Tuli is a last name that derives from multiple cultures around the world. It is predominantly found in Northern India, with respects to Finland, Turkey and the Philippines as well. As for India, the surname Tuli derives from a

Khatri Khatri is a caste of the Indian subcontinent that is predominantly found in India, but also in Pakistan and Afghanistan. In the subcontinent, they were mostly engaged in mercantilistic professions such as banking and trade, they were the d ...

sub-caste in

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

. Khatris are traditionally `Kshatriyas` or Warriors. Tuli is a respected clan in India and members of this community are usually from Punjab in North India. They had a prominent role in the struggle for India's independence against the British Raj. In the Philippines, the Tuli surname derives from the Filipino rite of male circumcision. It has a long historical tradition and is considered an obligatory rite of passage for males; boys who have not undergone the ritual are labelled supót and face ridicule from their peers. Although not as common, the Tuli last name has been notable in Nordic regions such as Finland, translating to "fire". Alternative methods of spelling the surname Tuli in Nordic regions include Tuuli and Tóli. Tuli may refer to the following people: ;Given name *

Tuli Goon Tuli Goon (born 21 February 1988 in Kolkata) is an Indian women association football, footballer who currently plays as a defender (association football), right back for India women's national football team. International Goon has represented ...

(born 1988), Indian football player *

Tuli Kupferberg Naphtali "Tuli" Kupferberg (September 28, 1923 – July 12, 2010) was an American counterculture poet, author, singer, cartoonist, publisher, and co-founder of the rock band The Fugs. Biography Naphtali Kupferberg was born into a Jewish, Yi ...

(1923–2010), American counterculture poet, author, cartoonist, anarchist ;Surname * Géza Tuli (1888–1966), Hungarian Olympic gymnast *

Jake Tuli Jake Tuli (7 July 1931 – 24 November 1998) born Jacob Ntuli in Johannesburg was a South African professional fly/ bantam/featherweight boxer of the 1950s and 1960s who won the Transvaal (South Africa) ( Non White) flyweight title, South Afri ...

(1931–1998), South African boxer * Madhurima Tuli, Indian actress *

Neville Tuli Neville Tuli (born 24 April 1964) is the Founder Chairman of the "Osian’s" Group of companies. The Group includes the Parent Company, "Osian’s Connoisseurs of Art Pvt. Ltd." (Estd. 2000, closed in 2010) and its two Subsidiary Companies, ...

(born 1964), Indian writer, art connoisseur and founder member of the annual Osian film festival * Teila Tuli, also known as Taylor Wiley, American sumo wrestler * Uma Tuli, Indian social worker and educationist

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