Kulim Surname
Approximately 179 people bear this surname
Kulim Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 45 | 1:1,729,365 | 63,766 |
| Indonesia | 43 | 1:3,075,563 | 171,061 |
| India | 32 | 1:23,970,793 | 327,222 |
| Malaysia | 25 | 1:1,179,769 | 51,323 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
The alternate forms: Külim (1) are calculated separately.
Kulim (195) may also be a first name.
Kulim Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kulim Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kulim (Hindi: कुलीम, Marathi: कुलीम, Oriya: କୁଳିମ, Russian: Кулим, Tibetan: ཀུ་ལིམ།) occurs in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Külim. Click here to see other possible spellings of Kulim.
How Common Is The Last Name Kulim? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kulim is the 1,276,805th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 40,712,547 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 74 percent of Kulim live; 40 percent live in Southeast Asia and 37 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 649,894th most widely held first name globally. It is borne by 195 people.
The last name is most numerous in Turkey, where it is borne by 45 people, or 1 in 1,729,365. In Turkey Kulim is most prevalent in: Samsun Province, where 47 percent are found, Istanbul Province, where 36 percent are found and Ankara Province, where 18 percent are found. Excluding Turkey this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 24 percent are found and India, where 18 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Külim | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kullim | 91 | 42 | / |
| Kuilim | 91 | 27 | / |
| Kulaim | 91 | 13 | / |
| Koulim | 91 | 2 | / |
| Kulime | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kulheim | 83 | 34 | / |
| Kuiliem | 83 | 3 | / |
| Keulhim | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kuluime | 83 | 1 | / |
| Khulime | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kilim | 80 | 2,632 | / |
| Kolim | 80 | 917 | / |
| Kulem | 80 | 272 | / |
| Culim | 80 | 7 | / |
| Kulym | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kulimova | 77 | 199 | / |
| Kullheim | 77 | 5 | / |
| Kuelheim | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kholim | 73 | 499 | / |
| Quilim | 73 | 180 | / |
| Kuleme | 73 | 40 | / |
| Koulem | 73 | 35 | / |
| Cullim | 73 | 26 | / |
| Koluim | 73 | 14 | / |
| Kielim | 73 | 12 | / |
| Kaulem | 73 | 9 | / |
| Kullem | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kilaim | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kaulym | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ceulim | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khilim | 73 | 1 | / |
| Koliem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Koleim | 73 | 1 | / |
| Caulim | 73 | 1 | / |
| Koloim | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kulhem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kuhlem | 73 | 0 | / |
| Kuehlheim | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kuehlem | 67 | 100 | / |
| Kullhem | 67 | 91 | / |
| Külheim | 67 | 69 | / |
| Quiliem | 67 | 48 | / |
| Kulheimová | 67 | 35 | / |
| Khoolim | 67 | 30 | / |
| Kolheim | 67 | 26 | / |
| Koulyom | 67 | 11 | / |
| Kolliem | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kilheim | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kouleme | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kolhiem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khilaim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kauleem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koehlim | 67 | 0 | / |
Kulim Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kulim in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཀུ་ལིམ། | kulim | - |
| Kulim in the Hindi language | ||
| कुलीम | kulima | - |
| Kulim in the Marathi language | ||
| कुलीम | kulima | 88.89 |
| कूलीम | kulima | 11.11 |
| Kulim in the Oriya language | ||
| କୁଳିମ | kulima | 50 |
| କୁଲିମ | kulima | 50 |
| Kulim in the Russian language | ||
| Кулим | kulim | - |
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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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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Kulim
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