Kulm Surname

493,936th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 669 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Estonia

Kulm Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kulm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4201:862,99765,593
Estonia961:13,7692,151
Chile411:429,67011,433
Germany241:3,354,394150,996
Thailand231:3,071,232294,953
Brazil191:11,267,070228,483
Poland171:2,235,809104,965
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States311:1,619,95885,073

The alternate forms: Külm (117) are calculated separately.

Kulm Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kulm (Hindi: कुलम्, Russian: Кульм) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Külm. For other possible spellings of Kulm click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kulm? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 493,936th most widespread family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 10,893,193 people. The last name Kulm is primarily found in The Americas, where 72 percent of Kulm are found; 63 percent are found in North America and 63 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 420 people, or 1 in 862,997. In The United States it is most prevalent in: California, where 19 percent live, Washington, where 16 percent live and South Dakota, where 15 percent live. Not including The United States it is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in Estonia, where 14 percent live and Chile, where 6 percent live.

Kulm Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kulm has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Kulm last name rose 1,355 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kulm Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Kulm are 32.68% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 79.45% registered to vote for the political party.

Kulm earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.41% less than the national average, earning $42,542 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Külm92117/
Khulm8974/
Kulme8936/
Kgulm891/
Kutlm891/
Kulhm891/
Kuulme8030/
Keulme802/
Koulme801/
Kaulme801/
Kuelhm800/
Kolm753,230/
Culm75110/
Kulmová7320/
Coulm67166/
Kollm6753/
Kholm6747/
Koelm6739/
Culme6713/
Khilm674/
Kolhm671/
Cullm670/
Kuschelme621/
Koolme6013/
Khollm604/
Cuilem601/
Coulme601/
Åkholm601/
Cullme600/
Høkholm555/
Cuilhem551/
Colm50202/

Kulm Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kulm in the Hindi language
कुलम्kulam-
Kulm in the Russian language
Кульмkulm-

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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 Kulm
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