Kulu Surname

18,378th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30,000 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kulu Surname Definition:

Kulu is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: tortoise.

Kulu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India12,9741:59,1234,039
Nigeria9,7421:18,1831,708
Turkey2,1131:36,8303,873
DR Congo1,2791:57,7646,911
South Africa1,2651:42,8285,470
Papua New Guinea8981:9,080716
Uganda4751:82,1888,744
Zambia2701:58,7035,349
Kenya2171:212,81115,182
Nepal1741:163,6842,682
Cameroon1621:128,20414,516
Indonesia1071:1,235,97486,893
Solomon Islands621:9,3551,591
United States491:7,397,121336,459
Estonia421:31,4725,782
Malaysia231:1,282,35854,976
Liberia221:200,38813,260
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
England121:4,643,172139,951
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
United Arab Emirates71:1,308,89651,006
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Azerbaijan41:2,412,28025,948
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Northern Cyprus21:159,5069,062
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

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.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Kulu is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: leg.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kullu8924,592/
Kaulu896,457/
Khulu896,305/
Kuluç891,908/
Kulau89366/
Kuilu89188/
Kulgu89163/
Koulu89104/
Kuluh8984/
Kuulu8977/
Kulyu8959/
Kuliu8951/
Kuylu8946/
Kulou8944/
Kuelu8934/
Kuhlu8925/
Kului8922/
Kuluu8921/
Kuluj8916/
Kulhu897/
Kuluy897/
Kuluś894/
Kuleu892/
Koulou805,876/
Kahulu80706/
Khulup80328/
Kullau80149/
Keuleu8087/
Kulyus8073/
Kuluch8035/
Kulluu8032/
Qukulu8031/
Kuullu8024/
Khullu8023/
Kutlus8023/
Kaulud8022/
Kouleu8020/
Kuhlau8018/
Kuleue8011/
Kulohu809/
Kaulou808/
Kuliau808/
Kuludd808/
Kkhulu807/
Kullou805/
Kuhlus804/
Kutlou803/
Kuslud802/
Kaulau802/
Kuttlu802/
Kaului801/
Kuslau801/
Kulhui801/
Kulhus801/
Kullut801/
Kauulu801/
Kaullu801/
Khuelu801/
K'Hulu801/
Kulauz801/
Kuhlhu801/
Kuliuš801/
Kulusz801/
Kuluzs801/
Khuhlu801/
Khulou801/
Kuliup801/
Kutluu801/
Khuilu801/
Kolu754,852/
Kilu751,823/
Culu75661/
Koullou73358/
Kaulius73228/
Kulyush73133/
Khoulou7377/
Khulaut7375/
Kusluch7359/
Kouslou7351/
Koutlou7350/
Kuliush7330/
Kuleush7314/
Koulouh7310/
Kullahu7310/
Khuluuz734/
Kuluggi733/
Koulgou732/
Kaulyus731/
Kuslush731/
Kulhoux731/
Kauluph731/
Koulhou731/
Kulujje731/
Kullous730/
Kollu6719,655/
Kiluu67501/
Kilui67497/
Kholu67291/
Culau67282/
Kuloe67155/
Culus67123/
Khilu67108/
Kuloo67102/
Cullu6754/
Koolu6717/
Kolui6713/
Culup679/
Culut677/
Cuilu677/
Kkolu675/
Khoullou674/
Kielu674/
Koulouch674/
Caulu673/
Qhulu672/
Gculu672/
Kiluy671/
Koelu671/
Koluy671/
Culiu671/
Coulu671/
Kauliutė671/
Khoulout671/
Quilu671/
Culeu671/
Qaulu671/
Koulhoud671/
Culou670/

Kulu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kulu in the Georgian language
კულუkulu-
Kulu in the Bengali language
কুলুkulu-
Kulu in the Oriya language
କୁଲୁkulu96.22
କୁଳୁkulu2.89
କୁଲୂkulu0.38
କୂଲୁkulu0.04
ବିଲୁbilu0.03
କୁଡୁkudu0.03
କୂଲୂkulu0.03
େକାଲୁekalu0.01
କୁେଲୁୗkuelu0.01
ମୁନୁmunu0.01
େକଳୁekalu0.01
କୁଳୂkulu0.01
Kulu in the Tibetan language
སྐུ་ལུ།kulu66.67
ཀུ་ལུ།kulu33.33
Kulu in the Hindi language
कुलूkulu58.54
कुलुkulu29.27
कूलूkulu9.76
कुल्लूkullu2.44
Kulu in the Marathi language
कुलूkulu44.85
कुलुkulu38.79
कूलूkulu12.12
कुळुkulu3.03
कूलुkulu0.61
कुळूkulu0.61
Kulu in the Russian language
Кулуkulu-

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