Kulim Surname

1,276,805th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 179 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kulim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kulim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey451:1,729,36563,766
Indonesia431:3,075,563171,061
India321:23,970,793327,222
Malaysia251:1,179,76951,323
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

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།) is borne by more people in Turkey than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant: Külim. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kulim? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,276,805th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 40,712,547 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 74 percent of Kulim reside; 40 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 37 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Kulim is also the 649,894th most widespread given name internationally, borne by 195 people.

Kulim is most frequently occurring in Turkey, where it is held by 45 people, or 1 in 1,729,365. In Turkey Kulim is most frequent in: Samsun Province, where 47 percent are found, Istanbul Province, where 36 percent are found and Ankara Province, where 18 percent are found. Without taking into account Turkey this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 24 percent are found and India, where 18 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Külim931/
Kullim9142/
Kuilim9127/
Kulaim9113/
Koulim912/
Kulime911/
Kulheim8334/
Kuiliem833/
Keulhim831/
Kuluime831/
Khulime831/
Kilim802,632/
Kolim80917/
Kulem80272/
Culim807/
Kulym802/
Kulimova77199/
Kullheim775/
Kuelheim773/
Kholim73499/
Quilim73180/
Kuleme7340/
Koulem7335/
Cullim7326/
Koluim7314/
Kielim7312/
Kaulem739/
Kullem732/
Kilaim732/
Kaulym731/
Ceulim731/
Khilim731/
Koliem731/
Koleim731/
Caulim731/
Koloim731/
Kulhem731/
Kuhlem730/
Kuehlheim711/
Kuehlem67100/
Kullhem6791/
Külheim6769/
Quiliem6748/
Kulheimová6735/
Khoolim6730/
Kolheim6726/
Koulyom6711/
Kolliem676/
Kilheim675/
Kouleme673/
Kolhiem671/
Khilaim671/
Kauleem671/
Koehlim670/

Kulim Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kulim in the Tibetan language
ཀུ་ལིམ།kulim-
Kulim in the Hindi language
कुलीमkulima-
Kulim in the Marathi language
कुलीमkulima88.89
कूलीमkulima11.11
Kulim in the Oriya language
କୁଳିମkulima50
କୁଲିମkulima50
Kulim in the Russian language
Кулимkulim-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kulim
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