Tulel Surname

401,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 875 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Tulel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tulel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya8071:57,2245,669
Turkey541:1,441,13757,155
Uganda131:3,003,02181,551
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413

Tulel (286) may also be a first name.

Tulel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tulel is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tulel? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tulel is the 401,442nd most frequently held family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 8,328,624 people. The last name Tulel occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Tulel live; 94 percent live in East Africa and 85 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 523,065th most frequent first name worldwide It is held by 286 people.

The surname Tulel is most common in Kenya, where it is borne by 807 people, or 1 in 57,224. In Kenya it is mostly found in: West Pokot County, where 84 percent reside, Trans Nzoia County, where 8 percent reside and Baringo County, where 7 percent reside. Beside Kenya Tulel is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Turkey, where 6 percent reside and Uganda, where 1 percent reside.

Tulel Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Tulel surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tulael913/
Toulel913/
Thulel911/
Tuliel911/
Tulell911/
Touleel831/
Taulell831/
Tolel8012/
Tulil803/
Tilel803/
Tulhl801/
Taulelle77291/
Toulelle772/
Tholel7341/
Toleel733/
Thulil731/
Tulhill670/
Tulilova6218/
Taulhill622/
Tilil6018/
Tolil608/
Thilil5568/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tulel
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