Kulikov Surname

6,375th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 88,668 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Kulikov Surname User-submission:

Version 1.

It is most common in the Volga region (in the Ulyanovsk and Nizhny Novgorod regions, in the Republic of Tatarstan and the Republic of Udmurtia). The basis of the Kulikov surname was the worldly name Kulik. The worldly name Kulik has its origin in a similar name for a small marsh bird with long legs.

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Kulikov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia81,5421:1,767150
Kazakhstan3,3301:5,310788
Belarus1,4581:6,517905
Uzbekistan5441:56,8556,305
Kyrgyzstan3301:18,0993,201
Israel2951:29,0094,157
United States2461:1,473,410100,696
Estonia1761:7,510947
Turkmenistan1201:45,743871
Lithuania611:49,7477,980
Canada571:646,41452,764
Georgia561:66,8857,226
Azerbaijan551:175,4394,860
Germany441:1,829,670103,431
Moldova381:93,72011,459
Transnistria351:13,5632,609
Australia291:930,88655,860
Tajikistan291:289,1962,354
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Thailand201:3,531,917315,217
Greece171:651,75273,285
Finland161:343,54424,270
Spain161:2,922,00263,384
England131:4,286,005132,302
Bulgaria121:581,57524,486
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Armenia111:266,3806,520
Latvia101:205,00522,061
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Slovenia61:414,61218,975
Slovakia41:1,334,11294,300
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Montenegro31:213,1886,121
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Abkhazia21:121,4324,128
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Barbados21:143,7241,981
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403

Kulikov (12) may also be a first name.

Kulikov Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Version 1.

It is most common in the Volga region (in the Ulyanovsk and Nizhny Novgorod regions, in the Republic of Tatarstan and the Republic of Udmurtia). The basis of the Kulikov surname was the worldly name Kulik. The worldly name Kulik has its origin in a similar name for a small marsh bird with long legs. Prior to the introduction of Christianity in Russia, naming a child with a name representing the name of an animal or plant was a very common tradition. This corresponded to the pagan ideas of man about the world. Old Russian man, living according to the laws of nature, himself represented himself as part of it. Giving the baby a name like Kulik, the parents wanted nature to perceive the child as their own, so that the useful qualities that the chosen representative of the animal world would have passed on to him. According to another version, the surname Kulikov comes from the nickname Kulik, which could be given to a long-legged person (in appearance similar to a sandpiper). The surname Kulikov is very ancient. So, in the 'Onomasticon' of Academician S. B. Veselovsky there are related names: Kulik Kotok, a peasant of the Semenovsky Pogost (1495); peasant Stepan Kulikov (1539); Matvey Ivanov, son of Kulikov, guarantor for the boyars (1571); Novgorod landowners Kulikov (end of the XV century). Among the famous representatives of the surname are Nikolai Ivanovich Kulikov (1815–1891), a Russian actor and dramatic writer; Ivan Semenovich Kulikov (1875-1941), Russian artist, academician of painting, student of I. E. Repin; Victor Georgievich Kulikov (b. 1921), Soviet and Russian military and statesman, Hero of the Soviet Union, Marshal of the Soviet Union.

Version 2. The history of the origin of the surname Kulikov.

Surnames with bird bases are widespread in the Russian environment. Veselovsky has Ivan Ivanovich Kulik Samarin; Kulikovs. landowners, the end of the XV century., Novgorod. Vasilia in the sky is usually Ukrainian or Polish, in their - characteristic of the North and Siberia.

Version 3.

Squads, for example, of the Belozersky princes, courageously fought on the Kulikovo field. It is likely that one of the warriors could get a surname in connection with this event. After all, there are many surnames 'Kulikovs' in the northwest.

Version 4.

The distorted word Kuligi (Kuliki) the outskirts of the village, the marshland hence the name of the birds and, accordingly, the surname as a reference to the place

Version 5.

Came from a sandpiper

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Kulikov Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kulikov (Georgian: კულიკოვი, Russian: Куликов) occurs most in Russia. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kulikov? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kulikov is the 6,375th most frequently occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 82,189 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 75 percent of Kulikov live; 75 percent live in Eastern Europe and 74 percent live in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequently used forename at a global level It is held by 12 people.

It is most numerous in Russia, where it is borne by 81,542 people, or 1 in 1,767. In Russia Kulikov is most common in: Moscow Oblast, where 9 percent live, Moscow, where 7 percent live and Rostov Oblast, where 4 percent live. Beside Russia it occurs in 58 countries. It also occurs in Kazakhstan, where 4 percent live and Belarus, where 2 percent live.

Kulikov Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Kulikov surname is primarily Orthodox (88%) in Russia, Orthodox (94%) in Belarus, Orthodox (85%) in Kazakhstan, Orthodox (83%) in Ukraine and Orthodox (100%) in Uzbekistan.

In The United States those holding the Kulikov surname are 8.09% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 54.86% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kulikov earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 21.48% more than the national average, earning $52,419 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.05% more than the national average, earning $50,207 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kulikov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kulikov in the Georgian language
კულიკოვიkulikovi87.23
კულიკოვkulikov12.77
Kulikov in the Russian language
Куликовkulikov-

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