Kupul Surname

235,214th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,711 people bear this surname

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

Kupul Surname User-submission:

The surname Kupul means 'possum' in Pidgin, a national language of Papua New Guinea.

Kupul Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea1,6801:4,853283
Mexico241:5,171,92529,601
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Kupul (769) may also be a first name.

Kupul Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Kupul means 'possum' in Pidgin, a national language of Papua New Guinea.

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Kupul Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kupul (Hindi: कुपुल, Oriya: କୁପୁଲ) is found most in Papua New Guinea. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kupul? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 235,214th most widespread last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 4,259,232 people. This surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 98 percent of Kupul live; 98 percent live in Oceania Islands and 98 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 296,002nd most commonly used first name on earth, borne by 769 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 1,680 people, or 1 in 4,853. In Papua New Guinea it is most frequent in: Jiwaka, where 70 percent reside, Western Highlands, where 16 percent reside and Chimbu, where 5 percent reside. Excluding Papua New Guinea Kupul is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Mexico, where 1 percent reside and Indonesia, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kupule911/
Kuphul911/
Kupaul911/
Cupul809,982/
Kipul8060/
Kupol8041/
Kupulova775/
Kiepul7354/
Cupull7351/
Quipul731/
Khipul731/
Cupule731/
Kupool731/
Coupul730/
Kiphul730/
Kuypulova7111/
Queupul67207/
Quiepul6710/
Cupol6011/
Koepoel500/

Kupul Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kupul in the Hindi language
कुपुलkupula-
Kupul in the Oriya language
କୁପୁଲkupula-

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