Kulen Surname

421,746th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 822 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Kulen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kulen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey5731:135,81411,031
Indonesia751:1,763,323114,023
Norway351:146,92218,432
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
Belarus171:558,88650,306
Ukraine111:4,138,427206,719
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Sri Lanka91:2,312,0629,186
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
England21:27,859,030389,889
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

The alternate forms: Kuleń (18), Külen (16) & Kulén (16) are calculated separately.

Kulen (6,270) may also be a first name.

Kulen Last Name Facts

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

Kulen (Bengali: কুলেন, Hindi: कुलेन, Marathi: कुल, Oriya: କୁେଲନ, Russian: Кулень) is borne by more people in Turkey than any other country/territory. It can also occur as: Kuleń, Külen or Kulén. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kulen? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 421,746th most commonly held family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 8,865,628 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 74 percent of Kulen are found; 61 percent are found in West Asia and 61 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. Kulen is also the 83,271st most frequently used first name internationally. It is borne by 6,270 people.

This last name is most frequent in Turkey, where it is borne by 573 people, or 1 in 135,814. In Turkey it is most frequent in: Istanbul Province, where 18 percent live, Ankara Province, where 13 percent live and Kayseri Province, where 11 percent live. Barring Turkey it exists in 27 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 9 percent live and Norway, where 4 percent live.

Kulen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kulen has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname decreased 80 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kulen Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Kulen earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 3.73% more than the national average, earning 358,988 kr per year and in United States they earn 7.59% less than the national average, earning $39,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kuleń9318/
Külen9316/
Kulén9316/
Keulen912,444/
Kuhlen911,801/
Kaulen911,194/
Kuylen91576/
Kullen91571/
Koulen91325/
Kuilen9162/
Kulien9145/
Kuelen919/
Kuleen917/
Khulen912/
Kulenn911/
Kuluen911/
Kuln8924/
Kaullen83173/
Kulienė83157/
Kuijlen83126/
Koullen8371/
Keuhlen8354/
Kuglien8333/
Kuehlen8314/
Kulleen838/
Keuleng831/
Koulien831/
Gkoulen831/
Kuyleng831/
Kuillen830/
Kulin802,469/
Kolen801,767/
Kilen801,236/
Culen80336/
Kulyn80292/
Kulne8012/
Kulhn804/
Kouln802/
Kulín801/
Kulng801/
Kulln801/
Kuhln800/
Kuiln800/
Kulenova77133/
Kaulienė7730/
Kulenová7726/
Koulenth771/
Khauleen771/
Cullen7376,565/
Kulina737,622/
Koolen734,540/
Kollen731,297/
Kulyna73867/
Koelen73407/
Kullin73279/
Kaulin73263/
Kuhlin73186/
Kühlen73186/
Kileen73179/
Kulgin73175/
Ceulen73137/
Quilen73130/
Kielen73104/
Koulin7399/
Coulen7386/
Cuylen7378/
Koløen7371/
Khulin7359/
Koleen7348/
Kholen7331/
Kilien7331/
Kullén7328/
Kaulyn7326/
Kulhyn7323/
Kulion7322/
Kuilin7315/
Kutlyn7315/
Khulyn7312/
Culeen7311/
Kihlen7310/
Kolien739/
Khilen738/
Kaulén738/
Kilaen737/
Kuslyn734/
Kuelin733/
Kujlin733/
Kolehn732/
Keulin732/
Culent732/
Kulhem731/
Kulhne731/
Kuhlne731/
Culeng731/
Culhen731/
Culoen731/
Kulinc731/
Kulndt731/
Culien731/
Kulynk731/
Cutlen730/
Caulen730/
Kuhlem730/
Cuslen730/
Culenn730/
Kaulenova719/
Koulengue711/
Kaulina67940/
Kollien67216/
Kilienė67152/
Koellen67122/
Keuling67116/
Kuhling67104/
Kullina6796/
Kullhem6791/
Koln6791/
Koulina6760/
Khaulin6750/
Kulnova6750/
Khulina6747/
Kaulyna6729/
Kholien6721/
Koolenn6721/
Kollehn6719/
Culleen6714/
Kolleen6712/
Caulien6712/
Khaulyn6712/
Koehlen6711/
Kulläng6711/
Khulyna6710/
Cuillen679/
Kolienė677/
Kusling676/
Cullenn675/
Cauleng675/
Cullien674/
Quilien674/
Culn674/
Coullen673/
Khuglin673/
Kuilina673/
Coulent672/
Caullen672/
Kilyaen672/
Kaullyn672/
Kauleem671/
Kaullin671/
Khillen671/
Kielien671/
Kuthlin671/
Cauleen671/
Cautlen671/
Cullhen671/
Culllen671/
Koullin671/
Cheulen671/
Coulien671/
Kuehlin671/
Kulinng671/
Kuiglin671/
Keullin671/
Keullyn671/
Culheen670/
Culehen670/
Cuyhlen670/
Cutleng670/

Kulen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kulen in the Bengali language
কুলেনkulena-
Kulen in the Hindi language
कुलेनkulena-
Kulen in the Oriya language
କୁେଲନkuelana-
Kulen in the Marathi language
कुलkula55.56
कुलेनkulena44.44
Kulen in the Russian language
Куленьkulen-

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