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) is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can be found as: Koulé. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Koule? popularity and diffusion
It is the 290,346th most commonly occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,525,054 people. Koule occurs mostly in Africa, where 85 percent of Koule are found; 66 percent are found in West Africa and 28 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Koule is also the 300,342nd most frequently used first name globally. It is borne by 749 people.
The last name is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is borne by 421 people, or 1 in 49,333. In Cameroon Koule is most frequent in: Far North Region, where 32 percent reside, East Region, where 30 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 24 percent reside. Beside Cameroon Koule occurs in 21 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 23 percent reside and Niger, where 19 percent reside.
Koule Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Koule has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Koule last name fell 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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