
Goulp752/
Gulll752/
Ngull751/
Gaulh751/
Ghult751/
Gutll751/
Gujjl751/
Kgull751/
Gullh751/
Guldt751/
Guëll751/
Ggull751/
Gullt751/
Hngul751/
Gausl750/
Gulph750/
Gol6732,171/
Uhl6719,139/
Hul6717,606/
Ule677,368/
Aul673,106/
Ull671,528/
Eul671,388/
Goutel671,236/
Oul671,107/
Uil67408/
Gausel67253/
Ulp67229/
Uyl67223/
Uul67142/
Gautel67121/
Gauslå67110/
Gaucel67103/
Goulle6799/
Gueule6797/
Ghusle6792/
Gaulle6759/
Ghulle6756/
Gussel6750/
Guggil6733/
Uld6732/
Gutell6723/
Ult6720/
Ulh6717/
Ghoule6716/
Gautil6713/
Usl6712/
Kgaule6712/
Guttel6711/
Nggaul6710/
Ujl679/
Ghaule678/
Guchel678/
Utl677/
Gouldd676/
Ghould675/
Gausil675/
Gulowa675/
Guutll674/
Goutil674/
Gusiel673/
Ghulhe672/
Gaultt672/
Guttil672/
Guhsel672/
Ghousl671/
Ghuile671/
Gutill671/
Gouldh671/
Ghutel671/
Ghoull671/
Gulltt671/
Ghausl671/
Gousel670/
Gutlep670/
Gusell670/
Goulld670/
Gouyld670/

Gul Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gul in the Georgian language
გულgul-
Gul in the Bengali language
গুলgula-
Gul in the Hindi language
गुलgula99.44
गुल्gul0.02
Gul in the Oriya language
ଗୁଲgula95.68
ଗୁଲ୍gul1.58
Gul in the Marathi language
गुलgula91.45
गुळgula6.03
गूलgula2.04
Gul in the Arabic language
جُولjul-

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