Gulgul Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Gulgul Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gulgul Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Yemen51:5,285,05921,214
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

The alternate forms: Gülgül (191) are calculated separately.

Gulgul (358) may also be a first name.

Gulgul Last Name Facts

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

Gulgul (Hindi: गुलगुल, Marathi: गुलगुल, Russian: Гулгул) is more frequently found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Gülgül. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gulgul? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,649,889th most frequent last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 56 percent of Gulgul reside; 44 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 44 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Gulgul is also the 460,276th most prevalent first name throughout the world, borne by 358 people.

The surname Gulgul is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 1,019,215. In Papua New Guinea Gulgul is mostly concentrated in: East Sepik, where 63 percent are found, Bougainville, where 13 percent are found and Madang, where 13 percent are found. Not including Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Yemen, where 28 percent are found and Afghanistan, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gulgule92518/
Gulul9115/
Ulgul913/
Gülgül89191/
Goulgoul8655/
Ghulgule8612/
Gullgule861/
Gulghule861/
Gulule831,249/
Golgul83134/
Hulgul834/
Gulgol833/
Ghulul832/
Ghulghule80406/
Ulul80193/
Goulgoule8010/
Hulgule7722/
Ghuloul771/
Gouloul771/
Gullule771/
Hulul7362/
Ulule7327/
Olgul7323/
Uloul7316/
Ulaul738/
Gulol735/
Ullul731/
Gululova717/
Oulghoul714/
Hullgule711/
Hulule67302/
Ouloul67175/
Hulhul67125/
Golgol6792/
Ulusel6787/
Ulutel6762/
Ullule677/
Uleule673/
Hullul672/
Ulaule672/
Hulgol671/
Ngoulloul671/
Uluçöl671/

Gulgul Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gulgul in the Hindi language
गुलगुलgulagula-
Gulgul in the Marathi language
गुलगुलgulagula-
Gulgul in the Russian language
Гулгулgulgul-

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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 Gulgul
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