Kulikova Surname
Approximately 98,280 people bear this surname
Kulikova 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.
Read More About This SurnameKulikova Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 90,920 | 1:1,585 | 121 |
| Kazakhstan | 3,052 | 1:5,794 | 869 |
| Belarus | 1,658 | 1:5,730 | 780 |
| Uzbekistan | 566 | 1:54,645 | 6,286 |
| Latvia | 428 | 1:4,790 | 668 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 424 | 1:14,086 | 2,572 |
| Lithuania | 140 | 1:21,676 | 3,930 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| Turkmenistan | 120 | 1:45,743 | 871 |
| Estonia | 111 | 1:11,908 | 1,764 |
| United States | 99 | 1:3,661,201 | 203,401 |
| Azerbaijan | 82 | 1:117,672 | 3,814 |
| Moldova | 75 | 1:47,485 | 6,982 |
| Transnistria | 63 | 1:7,535 | 1,458 |
| France | 53 | 1:1,253,259 | 128,888 |
| Georgia | 47 | 1:79,692 | 7,883 |
| Tajikistan | 35 | 1:239,620 | 2,085 |
| Germany | 34 | 1:2,367,808 | 122,173 |
| Thailand | 25 | 1:2,825,534 | 284,782 |
| Canada | 24 | 1:1,535,233 | 104,339 |
| England | 23 | 1:2,422,524 | 89,093 |
| Slovakia | 20 | 1:266,822 | 40,422 |
| Armenia | 19 | 1:154,220 | 4,685 |
| Bulgaria | 18 | 1:387,717 | 18,370 |
| Czechia | 12 | 1:886,122 | 73,425 |
| Italy | 11 | 1:5,559,699 | 110,230 |
| Netherlands | 11 | 1:1,535,198 | 78,311 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Israel | 6 | 1:1,426,272 | 75,466 |
| Greece | 6 | 1:1,846,632 | 89,049 |
| Finland | 5 | 1:1,099,340 | 45,512 |
| Turkey | 4 | 1:19,455,356 | 155,681 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Cyprus | 4 | 1:221,219 | 8,471 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Abkhazia | 4 | 1:60,716 | 3,073 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
The alternate forms: Kuliková (212), Kuļikova (2) & Kulíková (482) are calculated separately.
Kulikova 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
- andrewfedulovKulikova Demographics
Average Kulikova Salary in
United States
$39,573 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kulikova Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kulikova Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kulikova (Georgian: კულიკოვა, Russian: Куликова) has its highest incidence in Russia. It can appear as: Kuliková, Kuļikova or Kulíková. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kulikova? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 5,744th most widespread surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 74,151 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 75 percent of Kulikova live; 74 percent live in Eastern Europe and 74 percent live in East Slavic Europe.
The last name is most widespread in Russia, where it is carried by 90,920 people, or 1 in 1,585. In Russia Kulikova is most frequent in: Moscow Oblast, where 8 percent live, Moscow, where 7 percent live and Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, where 4 percent live. Beside Russia this surname occurs in 57 countries. It is also found in Kazakhstan, where 3 percent live and Belarus, where 2 percent live.
Kulikova Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Kulikova last name is primarily Orthodox (88%) in Russia, Orthodox (96%) in Belarus, Orthodox (90%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (85%) in Ukraine.
In The United States Kulikova are 19.67% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 66.44% being registered with the political party.
The amount Kulikova earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 8.29% less than the national average, earning $39,573 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.94% less than the national average, earning $42,261 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kulikova Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kulikova in the Georgian language | ||
| კულიკოვა | kulikova | - |
| Kulikova in the Russian language | ||
| Куликова | kulikova | - |
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