Koule Surname
Approximately 1,319 people bear this surname
Koule Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 421 | 1:49,333 | 6,449 |
| Ivory Coast | 301 | 1:76,649 | 4,215 |
| Niger | 253 | 1:75,858 | 3,343 |
| Benin | 144 | 1:71,775 | 8,650 |
| Papua New Guinea | 58 | 1:140,581 | 19,337 |
| India | 53 | 1:14,472,932 | 242,024 |
| Greece | 22 | 1:503,627 | 63,727 |
| Mauritania | 21 | 1:194,993 | 9,876 |
| Senegal | 15 | 1:971,956 | 3,098 |
| Liberia | 12 | 1:367,378 | 19,503 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5 | 1:4,875,074 | 116,529 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10 | 1:5,021,868 | 210,693 |
The alternate forms: Koulé (3) are calculated separately.
Koule (749) may also be a first name.
Koule Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Koule Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Koule (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻮﻝ, Hindi: कौले, Marathi: कौले) occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant: Koulé. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Koule? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 290,346th most widespread family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 5,525,054 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 85 percent of Koule live; 66 percent live in West Africa and 28 percent live in Chadic Africa. Koule is also the 300,342nd most common given name in the world, held by 749 people.
This last name is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is held by 421 people, or 1 in 49,333. In Cameroon Koule is mostly concentrated in: Far North Region, where 32 percent live, East Region, where 30 percent live and Littoral Region, where 24 percent live. Excluding Cameroon it is found in 21 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 23 percent live and Niger, where 19 percent live.
Koule Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Koule has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Koule surname declined 60 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Koule Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Koule in the Hindi language | ||
| कौले | kaule | - |
| Koule in the Marathi language | ||
| कौले | kaule | - |
| Koule in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﻮﻝ | kwl | 87.5 |
| ﻛﻠﻪ | klh | 12.5 |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Koule
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