Kural Surname
Approximately 11,722 people bear this surname
Kural Surname User-submission:
The Kural surname means 'rule' or 'law' in Turkish.
Kural Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 9,913 | 1:7,850 | 1,072 |
| Poland | 595 | 1:63,880 | 10,035 |
| Kazakhstan | 391 | 1:45,224 | 5,859 |
| India | 285 | 1:2,691,457 | 83,799 |
| United States | 80 | 1:4,530,737 | 237,840 |
| Czechia | 64 | 1:166,148 | 25,172 |
| Germany | 63 | 1:1,277,864 | 81,414 |
| Northern Cyprus | 53 | 1:6,019 | 1,283 |
| Belgium | 50 | 1:229,933 | 29,007 |
| Netherlands | 23 | 1:734,225 | 57,169 |
| Argentina | 23 | 1:1,858,409 | 95,340 |
| Canada | 23 | 1:1,601,982 | 107,690 |
| England | 22 | 1:2,532,639 | 91,802 |
| Australia | 21 | 1:1,285,510 | 68,491 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Thailand | 11 | 1:6,421,668 | 407,040 |
| Russia | 10 | 1:14,412,306 | 394,810 |
| Switzerland | 10 | 1:821,292 | 53,588 |
| Papua New Guinea | 10 | 1:815,372 | 88,623 |
| Scotland | 9 | 1:594,869 | 21,724 |
| Nepal | 7 | 1:4,068,708 | 11,207 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Austria | 4 | 1:2,128,859 | 91,203 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 3 | 1:1,990,885 | 79,765 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
The alternate forms: Küral (1) are calculated separately.
Kural (791) may also be a first name.
Kural Surname Meaning
Kural Demographics
Kural Religious Adherence
in Kazakhstan
Religious Adherence
in Kazakhstan
Kural Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kural Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kural (Hindi: कुरल, Marathi: कुराळ, Oriya: କୁରାଳ, Russian: Курал) occurs most in Turkey. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Küral. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kural? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 44,303rd most prevalent family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 621,698 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 80 percent of Kural live; 74 percent live in West Asia and 74 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 291,309th most commonly occurring first name internationally, borne by 791 people.
The last name is most widely held in Turkey, where it is borne by 9,913 people, or 1 in 7,850. In Turkey Kural is most common in: Istanbul Province, where 20 percent are found, Izmir Province, where 7 percent are found and Ankara Province, where 4 percent are found. Not including Turkey it is found in 48 countries. It also occurs in Poland, where 5 percent are found and Kazakhstan, where 3 percent are found.
Kural Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Kural has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kural surname grew 8,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Kural Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Kural last name is chiefly Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan.
In The United States those holding the Kural surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 75% registered with the political party.
The amount Kural earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 22.15% less than the national average, earning 269,406 kr per year and in United States they earn 8.94% less than the national average, earning $39,291 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kural Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kural in the Oriya language | ||
| କୁରାଳ | kurala | 86.96 |
| କୁରଲ | kurala | 8.7 |
| କୁରାଲ | kurala | 4.35 |
| Kural in the Marathi language | ||
| कुराळ | kurala | 75 |
| कुरल | kurala | 11.76 |
| कुराल | kurala | 10.29 |
| कुरळ | kurala | 1.47 |
| कुशल | kusala | 1.47 |
| Kural in the Hindi language | ||
| कुरल | kurala | 65.22 |
| कुराल | kurala | 21.74 |
| कुड़ल | kurala | 4.35 |
| कुरला | kurala | 4.35 |
| कूरल | kurala | 4.35 |
| Kural in the Russian language | ||
| Курал | kural | - |
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