Guls Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Iceland

Guls Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Guls Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan121:14,886,99061,272
Afghanistan51:6,430,63727,710
Latvia41:512,51230,386
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iran11:76,782,524277,718

The alternate forms: Güls (100) are calculated separately.

Guls (97) may also be a first name.

Guls Last Name Facts

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

The last name Guls (Hindi: गुलस) is held by more people in Pakistan than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Güls. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Guls? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,798,600th most prevalent surname on earth, held by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 81 percent of Guls reside; 78 percent reside in South Asia and 67 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Guls is also the 962,660th most frequently used first name at a global level, borne by 97 people.

It is most commonly held in Pakistan, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 14,886,990. In Pakistan it is most numerous in: Punjab, where 67 percent reside, Sindh, where 17 percent reside and Azad Jammu and Kashmir, where 8 percent reside. Not including Pakistan it exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Afghanistan, where 19 percent reside and Latvia, where 15 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Güls92100/
Gules89591/
Gauls89136/
Gulst8927/
Gulsh8925/
Gulls892/
Ghuls891/
Gouls890/
Uls8616/
Gulles801,121/
Gulese8072/
Goules8053/
Gusils8051/
Gaules8011/
Gullås805/
Ghulse804/
Gulshd803/
Gulshe802/
Gulsth801/
Goulst801/
Gulsch801/
Gaulsh801/
Guless801/
Gulesz801/
Ghouls801/
Ghulsh801/
Huls754,697/
Ulsh751,032/
Ules75724/
Uhls75643/
Gulz75216/
Gols75195/
Auls75175/
Ulst7564/
Ulse7542/
Ulsø7513/
Ouls753/
Euls752/
Ulhs752/
Uils751/
Ulsz751/
Gulless7344/
Gulestø7338/
Goulles7315/
Ghulshe732/
Gutilss731/
Gullest731/
Gussels731/
Goulest730/
Giles67110,481/
Hulse6714,760/
Hulst673,936/
Goles672,852/
Aules671,524/
Hulls671,059/
Oules67677/
Uhles67624/
Hules67213/
Heuls67196/
Ulles67180/
Gulch67177/
Ulsch6798/
Golsh6794/
Goels6774/
Aulls6773/
Uglis6765/
Ulsøe6762/
Gulje6748/
Eules6746/
Eulls6741/
Hulsh6725/
Gulez6720/
Hauls6714/
Hulsz6713/
Uhlås6713/
Güles6712/
Usles6712/
Golsz6711/
Golls6710/
Gools679/
Ulese679/
Ullsh679/
Uyles678/
Houls676/
Ullås675/
Ullss674/
Gulce673/
Uills672/
Goulx672/
Ullhs672/
Gaulz672/
Huils672/
Hutls671/
Gulesova671/
Uiles671/
Ulsse671/
Guleç671/
Ngouless671/
Usels671/
Hulss670/
Uulse670/
Uless670/
Oulst670/
Outls670/
Ulest670/

Guls Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Guls in the Hindi language
गुलसgulasa75
गुलस्gulas25

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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 Guls
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