Kulu Surname
Approximately 30,000 people bear this surname
Kulu Surname Definition:
Kulu is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: tortoise.
Kulu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 12,974 | 1:59,123 | 4,039 |
| Nigeria | 9,742 | 1:18,183 | 1,708 |
| Turkey | 2,113 | 1:36,830 | 3,873 |
| DR Congo | 1,279 | 1:57,764 | 6,911 |
| South Africa | 1,265 | 1:42,828 | 5,470 |
| Papua New Guinea | 898 | 1:9,080 | 716 |
| Uganda | 475 | 1:82,188 | 8,744 |
| Zambia | 270 | 1:58,703 | 5,349 |
| Kenya | 217 | 1:212,811 | 15,182 |
| Nepal | 174 | 1:163,684 | 2,682 |
| Cameroon | 162 | 1:128,204 | 14,516 |
| Indonesia | 107 | 1:1,235,974 | 86,893 |
| Solomon Islands | 62 | 1:9,355 | 1,591 |
| United States | 49 | 1:7,397,121 | 336,459 |
| Estonia | 42 | 1:31,472 | 5,782 |
| Malaysia | 23 | 1:1,282,358 | 54,976 |
| Liberia | 22 | 1:200,388 | 13,260 |
| Germany | 13 | 1:6,192,728 | 213,814 |
| England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
| Netherlands | 9 | 1:1,876,353 | 85,467 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Philippines | 8 | 1:12,654,778 | 228,986 |
| United Arab Emirates | 7 | 1:1,308,896 | 51,006 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Azerbaijan | 4 | 1:2,412,280 | 25,948 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 1:5,146,080 | 115,446 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Northern Cyprus | 2 | 1:159,506 | 9,062 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Kulu (79,891) may also be a first name.
Kulu Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Kulu is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: tortoise.
Kulu is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: leg.
Kulu Demographics
Kulu Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kulu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kulu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kulu (Bengali: কুলু, Georgian: კულუ, Hindi: कुलू, Marathi: कुलू, Oriya: କୁଲୁ, Russian: Кулу, Tibetan: སྐུ་ལུ།) is found most frequently in India. It can appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Kulu.
How Common Is The Last Name Kulu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kulu is the 18,378th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 242,918 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 51 percent of Kulu are found; 44 percent are found in South Asia and 44 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Kulu is also the 12,369th most numerous first name globally, borne by 79,891 people.
Kulu is most commonly held in India, where it is borne by 12,974 people, or 1 in 59,123. In India it is most common in: Odisha, where 70 percent are found, Jharkhand, where 11 percent are found and Assam, where 9 percent are found. Not including India this surname is found in 57 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 32 percent are found and Turkey, where 7 percent are found.
Kulu Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Kulu has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kulu surname rose 1,633 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Kulu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya and Muslim (57%) in Nigeria.
In The United States Kulu are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered with the party.
The amount Kulu earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 40.97% less than the national average, earning R 140,280 per year and in United States they earn 25.82% less than the national average, earning $32,010 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kulu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kulu in the Georgian language | ||
| კულუ | kulu | - |
| Kulu in the Bengali language | ||
| কুলু | kulu | - |
| Kulu in the Oriya language | ||
| କୁଲୁ | kulu | 96.22 |
| କୁଳୁ | kulu | 2.89 |
| କୁଲୂ | kulu | 0.38 |
| କୂଲୁ | kulu | 0.04 |
| ବିଲୁ | bilu | 0.03 |
| କୁଡୁ | kudu | 0.03 |
| କୂଲୂ | kulu | 0.03 |
| େକାଲୁ | ekalu | 0.01 |
| କୁେଲୁୗ | kuelu | 0.01 |
| ମୁନୁ | munu | 0.01 |
| େକଳୁ | ekalu | 0.01 |
| କୁଳୂ | kulu | 0.01 |
| Kulu in the Tibetan language | ||
| སྐུ་ལུ། | kulu | 66.67 |
| ཀུ་ལུ། | kulu | 33.33 |
| Kulu in the Hindi language | ||
| कुलू | kulu | 58.54 |
| कुलु | kulu | 29.27 |
| कूलू | kulu | 9.76 |
| कुल्लू | kullu | 2.44 |
| Kulu in the Marathi language | ||
| कुलू | kulu | 44.85 |
| कुलु | kulu | 38.79 |
| कूलू | kulu | 12.12 |
| कुळु | kulu | 3.03 |
| कूलु | kulu | 0.61 |
| कुळू | kulu | 0.61 |
| Kulu in the Russian language | ||
| Кулу | kulu | - |
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