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 in India. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Kulu.
How Common Is The Last Name Kulu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 18,378th most widespread surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 242,918 people. Kulu is primarily found in Asia, where 51 percent of Kulu reside; 44 percent reside in South Asia and 44 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 12,369th most commonly held forename on earth It is held by 79,891 people.
The surname Kulu is most widely held in India, where it is borne by 12,974 people, or 1 in 59,123. In India Kulu is mostly concentrated in: Odisha, where 70 percent live, Jharkhand, where 11 percent live and Assam, where 9 percent live. Beside India this surname is found in 57 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 32 percent live and Turkey, where 7 percent live.
Kulu Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Kulu has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kulu last name rose 1,633 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Kulu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Kulu last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya and Muslim (57%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those bearing the Kulu last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered with the political 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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