Tul Surname

43,140th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,068 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cambodia
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Tul Surname User-submission:

The Tul surname (pronounced tool) stems from the word t'u'ul, meaning 'bunny', 'rabbit' in many Mayan languages.

This explains its presence in southern Mexico and Guatemala, the ancestral home to the Ancient Maya and still is to the Modern Maya.

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Tul Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cambodia6,9571:2,226469
Guatemala2,1621:7,439918
India8071:950,51540,686
Papua New Guinea4561:17,8811,797
Poland3651:104,13415,847
Ecuador3531:45,0594,522
Italy2551:239,83032,665
Israel1641:52,1816,835
Ukraine1021:446,30152,698
United Arab Emirates891:102,9478,862
Slovenia891:27,9515,823
Indonesia581:2,280,159138,233
United States491:7,397,121336,459
Philippines261:3,893,778155,597
Afghanistan221:1,461,50812,026
Spain181:2,597,33559,996
Pakistan121:14,886,99061,272
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Netherlands41:4,221,794131,139
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
England31:18,572,686338,250
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
France21:33,211,361423,184
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529

The alternate forms: Tül (1,077) are calculated separately.

Tul (12,592) may also be a first name.

Tul Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Tul surname (pronounced tool) stems from the word t'u'ul, meaning 'bunny', 'rabbit' in many Mayan languages.

This explains its presence in southern Mexico and Guatemala, the ancestral home to the Ancient Maya and still is to the Modern Maya.

- Forebears.io Manual Submissions

Tul Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tul (Bengali: টুল, Hindi: तुल, Marathi: तुळ, Oriya: ତୁଲ, Tibetan: ཏུལ་) occurs in Cambodia more than any other country or territory. It can be found as: Tül. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tul? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tul is the 43,140th most frequent family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 603,874 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 68 percent of Tul live; 58 percent live in Southeast Asia and 58 percent live in Khmer-Asia. It is also the 52,433rd most widely held first name in the world It is held by 12,592 people.

It is most commonly held in Cambodia, where it is borne by 6,957 people, or 1 in 2,226. In Cambodia Tul is most frequent in: Phnom Penh, where 9 percent reside, Battambang Province, where 9 percent reside and Kandal Province, where 9 percent reside. Outside of Cambodia this surname is found in 55 countries. It is also found in Guatemala, where 18 percent reside and India, where 7 percent reside.

Tul Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Tul has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Tul last name fell 40 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tul Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Orthodox (83%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Tul last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60% being registered with the political party.

Tul earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 42.64% less than the national average, earning $24,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tül891,077/
Thul8622,535/
Tull8611,521/
Tule8611,374/
Taul862,625/
Tuul862,110/
Tulp861,555/
Teul861,211/
Tuil861,179/
Toul86817/
Tuyl86230/
Tuhl8629/
Tusl8624/
Tult866/
Tgul864/
Ttul863/
Tulh862/
Dtul861/
Tuld860/
Tutl860/
Taule753,015/
Thull752,436/
Thule751,951/
Tulle751,832/
Teule75599/
Toule75471/
Tuijl75225/
Tutel75158/
Tucel75108/
Tahul7596/
Theul7583/
Tusil7573/
Toull7562/
Tohul7559/
Tuisl7541/
Taull7535/
Thaul7533/
Teusl7532/
Tusel7531/
Tugli7529/
Tuile7520/
Tuşel7514/
Thoul7513/
Tuyll7512/
Thuyl7512/
Tutil756/
Thuil755/
Tuitl755/
Toulh754/
Tould754/
Thulh754/
Tuttl753/
Tuull753/
Tault752/
Tuyle752/
Teull752/
Tulhe751/
Tulhl751/
Tulhs751/
Tullt751/
Thuld751/
Thutl751/
Taulp751/
Tusle751/
Teutl751/
T'Hul751/
Tousl751/
Tausl751/
Tucil751/
Tujll751/
Tudtl751/
Toult750/
Tuill750/
Tuhle750/
Tol6723,484/
Tuchel671,428/
Tusell67291/
Theule67251/
Tutill67248/
Thuile67207/
Tuitel67204/
Tuytel67168/
Thould67162/
Thaule67159/
Tulova67139/
Tussel6786/
Thoule6785/
Thulth6777/
Tulowa6769/
Tahull6766/
Toulle6766/
Tuğsel6763/
Teulle6757/
Tuttel6752/
Tuisel6750/
Tutell6742/
Tautil6733/
Taulle6722/
Tuille6721/
Tulová6719/
Tuzcel6719/
Teusel6718/
Theusl6718/
Tausel6717/
Tausil6716/
Tousel6716/
Tougli6715/
Tautel6712/
Tuhsel6711/
Teutel675/
Thulle674/
Toutel674/
Touyle674/
Tullle673/
Htgaul673/
Tuszel673/
Thault673/
Thutil672/
Tahaul672/
Thuijl672/
Teuhle672/
Téoule672/
Tusehl671/
Tousil671/
Teeoul671/
Thuull671/
Thuyle671/
Teutil671/
Ttaule671/
Tussil670/
Tousle670/

Tul Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tul in the Tibetan language
ཏུལ་tul98.81
ཀྲུལ་trul1.19
Tul in the Hindi language
तुलtula89.5
टूलtula4.42
तूलtula4.14
Tul in the Bengali language
টুলtula66.67
তুলtula33.33
Tul in the Oriya language
ତୁଲtula59.01
ତୁଳtula25.13
ଟୁଲtula11.04
ତୁଲ୍tul0.04
Tul in the Marathi language
तुळtula33.02
टुलtula22.64
तुलtula21.7
ुलula5.66
टूलtula3.77
ूलula3.77

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