Kul Surname

18,183rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30,343 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Kul Surname User-submission:

It is a Turkish surname meaning 'slave', 'servant', which emphasizes the connection between human being and God.

Kul Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey22,9111:3,397486
India2,9101:263,59615,153
Cambodia1,1981:12,9281,056
Papua New Guinea5261:15,5011,509
Vietnam4651:199,239960
Afghanistan3881:82,8692,336
Ukraine3381:134,68318,969
Germany1831:439,92139,335
Poland1721:220,98128,861
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
United States1211:2,995,528175,060
Thailand1191:593,600101,063
Switzerland921:89,2719,885
Indonesia821:1,612,795106,468
Brazil741:2,892,89685,224
England721:773,86242,299
Belgium671:171,59223,333
Pakistan441:4,060,08828,888
Taiwan431:545,2274,074
Netherlands381:444,39944,765
Sudan361:1,041,9503,038
Northern Cyprus341:9,3832,356
Malaysia331:893,76440,799
Austria221:387,06540,442
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Sweden121:820,56361,223
France101:6,642,272293,169
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
South Sudan91:1,268,3421,210
Serbia91:793,88326,061
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Bulgaria71:996,98634,534
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
Ireland51:941,78816,185
Croatia51:845,72148,179
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Oman41:921,9937,313
China41:341,830,39216,990
Kosovo31:620,62310,771
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
Nepal31:9,493,65216,132
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

The alternate forms: Kül (41), Kůl (5) & Kúl (2) are calculated separately.

Kul (21,640) may also be a first name.

Kul Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It is a Turkish surname meaning 'slave', 'servant', which emphasizes the connection between human being and God.

- heinrichvonsuomi

Kul Last Name Facts

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

Kul (Bengali: কুল, Georgian: კულ, Hindi: कुल, Marathi: कुल, Oriya: କୁଳ, Tibetan: ཀུལ་) occurs more in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant: Kül, Kůl or Kúl. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kul? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kul is the 18,183rd most commonly used surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 240,172 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 81 percent of Kul are found; 64 percent are found in West Asia and 64 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 35,648th most frequently held first name internationally. It is borne by 21,640 people.

The last name is most frequent in Turkey, where it is carried by 22,911 people, or 1 in 3,397. In Turkey it is most numerous in: Istanbul Province, where 22 percent reside, Trabzon Province, where 6 percent reside and Ankara Province, where 5 percent reside. Beside Turkey Kul occurs in 86 countries. It also occurs in India, where 10 percent reside and Cambodia, where 4 percent reside.

Kul Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kul has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kul surname expanded 672 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kul Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Orthodox (73%) in Russia, Orthodox (94%) in Belarus and Orthodox (76%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Kul are 35.66% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 88.89% registered with the party.

The amount Kul earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 4.27% less than the national average, earning $41,305 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.29% less than the national average, earning $48,544 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kül8941/
Kůl895/
Kúl892/
Kule8653,176/
Kaul8648,914/
Kuhl8623,025/
Koul8620,673/
Kull869,806/
Keul862,375/
Kuil861,528/
Khul861,508/
Kuyl86387/
Kuul86323/
Kulø8668/
Kulh8630/
Kkul8612/
Hkul8610/
Kujl862/
Kcul862/
Qkul861/
Ckul861/
Kgul861/
Khule7515,553/
Kulle755,427/
Kaule752,754/
Koule751,319/
Kuijl75436/
Koull75275/
Khoul75197/
Khaul75192/
Kahul75180/
Kaull75176/
Kauhl75171/
Keule75137/
Keuhl7596/
Kuisl7591/
Keull7587/
Khull7583/
Kuile7582/
Kulhe7578/
Kutyl7558/
Kault7557/
Kuhyl7557/
Kuyle7546/
Kuill7541/
Kkule7539/
Kouhl7524/
Kußel7518/
Khult7514/
Kucyl7510/
Kuhll759/
Kohul758/
Koult757/
Kullh757/
Kuhlt755/
Khulh754/
Kheul754/
Kauld754/
Khuyl754/
Kuilp754/
Kuilh753/
Keulh752/
Kaulp752/
Khuul752/
Kuuhl752/
Kutll751/
Gkoul751/
Kulpp751/
Kuihl751/
Kgull751/
Khuil751/
Hkuyl751/
Kuull750/
Koulp750/
Khuhl750/
Kullp750/
Kol67203,942/
Khoule675,760/
Kulova672,906/
Cul671,318/
Kulová67619/
Kuszel67436/
Kuisle67328/
Kushyl67256/
Kuzsel67186/
Koulle67169/
Kuylle67118/
Kulowa6799/
Khaule6774/
Håkull6766/
Khulle6728/
Kuttil6725/
Kuhsel6718/
Kulsås6718/
Kuille6718/
Kuitel6717/
Kól6714/
Kaulhe6711/
Kuicel679/
Khulhe676/
Kutill675/
K'Houl675/
Kucell675/
Kusell675/
Kuigli674/
Keusel673/
Kougli673/
Khault672/
Khuile672/
Qukule672/
Kauhle671/
Kaulle671/
Kaulth671/
Kheull671/
Geekul671/
Kusesl671/
Kuszil671/
Kouyle671/
Koulth671/
Kucilt671/
Åkulle671/
Khhoul671/
Kousle671/
Keulhe671/
Khuild671/
Kuhhle670/
Keusil670/

Kul Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kul in the Georgian language
კულkul-
Kul in the Tibetan language
ཀུལ་kul99.34
ཀུལkul0.33
ཀུལ་་kul0.33
Kul in the Bengali language
কুলkula97.2
কূলkula2.8
Kul in the Hindi language
कुलkula96.49
कूलkula2.38
कुल्kul0.03
Kul in the Marathi language
कुलkula96.35
कुळkula2.06
Kul in the Oriya language
କୁଳkula61.71
କୁଲkula32.48
କୂଳkula3.42
କୁଲ୍kul1.03

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