Gurule Surname

71,482nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,907 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Gurule Surname User-submission:

Gurule is a surname with an interesting backstory. Gurulé stems from a single man whose name was originally Jacques Grole. Born in France, he was forced to change his name to the Spanish version (Juan Gurule) after being imprisoned in Spain.

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Gurule Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,7481:63,0587,383
India1,1341:676,42431,681
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
France31:22,140,907385,998
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3781:132,85412,672

The alternate forms: Gurulé (7) are calculated separately.

Gurule (17) may also be a first name.

Gurule Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Gurule is a surname with an interesting backstory. Gurulé stems from a single man whose name was originally Jacques Grole. Born in France, he was forced to change his name to the Spanish version (Juan Gurule) after being imprisoned in Spain. He then moved to 'New Spain' (now parts of New Mexico).

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Gurule Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gurule (Marathi: गुरुळे, Oriya: ଗୁରୁେଲ) is most common in The United States. It can also occur as a variant: Gurulé. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gurule? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gurule is the 71,482nd most commonly occurring last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 1,055,096 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 83 percent of Gurule are found; 83 percent are found in North America and 82 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Gurule is also the 2,694,839th most commonly used first name at a global level. It is borne by 17 people.

This last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 5,748 people, or 1 in 63,058. In The United States Gurule is mostly found in: New Mexico, where 41 percent live, Colorado, where 20 percent live and California, where 16 percent live. Beside The United States this surname occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in India, where 16 percent live and Mexico, where 0 percent live.

Gurule Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gurule has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Gurule surname increased 1,521 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gurule Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gurule surname are 36.63% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 89.86% being registered with the political party.

Gurule earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.44% less than the national average, earning $38,646 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gurulé947/
Gurulea92466/
Gurgule9269/
Gurulee9223/
Guraule9214/
Gaurule927/
Gurrule925/
Guruler923/
Gureule923/
Ghurule922/
Gurulle921/
Gourule921/
Ngurule921/
Gurules920/
Gurul9117/
Urule9111/
Gaurgule861/
Gurruled860/
Gouroule860/
Gorule835,004/
Gurgul832,805/
Guruli831,586/
Ureule83151/
Hurule83116/
Gurula8357/
Girule8348/
Gurile8318/
Ghurul8310/
Gourul8310/
Gaurul836/
Guruly835/
Uruler833/
Aurule832/
Gurole831/
Gourouleh801/
Hurulle77378/
Gurulia7757/
Ouroule7722/
Hurgule7715/
Gurulya7714/
Ghurile7713/
Gurrula7713/
Gaurile774/
Gurutel773/
Urrutle773/
Gurrole773/
Guroult773/
Huruley772/
Ghorule772/
Goruley772/
Gurulla772/
Ghuruli771/
Ghaurul771/
Gurrile771/
Gurujla771/
Gurulli771/
Gurauli771/
Gurgull771/
Gourile771/
Gourula771/
Gurault771/
Guriele771/
Gurileh771/
Girulie770/
Gurol73130/
Urula7351/
Gorul7323/
Orule739/
Urole732/
Gourault71146/
Giroulle71113/
Ghurulia7110/
Houroule718/
Gurulová713/
Gurulova712/
Gaurulla711/
Gurzouli711/
Țurțulea711/
Gouroula711/
Gourzoul711/
Gorouley710/
Hurula67222/
Huruli67182/
Gourgouli67118/
Urhole67104/
Gorole6785/
Urzula6778/
Gautrault6751/
Gurola6746/
Giruli6743/
Guroll6737/
Gorula6735/
Orhule6726/
Goruli6724/
Ourzouley6721/
Urruli677/
Gurrol676/
Huruly676/
Ghorul674/
Ourula674/
Gaurol672/
Oruley671/
Hurole671/
Girile671/
Ghoruiley671/
Urrula671/
Urulla671/
Ouroulehe671/
Eurula671/
Aurole671/
Urusli671/

Gurule Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gurule in the Oriya language
ଗୁରୁେଲguruela-
Gurule in the Marathi language
गुरुळेgurule84.24
गुरूळेgurule7.94
गुरुलेgurule2.77
गुरूलेgurule1.93
गुरुलॆgurule0.48
गोरुलेgorule0.24
गुरुळैgurulai0.24
गुरनुलेguranule0.24
गुरुगुलेgurugule0.12
गुरळेgurale0.12
गुरलेgurale0.12
गुरनुलguranula0.12

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