View the most religious surnames in Lebanon

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

The last name Gulf (Arabic: جالف, Russian: Гульф) is found in Kuwait more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

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

This surname is the 1,518,885^th most commonly held last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 53,193,766 people. The last name Gulf is primarily found in Asia, where 87 percent of Gulf are found; 53 percent are found in West Asia and 34 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Gulf is also the 250,393^rd most frequently held first name in the world It is held by 1,027 people.

The surname is most numerous in Kuwait, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 131,058. Not including Kuwait Gulf is found in 14 countries. It is also common in Afghanistan, where 20 percent reside and Lebanon, where 14 percent reside.

Gulf Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Gulf surname is primarily Syriac Orthodox (94%) in Lebanon.