Kural Surname

44,303rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,722 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Kural Surname User-submission:

The Kural surname means 'rule' or 'law' in Turkish.

Kural Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey9,9131:7,8501,072
Poland5951:63,88010,035
Kazakhstan3911:45,2245,859
India2851:2,691,45783,799
United States801:4,530,737237,840
Czechia641:166,14825,172
Germany631:1,277,86481,414
Northern Cyprus531:6,0191,283
Belgium501:229,93329,007
Netherlands231:734,22557,169
Argentina231:1,858,40995,340
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
England221:2,532,63991,802
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Nepal71:4,068,70811,207
Norway61:857,04855,549
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
France41:16,605,680368,153
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Kyrgyzstan31:1,990,88579,765
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Malta11:430,2723,380
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Küral (1) are calculated separately.

Kural (791) may also be a first name.

Kural Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Kural surname means 'rule' or 'law' in Turkish.

- piotrulo

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Küral931/
Kurale912,863/
Kuralt91495/
Kuiral91257/
Khural91242/
Kurzal9191/
Kurail9178/
Kaural9122/
Kurall9120/
Kurhal9119/
Kuraul9119/
Kuyral919/
Koural917/
Kurral915/
Kuralp915/
Kkural914/
Kureal913/
Kurgal913/
Kurald911/
Kurzhal83179/
Kurhale83152/
Khurale8328/
Kuralle8320/
Kurayle8320/
Khaural8315/
Khurhal8311/
Kourail837/
Kaurale835/
Kuralhe834/
Khutral832/
Kourgal832/
Khurall831/
Kkurale831/
Kuraail831/
Kurahle831/
Kurahul831/
Kusrail831/
Kourzal831/
Koral807,246/
Kiral805,582/
Cural80366/
Kurol80100/
Kurał801/
Kuralova772,898/
Kuralová7772/
Kurahale7711/
Kurzhall772/
Khaurale771/
Khuratil771/
Kurachil771/
Kuirahal771/
Kuralowa771/
Korail731,285/
Curral73297/
Coural73230/
Korall73166/
Khoral73108/
Kurolt7348/
Korhal7340/
Khiral7338/
Kurole7334/
Cuiral7331/
Quiral7324/
Curall7321/
Kuroll7320/
Kurold7318/
Kurzał7317/
Caural738/
Korral737/
Koraal737/
Koreal735/
Kieral735/
Kirall733/
Kooral733/
Cutral732/
Kiraul732/
Kurool731/
Curale731/
Curgal731/
Kurgol731/
Kurzol731/
Gkoral731/
Curalh731/
Kaurol731/
Curald730/
Kuerol730/
Currall67526/
Cutrale67184/
Korrall6721/
Korzhal6720/
Koorhal6715/
Qourzal6712/
Courail6712/
Khurole675/
Currale672/
Courzal672/
Caurail672/
Kaurool671/
Koreahl671/
Curatel671/
Kouroul671/
Korhail671/
Kourole671/
Courald671/

Kural Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kural in the Oriya language
କୁରାଳkurala86.96
କୁରଲkurala8.7
କୁରାଲkurala4.35
Kural in the Marathi language
कुराळkurala75
कुरलkurala11.76
कुरालkurala10.29
कुरळkurala1.47
कुशलkusala1.47
Kural in the Hindi language
कुरलkurala65.22
कुरालkurala21.74
कुड़लkurala4.35
कुरलाkurala4.35
कूरलkurala4.35
Kural in the Russian language
Куралkural-

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