Kulikovsky Surname

173,472nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,477 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belarus

Kulikovsky 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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Kulikovsky Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1,1751:122,65814,598
Belarus8451:11,2441,719
Kazakhstan3291:53,7466,818
Transnistria341:13,9622,679
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
Kyrgyzstan171:351,33329,728
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
England91:6,190,895170,599
Moldova71:508,76732,975
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873

Kulikovsky Surname Meaning

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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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Kulikovsky Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kulikovsky (Russian: Куликовский) is found in Russia more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kulikovsky? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 173,472nd most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 2,942,086 people. The last name Kulikovsky occurs mostly in Europe, where 70 percent of Kulikovsky are found; 69 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 69 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The last name Kulikovsky is most prevalent in Russia, where it is held by 1,175 people, or 1 in 122,658. In Russia it is mostly found in: Moscow, where 11 percent reside, Chelyabinsk Oblast, where 6 percent reside and Vladimir Oblast, where 5 percent reside. Apart from Russia this surname is found in 17 countries. It is also found in Belarus, where 34 percent reside and Kazakhstan, where 13 percent reside.

Kulikovsky Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Orthodox (78%) in Russia and Orthodox (63%) in Belarus.

In The United States those holding the Kulikovsky surname are 10.11% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 56.88% being registered with the political party.

Kulikovsky earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.69% more than the national average, earning $45,604 USD per year.

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Kulikovsky Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kulikovsky in the Russian language
Куликовскийkulikovskij-

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