Kulkarni Surname

1,679th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 327,075 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Oman

Kulkarni Surname User-submission:

This surname is derived from 'kula' and 'sange'. It means 'priest in a tribal society who used to decide the kul/gotra'. In ancient times, they were mainly priests, war strategists and musicians. They were also responsible for intergenerational cultural transmission.

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Kulkarni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India308,7131:2,485253
United States6,0491:59,9207,061
Oman2,6141:1,411202
United Arab Emirates2,3491:3,900493
Saudi Arabia1,3121:23,5183,324
England8971:62,1167,311
Bahrain6021:2,240343
Australia4941:54,6476,703
Qatar4901:4,812503
Canada4771:77,2448,680
Singapore4451:12,377593
Thailand4031:175,28128,384
Bangladesh3601:442,65811,259
Kuwait2991:12,7111,729
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
Japan2361:541,71315,050
Germany2311:348,50833,871
Malaysia1351:218,47612,676
New Zealand951:47,6677,746
Hong Kong701:104,7931,905
Netherlands631:268,05033,531
Norway341:151,24418,822
Scotland331:162,2379,329
Nigeria301:5,904,759145,253
Poland301:1,266,95880,461
Ireland281:168,1767,397
Belgium281:410,59442,948
Switzerland271:304,18224,091
China271:50,641,5392,733
France231:2,887,944200,772
Indonesia211:6,297,581275,398
Sweden151:656,45048,545
Wales151:206,30213,003
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Jamaica111:260,9046,695
Iceland101:38,0092,599
South Korea101:5,124,026903
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Finland71:785,24338,644
Zambia71:2,264,27533,397
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Brunei31:139,5773,009
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552

Kulkarni (799) may also be a first name.

Kulkarni Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname is derived from 'kula' and 'sange'. It means 'priest in a tribal society who used to decide the kul/gotra'. In ancient times, they were mainly priests, war strategists and musicians. They were also responsible for intergenerational cultural transmission.

- raj_kulsange

Kulkarni is an occupational surname of the Brahmin caste from Maharashtra and northern Karnataka, meaning 'accountant'.

- miwasatoshi

Kulkarni Last Name Facts

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

Kulkarni (Hindi: कुलकर्णी, Marathi: कुलकण) is more commonly found in India than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kulkarni? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kulkarni is the 1,679th most frequently used surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 22,281 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of Kulkarni live; 94 percent live in South Asia and 94 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Kulkarni is also the 289,538th most common forename globally, borne by 799 people.

It is most prevalent in India, where it is carried by 308,713 people, or 1 in 2,485. In India Kulkarni is most common in: Maharashtra, where 91 percent reside, Karnataka, where 3 percent reside and Telangana, where 1 percent reside. Barring India it occurs in 83 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent reside and Oman, where 1 percent reside.

Kulkarni Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kulkarni last name are 1.04% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 54.27% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kulkarni earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 35.1% more than the national average, earning 467,546 kr per year; in United States they earn 26.96% more than the national average, earning $54,784 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.4% more than the national average, earning $60,814 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kulkarni Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kulkarni in the Marathi language
कुलकणkulakana91.4
कुळकणkulakana6.45
कूलकणkulakana1.59
कुलकनkulakana0.19
कूळकणkulakana0.08
कुलकणीkulakani0.05
कुंलकणkunlakana0.01
कुळकणीkulakani0.01
कुलकरणीkulakarani0.01
कुलकणरीkulakanari0.01
कुलकणीर्kulakanir0.01
कुलक़णkulaqana0
कूलकणाटkulakanata0
क़ुलकणींqulakanim0
कुमारीkumari0
कुलकण्kulakan0
कुलकणनीkulakanani0
कुळाणkulana0
कुलकर्णkulakarna0
ुलकणीulakani0
कुलणkulana0
कुलकणालीkulakanali0
कुजकणkujakana0
कुलारणीkularani0
कुलकणी़र्kulakanir0
कुलकएणkulaka'ena0
कुळकणींkulakanim0
कुलकणाकkulakanaka0
कूलेकणkulekana0
कुलकणाबाkulakanaba0
क़ुलकणqulakana0
कुलसनबीkulasanabi0
कुलकणौkulakanau0
कुळकेणीkulakeni0
कुलकुरनीkulakurani0
कुलकणायाkulakanaya0
कुकारणीkukarani0
कुलकंणkulakanna0
कुारणीkuarani0
कुलकाणkulakana0
कुलकणाबkulakanaba0
ेकुळकणekulakana0
कूललकणkulalakana0
कुलर्कणkularkana0
कुनकरणीkunakarani0
कुळकणरीkulakanari0
कुलकणीैkulakaniai0
कुलकणणkulakanana0
कुळकर्णीkulakarni0
कुलकुणीkulakuni0
कुकळणkukalana0
कुलाकुणkulakuna0
कुरकणीkurakani0
कुलकननkulakanana0
कुलकाजkulakaja0
कूलकरणीkulakarani0
कुलरर्णीkulararni0
कुनकनkunakana0
कुलकणडूkulakanadu0
कुळकनkulakana0
कुलकरनkulakarana0
कूळर्कkularka0
कुलकणामkulakanama0
कुकरणीkukarani0
कुलाकरनीkulakarani0
कुलकणीग्kulakanig0
कुळक़णkulaqana0
उमाराणीumarani0
ृकुलकणrkulakana0
कुळकणीरkulakanira0
कुलाकणkulakana0
कुलकमkulakama0
कुलकणींkulakanim0
कुनलकणkunalakana0
कुलाणkulana0
कलाकरkalakara0
कुलकरनीkulakarani0
कुलकणायkulakanaya0
कुलकणानkulakanana0
कुकणkukana0
कूलकणीkulakani0
कुलकणातkulakanata0
कुलकर्णीkulakarni0
कुनकणkunakana0
कुलकणाजाkulakanaja0
कुलकनीkulakani0
कुलकणाटkulakanata0
ेकुलकणekulakana0
कुलकणाजीkulakanaji0
कुरकणkurakana0
कुलकिणkulakina0
कुलकणीरkulakanira0
डॉकुलकणdokulakana0
कुलकणानेkulakanane0
कूलकनkulakana0
कुलकानkulakana0
कुलकरिनkulakarina0
कुलकणयkulakanaya0
कुलकुणkulakuna0
कुलदीपkuladipa0
कुऴकणkulakana0
Kulkarni in the Hindi language
कुलकर्णीkulakarni86.32
कुलकरनीkulakarani5.13
कुलकरणीkulakarani5.13
कूलकरनीkulakarani1.71
कुलकण्रीkulakanri0.85
कुलकर्नीkulakarni0.85

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