Kule Surname
Approximately 53,176 people bear this surname
Kule Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 35,532 | 1:1,099 | 116 |
| India | 6,242 | 1:122,888 | 7,938 |
| Somalia | 2,598 | 1:5,178 | 438 |
| Ethiopia | 1,449 | 1:67,320 | 6,648 |
| Turkey | 1,424 | 1:54,650 | 5,354 |
| Nigeria | 1,412 | 1:125,455 | 8,224 |
| DR Congo | 1,279 | 1:57,764 | 6,911 |
| Papua New Guinea | 599 | 1:13,612 | 1,272 |
| Albania | 451 | 1:6,461 | 1,235 |
| Somaliland | 421 | 1:8,314 | 561 |
| Indonesia | 384 | 1:344,399 | 29,877 |
| Sri Lanka | 365 | 1:57,010 | 6,293 |
| United States | 195 | 1:1,858,764 | 121,141 |
| Tanzania | 175 | 1:302,524 | 23,291 |
| Kenya | 102 | 1:452,744 | 23,898 |
| Solomon Islands | 87 | 1:6,667 | 995 |
| Czechia | 77 | 1:138,097 | 21,749 |
| South Africa | 65 | 1:833,503 | 55,653 |
| Latvia | 51 | 1:40,197 | 6,121 |
| Botswana | 44 | 1:49,703 | 9,263 |
| Cameroon | 35 | 1:593,402 | 45,326 |
| Malaysia | 31 | 1:951,427 | 42,969 |
| Greece | 27 | 1:410,363 | 54,524 |
| Canada | 17 | 1:2,167,388 | 133,872 |
| Lesotho | 16 | 1:127,035 | 12,091 |
| Russia | 15 | 1:9,608,204 | 322,587 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| Ukraine | 9 | 1:5,058,077 | 228,455 |
| Bulgaria | 8 | 1:872,363 | 31,900 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| Nicaragua | 4 | 1:1,505,272 | 5,843 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1:3,054,091 | 90,853 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Lithuania | 2 | 1:1,517,294 | 35,813 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 56 | 1:896,762 | 54,350 |
The alternate forms: Kūle (2) are calculated separately.
Kule (6,998) may also be a first name.
Kule Demographics
Kule Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kule Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kule Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kule (Hindi: कुले, Marathi: कुळे, Oriya: କୁେଲ, Russian: Куле) is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Kūle. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kule? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kule is the 10,562nd most commonly used last name globally, borne by around 1 in 137,046 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 81 percent of Kule live; 76 percent live in East Africa and 67 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Kule is also the 77,563rd most commonly held first name at a global level, borne by 6,998 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is borne by 35,532 people, or 1 in 1,099. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Kasese District, where 76 percent reside, Bundibugyo District, where 10 percent reside and Kabarole District, where 4 percent reside. Without taking into account Uganda this surname occurs in 57 countries. It is also common in India, where 12 percent reside and Somalia, where 5 percent reside.
Kule Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Kule has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kule last name expanded 348 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Kule Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Kule surname is primarily Muslim (67%) in Kenya and Christian (96%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Kule surname are 30.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 83.33% registered with the political party.
The amount Kule earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 45.66% less than the national average, earning R 129,144 per year; in United States they earn 14.64% more than the national average, earning $49,466 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.66% more than the national average, earning $51,998 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kule Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kule in the Oriya language | ||
| କୁେଲ | kuela | 91.67 |
| କୁେଳ | kuela | 8.33 |
| Kule in the Hindi language | ||
| कुले | kule | 76.67 |
| कूले | kule | 23.33 |
| Kule in the Marathi language | ||
| कुळे | kule | 70.09 |
| कुले | kule | 26.37 |
| कूळे | kule | 1.01 |
| कूले | kule | 0.98 |
| कुल | kula | 0.19 |
| खुळे | khule | 0.17 |
| ख़ुळे | khule | 0.14 |
| कुऴे | kule | 0.09 |
| कौले | kaule | 0.09 |
| ख्ुळे | khule | 0.02 |
| कुले़ | kule | 0.02 |
| कूूले | kuule | 0.01 |
| Kule in the Russian language | ||
| Куле | kule | - |
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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 Kule
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