View the most religious surnames in Lebanon

Where Does The Last Name Gulf Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Gulf (Arabic: جالف, Russian: Гульф) is held by more people in Kuwait than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gulf? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 1,518,885^th most commonly held surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 53,193,766 people. Gulf is predominantly found in Asia, where 87 percent of Gulf reside; 53 percent reside in West Asia and 34 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 250,393^rd most numerous first name throughout the world, borne by 1,027 people.

The last name Gulf is most commonly occurring in Kuwait, where it is held by 29 people, or 1 in 131,058. Without taking into account Kuwait it occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in Afghanistan, where 20 percent are found and Lebanon, where 14 percent are found.

Gulf Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Syriac Orthodox (94%) in Lebanon.