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
Kulu (Bengali: কুলু, Georgian: კულუ, Hindi: कुलू, Marathi: कुलू, Oriya: କୁଲୁ, Russian: Кулу, Tibetan: སྐུ་ལུ།) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kulu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kulu is the 18,378th most common surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 242,918 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 51 percent of Kulu live; 44 percent live in South Asia and 44 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 12,369th most frequently occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 79,891 people.
The surname Kulu is most widespread in India, where it is borne by 12,974 people, or 1 in 59,123. In India it is mostly found in: Odisha, where 70 percent reside, Jharkhand, where 11 percent reside and Assam, where 9 percent reside. Outside of India Kulu exists in 57 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 32 percent reside and Turkey, where 7 percent reside.
Kulu Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Kulu has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 1,633 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Kulu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Kulu last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya and Muslim (57%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Kulu surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for 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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