Where Does The Last Name Gül Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Gül occurs more in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant: Gul or Gûl. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gül? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 3,093^rd most commonly used surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 39,960 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 83 percent of Gül are found; 83 percent are found in West Asia and 83 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. Gül is also the 16,995^th most numerous first name throughout the world, held by 55,166 people.

Gül is most frequently held in Turkey, where it is carried by 179,096 people, or 1 in 435. In Turkey it is primarily found in: Istanbul Province, where 20 percent reside, Izmir Province, where 5 percent reside and Ankara Province, where 5 percent reside. Besides Turkey this last name occurs in 32 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 1 percent reside and Northern Cyprus, where 0 percent reside.