Gül Surname
Approximately 182,369 people bear this surname
Gül Surname User-submission:
This surname means 'rose' in Turkish.
Gül Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 179,096 | 1:435 | 41 |
| Germany | 1,886 | 1:42,686 | 5,610 |
| Northern Cyprus | 435 | 1:733 | 36 |
| Austria | 348 | 1:24,470 | 3,844 |
| Sweden | 234 | 1:42,080 | 3,338 |
| Denmark | 98 | 1:57,599 | 5,874 |
| Switzerland | 82 | 1:100,158 | 10,705 |
| Belgium | 63 | 1:182,486 | 24,456 |
| Netherlands | 34 | 1:496,682 | 47,398 |
| Estonia | 19 | 1:69,569 | 12,771 |
| Finland | 12 | 1:458,058 | 28,977 |
| Norway | 12 | 1:428,524 | 37,411 |
| Azerbaijan | 11 | 1:877,193 | 13,780 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| France | 6 | 1:11,070,454 | 349,096 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
The alternate forms: Gul (1,714,411) & Gûl (2) are calculated separately.
Gül (55,166) may also be a first name.
Gül Surname Meaning
Gül Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gül Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gül occurs most in Turkey. It can be rendered as a variant: Gul or Gûl. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gül? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,093rd most commonly held surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 39,960 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 83 percent of Gül reside; 83 percent reside in West Asia and 83 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. Gül is also the 16,995th most commonly used given name throughout the world It is held by 55,166 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Turkey, where it is held by 179,096 people, or 1 in 435. In Turkey it is primarily concentrated in: Istanbul Province, where 20 percent live, Izmir Province, where 5 percent live and Ankara Province, where 5 percent live. Outside of Turkey Gül occurs in 32 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 1 percent live and Northern Cyprus, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gul | 89 | 1,714,411 | / |
| Gûl | 89 | 2 | / |
| Güll | 86 | 390 | / |
| Gühl | 86 | 77 | / |
| Güld | 86 | 5 | / |
| Gl | 80 | 657 | / |
| Gusül | 75 | 26 | / |
| Gil | 67 | 686,266 | / |
| Gol | 67 | 32,171 | / |
| Göl | 67 | 15,231 | / |
| Gel | 67 | 5,068 | / |
| Ngl | 67 | 1,644 | / |
| Gülova | 67 | 145 | / |
| Gyl | 67 | 50 | / |
| Glt | 67 | 48 | / |
| Hgl | 67 | 34 | / |
| Gll | 67 | 26 | / |
| Ghl | 67 | 15 | / |
| Kgl | 67 | 14 | / |
| Gld | 67 | 13 | / |
| Glp | 67 | 11 | / |
| Gøl | 67 | 10 | / |
| Glh | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ggl | 67 | 7 | / |
| Cgl | 67 | 6 | / |
| Qgl | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gülová | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gíl | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gél | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
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