Family name Tulku (Tulku 
, Тулку 
) , all over the world, is a rare cognomen. The last name Tulku is characteristic of Nepal, where it is a rare surname, Kyrgyzstan, where it is a very rare surname, and Malaysia. Likewise, Tulku is the forename as well as the last name.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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| Tulku | Malaysia, Nepal |
| Тулку | Kyrgyzstan |
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tarthang tulku American buddhist teacher (b. 1935) |
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ringu tulku (b. 1952) |
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| doboom tulku (b. 1942) |
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| tsem tulku Taiwanese buddhist lama, TW (b. 1965) |
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