Kulke Surname

305,641st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,238 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Kulke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kulke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,1061:72,7909,212
United States761:4,769,196247,034
England181:3,095,448105,421
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Wales41:773,63329,106
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Nicaragua31:2,007,0306,490
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Kulke (85) may also be a first name.

Kulke Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kulke (Hindi: कुलके, Russian: Кульке) is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kulke? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 305,641st most widespread family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 5,886,548 people. Kulke occurs predominantly in Europe, where 93 percent of Kulke are found; 90 percent are found in Western Europe and 90 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Kulke is also the 1,039,322nd most frequent forename throughout the world, held by 85 people.

The last name Kulke is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is held by 1,106 people, or 1 in 72,790. In Germany Kulke is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 19 percent are found, Saxony, where 15 percent are found and Bavaria, where 13 percent are found. Beside Germany this last name is found in 19 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 6 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Kulke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kulke has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kulke surname grew 1,900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kulke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kulke last name are 34.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 87.5% registered with the party.

Kulke earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 53.95% more than the national average, earning $66,427 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kuhlke91316/
Kulker91116/
Kulcke9178/
Kaulke9146/
Kulket9112/
Kulkey9110/
Koulke9110/
Kulkee914/
Kulkeu911/
Kulhke911/
Khulke911/
Kullke911/
Kulkea911/
Kulk89676/
Kuhlcke8312/
Kulcker838/
Kulkeas831/
Kuhlkes831/
Kuhlker830/
Kuhlkee830/
Kulka809,033/
Kolke80869/
Kulki806/
Kaulk803/
Culke802/
Kuylk801/
Kulkh801/
Kulck800/
Kullåker773/
Kulhlcke771/
Keuhlker770/
Kühlke73270/
Kolkey73134/
Kaulka7360/
Kulkki7357/
Koulka7350/
Kulkay7350/
Koulki7341/
Quolke7338/
Kuhlka7333/
Kulkij7331/
Külkey7330/
Kolkea7327/
Kulkis7325/
Khulka7314/
Keulks7312/
Khulki7310/
Kolkeh739/
Kulkip738/
Kulkys737/
Kutlek735/
Kholke735/
Kulque733/
Kolkhe732/
Kcolke732/
Kolcke732/
Koelke732/
Kuylka731/
Kulkid731/
Culkey731/
Kuglik731/
Külkei731/
Külcke731/
Kollke731/
Culker731/
Kolkke731/
Caulke730/
Culkie730/
Cuhlke730/
Caulker6719,091/
Kulkova677,224/
Kolk675,163/
Kulková67181/
Koehlke6755/
Kulkaya6755/
Kulg6733/
Culk6717/
Kulkhai6713/
Koulkoy678/
Koulche676/
Kulc672/
Khulkha672/
Kholkhe672/
Coulker672/
Kolhkhe671/
Kaulgue671/
Kauglik671/
Kollkey671/
Koulgue671/
Koulkoa671/
Koullka671/
Kulx671/
Culkett670/
Quulker670/

Kulke Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kulke in the Hindi language
कुलकेkulake-
Kulke in the Russian language
Кулькеkulke-

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