Gulul Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

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

Gulul Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gulul Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224

The alternate forms: Gülül (5) are calculated separately.

Gulul (22) may also be a first name.

Gulul Last Name Facts

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

Gulul (Marathi: गुलुल) is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Gülül. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gulul? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,057,639th most commonly held family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. This surname is mostly found in Oceania, where 80 percent of Gulul reside; 80 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 80 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Gulul is also the 2,301,746th most frequently used first name in the world. It is borne by 22 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 679,476. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly found in: Madang, where 100 percent live. Apart from Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 13 percent live and Somalia, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gulule911,249/
Gulgul9118/
Ghulul912/
Ulul89193/
Gülül875/
Ghuloul831/
Gouloul831/
Gullule831/
Hulul8062/
Ulule8027/
Uslul8017/
Uloul8016/
Ulaul808/
Gilul806/
Gulol805/
Golul801/
Ullul801/
Goulgoul7755/
Gululova777/
Hulule73302/
Ouloul73175/
Hulhul73125/
Ulusel7387/
Ulutel7362/
Ullule737/
Uleule733/
Ulaule732/
Hullul732/
Uluçöl731/
Ngoulloul711/
Olul67795/
Hullule67200/
Outlule67108/
Ouloule6731/
Ulol6728/
Hulhule6725/
Hulault6717/
Houloul671/

Gulul Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gulul in the Marathi language
गुलुलgulula-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gulul
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