Shul Surname

127,254th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,566 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
El Salvador

Shul Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shul Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran1,7181:44,6935,099
Russia6081:237,04425,363
Ukraine5361:84,93012,159
El Salvador3081:20,597933
India2331:3,292,12695,646
United States871:4,166,195223,594
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Belarus111:863,73365,346
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
England11:55,718,059489,080
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States511:984,68058,342

Shul (259) may also be a first name.

Shul Last Name Facts

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

Shul (Bengali: শূল, Hindi: शुल, Marathi: शुळ, Oriya: ଶୁଲ, Russian: Шуль) occurs more in Iran more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shul? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 127,254th most frequently used surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 2,043,619 people. The surname Shul is mostly found in Asia, where 69 percent of Shul live; 55 percent live in South Asia and 48 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Shul is also the 553,262nd most prevalent given name throughout the world, held by 259 people.

The last name Shul is most commonly held in Iran, where it is carried by 1,718 people, or 1 in 44,693. In Iran Shul is most frequent in: Kerman Province, where 86 percent are found, Fars Province, where 4 percent are found and Hormozgan Province, where 4 percent are found. Excluding Iran it occurs in 24 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 17 percent are found and Ukraine, where 15 percent are found.

Shul Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Shul has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Shul surname increased 171 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Shul Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Shul surname is principally Orthodox (63%) in Russia and Christian (56%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Shul last name are 18.2% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 71.43% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Shul earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 15.76% more than the national average, earning $49,949 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.78% less than the national average, earning $41,346 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shull8913,174/
Shaul893,122/
Schul891,508/
Shule891,339/
Shoul89989/
Sahul89840/
Shult89404/
Shuul89173/
Sheul8932/
Sohul8929/
Shuhl8917/
Shgul8915/
Shuld898/
Shuil896/
Shulh891/
Shulp891/
Sshul891/
Shhul891/
Shutl890/
Sul8616,217/
Shahul806,262/
Schull801,907/
Schuil801,053/
Shaull801,022/
Schaul801,005/
Sheule80543/
Schuhl80310/
Shaule80139/
Should8049/
Schuyl8028/
Shusil8020/
Shuldt8017/
Shoule8016/
Shutel808/
Shusel806/
Schoul805/
Sheull805/
Shulle804/
Schutl804/
Shchul803/
Shoull802/
Shulth802/
Schulh802/
Shauul802/
Sahaul801/
Shuthl801/
Shuttl801/
Shauld801/
Shuile801/
Hshoul801/
Shohul801/
Shutil801/
Shugli801/
Shgulh801/
Shoulh801/
Shouhl800/
Shoulp800/
Shultt800/
Sule75335,895/
Saul7543,395/
Soul752,762/
Seul752,576/
Szul751,990/
Sult751,923/
Shol751,218/
Chul751,206/
Suhl75979/
Sull75502/
Suil75445/
Sulh75253/
Sühl75251/
Siul75139/
Sulp7591/
Suul7566/
Suld7552/
Susl7521/
Sjul759/
Hsul757/
Sgul756/
Sutl752/
Ssul752/
Suyl751/
Schaule73298/
Schutel73184/
Schuhle73138/
Schuijl7397/
Shulova7393/
Schoult7379/
Schultt7340/
Shussel7330/
Schulth7323/
Shuitel7314/
Scheutl7313/
Scheult7310/
Shuselt735/
Shautil735/
Shaahul734/
Schulpp732/
Schaull732/
Schulzz732/
Shahull732/
Schault731/
Schould731/
Schuthl731/
Schutlt731/
Shutelt731/
Shausil731/
Sshahul731/
Schoule731/
Schulhz731/
Shuttel731/
Shousel731/
Shoutel731/
Sheulhe731/
Shausel730/
Shouldt730/
Sheusel730/
Scheuhl730/
Schulpf730/
Schuilt730/
Schoull730/
Schulph730/
Scheull730/
Soule6768,341/
Choul6731,393/
Sulle6723,633/
Sutil6710,083/
Saule673,385/
Chule672,022/
Sholl671,808/
Shoel671,203/
Susil671,155/
Sutel67536/
Chaul67514/
Susel67489/
Saull67429/
Seule67429/
Shaulova67323/
Soehl67252/
Schuttel67220/
Shool67150/
Cheul67136/
Chull67108/
Sulph67106/
Szule67100/
Sucel6765/
Sugli6753/
Sauld6746/
Schutell6743/
Søhol6735/
Suile6729/
Szull6719/
Sušel6718/
Ssule6716/
Schül6715/
Sholh6713/
Sould6712/
Schuldtt6711/
Seull678/
Chuil678/
Åshol678/
Shulhova678/
Sulhe677/
Szult677/
Schulová676/
Seulh676/
Chuld674/
Xsoul674/
Scheuhle673/
Sjuld673/
Susle673/
Chult673/
Shuilova672/
Seuhl672/
Suhyl672/
Sucil672/
Suldt672/
Sujle672/
Szaul672/
Soull671/
Sjaul671/
Shuseldt671/
Shuylova671/
Shahahul671/
Sutll671/
Sultt671/
Suill671/
Sudtl671/
Zsule671/
Suijl671/
Souël671/
Saulė671/
Sausl671/
Schuttél671/
Sullt671/
Sußel671/
Suitl671/
Soujl671/
Suysl671/
Sutld671/
Susyl671/
Sutyl671/
Su'lp671/
Sulhs670/
Schuille670/
Schaulle670/
Scheusel670/
Schuchel670/
Schouldt670/

Shul Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shul in the Bengali language
শূলsula-
Shul in the Oriya language
ଶୁଲsula90.91
ଶୁଳsula9.09
Shul in the Hindi language
शुलsula81.18
शूलsula16.47
शाुलsaula1.18
Shul in the Marathi language
शुळsula63.74
शुलsula19.78
शूळsula9.89
शूलsula6.59
Shul in the Russian language
Шульsul-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Shul
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