Rul Surname

150,074th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,941 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belarus

Rul Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rul Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1,0151:141,99316,522
Ukraine3821:119,16916,897
France3121:212,89333,114
India1981:3,874,068106,327
Indonesia1421:931,33269,143
Belarus1321:71,97811,674
Mexico1101:1,128,42014,034
Argentina681:628,58044,177
Kazakhstan661:267,91723,140
Belgium651:176,87123,883
Poland501:760,17561,940
Papua New Guinea481:169,86923,574
Spain471:994,72437,216
Malaysia461:641,17930,740
Germany451:1,789,010101,917
United States441:8,237,703362,142
Bosnia and Herzegovina441:80,3737,783
Panama141:279,4476,847
Cambodia131:1,191,3195,802
Austria121:709,62061,025
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Uzbekistan91:3,436,57132,268
Croatia71:604,08640,820
Azerbaijan51:1,929,82423,635
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
England21:27,859,030389,889
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Macau11:601,6301,582
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:1,793,52492,026

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

Rul (1,599) may also be a first name.

Rul Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rul (Bengali: রুল, Georgian: რულ, Hindi: रूल, Marathi: राुल, Oriya: ରୁଲ, Russian: Руль) occurs more in Russia more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Rúl. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rul? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 150,074th most commonly held family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,477,914 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 47 percent of Rul reside; 29 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 27 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 193,274th most prevalent first name in the world, held by 1,599 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Russia, where it is held by 1,015 people, or 1 in 141,993. In Russia Rul is mostly found in: Krasnoyarsk Krai, where 28 percent are found, Chelyabinsk Oblast, where 12 percent are found and Altai Krai, where 10 percent are found. Other than Russia this last name exists in 45 countries. It is also common in Ukraine, where 13 percent are found and France, where 11 percent are found.

Rul Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Rul has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Rul surname expanded 157 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rul Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Rul surname is chiefly Orthodox (81%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus and Orthodox (85%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Rul are 1.46% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 45.31% registered to vote for the political party.

Rul earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.32% less than the national average, earning $42,580 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rúl891/
Raul86133,089/
Rule8619,460/
Ruhl8613,507/
Roul8611,537/
Rull865,811/
Reul863,558/
Ruul86199/
Rhul8687/
Rusl8680/
Rulh8667/
Ruyl8664/
Hrul8656/
Ruil8621/
Ruël862/
Rgul862/
Rult861/
Rutl861/
Rrul861/
Rulp861/
Rujl861/
Ruld860/
Rahul7524,691/
Reule754,809/
Rhule754,158/
Raule751,824/
Ruyle751,676/
Rulle751,259/
Rusel751,012/
Roule75757/
Rhoul75568/
Rauld75440/
Rutil75268/
Rusil75212/
Ruile75128/
Rulhe75109/
Rutel7589/
Rohul7579/
Ruijl7578/
Rucel7568/
Hreul7567/
Rugli7560/
Raull7559/
Rusle7547/
Rould7543/
Ruisl7527/
Reull7520/
Rulph7515/
Roull7514/
Rausl7513/
Rouhl7513/
Rauul759/
Rgull755/
Rhaul754/
Rheul754/
Raulh753/
Ruslt752/
Rraul752/
Raulp752/
Rucil752/
Hraul752/
Rulzz752/
Ruill751/
Roulh751/
Routl751/
Rouyl751/
Rautl751/
Ruule751/
Reuld751/
Reult751/
Ruilp751/
Rullh751/
Rusyl751/
Hrutl751/
Rousl750/
Rauhl750/
Rhuhl750/
Russel6722,137/
Rol675,319/
Rusell67715/
Rautel67691/
Roulle67640/
Ruchel67568/
Routel67216/
Roulph67175/
Russil6797/
Routil6791/
Rousel6775/
Rulova6769/
Ruille6768/
Ruutel6765/
Roucel6754/
Rutell6738/
Hrault6734/
Ruseel6717/
Reusel6716/
Rusiel6716/
Reutel6715/
Rucell6713/
Rousil6712/
Raulle6712/
Ruchil6710/
Rusill6710/
Rausel679/
Rulová676/
Rahaul675/
Rhoule675/
Roußel675/
Ruttel674/
Rutled673/
Rahull673/
Raušel673/
Ruisel673/
Rheult672/
Reulle672/
Raahul672/
Århult672/
Rahhul671/
Rutill671/
Ruulhe671/
Ról671/
Rautil671/
Rauhle671/
Rausil671/
Reußel671/
Rhulle671/
Ruisil671/
Ruitel671/
Rhaule671/
Rujhle671/
Raulhs671/
Reusle670/
Rhuill670/
Rouslh670/

Rul Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rul in the Georgian language
რულrul-
Rul in the Bengali language
রুলrula-
Rul in the Oriya language
ରୁଲrula70
ରାଉଳra'ula20
ଉଳula10
Rul in the Marathi language
राुलraula58.82
रूळrula11.76
रुळrula11.76
रुलrula11.76
रूलrula5.88
Rul in the Hindi language
रूलrula56.63
रुलrula39.76
राुलraula2.41
उलula1.2
Rul in the Russian language
Рульrul-

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