Zul Surname

108,552nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,288 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Belize

Zul Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zul Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia1,1381:25,9182,303
Mexico1,1361:109,2663,903
Indonesia7821:169,11716,403
Mongolia3871:7,3001,137
United States1351:2,684,881161,220
Iran1051:731,26237,809
Haiti1041:102,7304,974
United Arab Emirates891:102,9478,862
Belize521:6,8361,060
Pakistan501:3,572,87826,888
Guatemala491:328,2184,622
Russia351:4,117,802198,221
Venezuela341:888,35513,981
Afghanistan301:1,071,7739,936
Singapore261:211,83510,313
India161:47,941,586492,263
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Ukraine71:6,503,242257,739
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Azerbaijan41:2,412,28025,948
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Myanmar41:12,984,4961,309
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Abkhazia31:80,9553,593
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
China21:683,660,78330,601
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508

The alternate forms: Zůl (5) are calculated separately.

Zul (45,446) may also be a first name.

Zul Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zul (Arabic: زول, Georgian: ზულ, Hindi: जुल, Russian: Зуль) is carried by more people in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It can also be found as: Zůl. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zul? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 108,552nd most frequent last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,699,521 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 63 percent of Zul live; 46 percent live in Southeast Asia and 45 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Zul is also the 20,043rd most frequently held forename internationally, borne by 45,446 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Malaysia, where it is carried by 1,138 people, or 1 in 25,918. In Malaysia Zul is mostly found in: Selangor, where 15 percent live, Kelantan, where 12 percent live and Terengganu, where 10 percent live. Excluding Malaysia Zul is found in 59 countries. It is also common in Mexico, where 26 percent live and Indonesia, where 18 percent live.

Zul Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Zul last name are 3.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 57.14% being registered to vote for the political party.

Zul earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 19.08% less than the national average, earning $34,915 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zůl895/
Dzul8638,881/
Tzul867,520/
Szul861,990/
Zule86612/
Zuhl86599/
Zhul86555/
Zoul86482/
Czul86431/
Zull86351/
Zuil86253/
Zeul8662/
Zaul8654/
Zuyl8619/
Zult8616/
Zusl8613/
Zuul8613/
Zulh868/
Zuld865/
Zulp864/
Zujl864/
Zgul862/
Zulì862/
Zuël862/
Zzul862/
Ziul861/
Zxul861/
Zuill75376/
Zahul75344/
Zoule75229/
Dzhul75192/
Szule75100/
Zaule7567/
Zulle7549/
Zusel7542/
Zutel7531/
Zuilt7528/
Dzule7527/
Zeule7525/
Szull7519/
Dzuul7518/
Zuldt7513/
Zgoul7510/
Zohul7510/
Szult757/
Zhule755/
Zullh754/
Zultė754/
Zutll753/
Dzull752/
Zuule752/
Zoull752/
Zuijl752/
Szaul752/
Zugli752/
Zuile752/
Zucel751/
Zould751/
Zeull751/
Zhoul751/
Zullt751/
Zault751/
Tzule751/
Zulhe751/
Zsule751/
Zutil751/
Dzoul751/
Zxzul751/
Zuyle751/
Zulhl751/
Zuhjl751/
Sul6716,217/
Jul675,970/
Zol672,461/
Cul671,318/
Xul67443/
Zutell67164/
Çul67162/
Zuchel67154/
Zhugli6768/
Zuchil6753/
Zeußel6748/
Zousel6744/
Zuttel6739/
Zougli6734/
Dzhoul6727/
Zulová6721/
Zulova6718/
Szaule6717/
Zeusel6713/
Zuselt6710/
Čul677/
Dzhaul676/
Zuhyle675/
Šul673/
Zhgoul672/
Zuselp671/
Zucell671/
Zausel671/
Zoulle671/
Zoutel671/
Szuldt671/
Szusel671/
Szusle671/
Szczul671/
Dzutel671/
Zhoule671/
Zulowa671/
Zulhhs671/
Zulchz671/
Zuheel671/
Zuille670/

Zul Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zul in the Georgian language
ზულzul-
Zul in the Hindi language
जुलjula83.33
ज़ुलzula16.67
Zul in the Russian language
Зульzul-
Zul in the Arabic language
زولzwl-

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Footnotes

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