Culas Surname

220,250th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,855 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Culas Surname User-submission:

The surname Kulas or Culas derives from Turkish kula, from Persian قله (qolle), from Arabic قُلَّة (qulla, meaning 'pinnacle', 'zenith'). A tower, turret or a steeple on the Balkans erected during the period of Ottoman domination on the area.

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Culas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines7331:138,11523,347
Sri Lanka5851:35,5704,375
France2751:241,53737,410
United States561:6,472,481306,764
Turkey561:1,389,66855,875
India531:14,472,932242,024
Malaysia301:983,14144,226
Brazil161:13,379,646256,605
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
England111:5,065,278148,650
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Culas (42) may also be a first name.

Culas Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Kulas or Culas derives from Turkish kula, from Persian قله (qolle), from Arabic قُلَّة (qulla, meaning 'pinnacle', 'zenith'). A tower, turret or a steeple on the Balkans erected during the period of Ottoman domination on the area. Also tall men used to be called koulas, meaning 'tall as a castle'.

- yiannis95

Culas Last Name Facts

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

Culas (Marathi: कुलास) is more commonly found in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Culas? popularity and diffusion

The last name Culas is the 220,250th most widespread family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 3,928,596 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 79 percent of Culas are found; 41 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 39 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. Culas is also the 1,566,439th most frequently occurring given name internationally It is held by 42 people.

The surname is most frequently held in The Philippines, where it is borne by 733 people, or 1 in 138,115. In The Philippines Culas is mostly found in: Eastern Visayas, where 40 percent reside, National Capital Region, where 21 percent reside and Calabarzon, where 9 percent reside. Not including The Philippines Culas occurs in 20 countries. It is also common in Sri Lanka, where 32 percent reside and France, where 15 percent reside.

Culas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Culas has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Culas last name expanded 5,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Culas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Culas surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

Culas earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.06% more than the national average, earning $47,923 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Coulas91909/
Cullas9164/
Caulas9159/
Culase9133/
Culias915/
Culais913/
Culeas911/
Cutlas911/
Chulas911/
Cuilas911/
Cujlas910/
Cula895,330/
Coulais83996/
Cullash83106/
Culashe8333/
Scoulas8329/
Couleas8320/
Coulias8316/
Cutlass8316/
Choulas8313/
Coullas835/
Chuleas835/
Coulass833/
Coutlas832/
Chulase832/
Chaulas831/
Coulats831/
Coulase831/
Chulasz831/
Cuttlas831/
Cullais830/
Colas8037,494/
Kulas809,501/
Culla803,068/
Culea803,025/
Caula801,922/
Sulas801,652/
Culos80755/
Culau80282/
Culai80273/
Culaj80208/
Culaz80173/
Culha80147/
Culat8091/
Culac8072/
Coula8070/
Culap8067/
Julas8062/
Cuila8059/
Zulas8055/
Culia8055/
Culay8048/
Culad8023/
Ceula8014/
Culax809/
Culós808/
Cuyla805/
Cuhla804/
Culah803/
Culya802/
Culòs802/
Culga801/
Cutla801/
Cutillas775,864/
Choulias7782/
Coullias7732/
Cutellas775/
Chaulase772/
Chulashe772/
Coullais771/
Cusillas771/
Chaulais771/
Julias738,721/
Collas736,460/
Julhas733,104/
Kulias73785/
Kullas73640/
Koulas73593/
Sulais73571/
Culeac73554/
Cullaz73466/
Saulas73400/
Zoulas73363/
Culiat73347/
Cullia73344/
Colias73283/
Caulea73280/
Cullat73267/
Cheula73263/
Cuilla73227/
Kulyas73192/
Kulhas73176/
Kulash73171/
Kaulas73150/
Cullay73108/
Cuglia7396/
Culiah7378/
Coulat7377/
Culaud7377/
Caulay7374/
Cuslea7372/
Kulasz7369/
Colais7364/
Coulay7361/
Zulhas7355/
Culiac7355/
Caulat7351/
Kulase7349/
Chulos7348/
Quolas7343/
Kuulas7342/
Kulaas7335/
Zullas7334/
Kulais7334/
Cușlea7333/
Culhay7329/
Sculos7328/
Sullas7326/
Coleas7314/
Coulaz7314/
Zutlas7313/
Cahula7313/
Coulau7313/
Cullaj7311/
Khulas7311/
Cullos7311/
Çullas7311/
Kutlas7310/
Culyat7310/
Jaulas7310/
Culhat7310/
Coulos739/
Kuleas739/
Kulats739/
Sulasz738/
Keulas737/
Zulase737/
Czolas737/
Colaas736/
Kulaus736/
Julash736/
Caulia736/
Tzulas736/
Caulla735/
Kulass735/
Jullas734/
Joulas734/
Zulash734/
Ciulos734/
Cullah733/
Julais733/
Culhai733/
Cuilay733/
Coulai733/
Coulia733/
Dzulas733/
Juleas733/
Culead733/
Sulash732/
Colash732/
Cutlap732/
Caulos732/
Coulla732/
Cutlay732/
Cullad732/
Kulasj731/
Culeau731/
Cullya731/
Cutlia731/
Colass731/
Zulaas731/
Zulaus731/
Zulias731/
Sulias731/
Caulah731/
Cullai731/
Kulahs731/
Suilas731/
Tsulas731/
Caulau731/
Culaut731/
Culhaj731/
Coolas731/
Julase731/
Colaus731/
Cuilai731/
Kuslas731/
Culach730/
Kuhlas730/
Cousillas711,229/
Causillas71212/
Cuchillas71198/
Coucillas7114/
Coulliais7110/
Coutillas712/
Culeasova711/
Causellas711/
Cousellas711/
Kula6756,913/
Cola6733,127/
Coulaud672,088/
Julhash671,207/
Culo67724/
Saulais67558/
Collias67549/
Zoulias67495/
Cullhaj67493/
Ccaulla67429/
Koulias67239/
Tsoulas67197/
Culache67172/
Kulashe67154/
Cutilla67151/
Tzoulas67137/
Cusella67132/
Caullay67100/
Koullas6791/
Cauglia6786/
Culosse6785/
Kaulase6773/
Collash6769/
Cutella6766/
Koulass6765/
Kulyash6762/
Coelhas6756/
Couliau6752/
Souleas6742/
Kulasse6739/
Souhlas6738/
Zoullas6734/
Choulos6732/
Khulase6731/
Coulaux6730/
Gioulas6725/
Scoulos6720/
Saulash6719/
Jullias6717/
Kutlase6717/
Khulash6716/
Juliast6716/
Kaulash6715/
Giulias6714/
Soullas6712/
Juliasz6710/
Kouleas6710/
Cusliah678/
Cullath676/
Koulase675/
Cullace675/
Cullhai675/
Zulhash675/
Chullos674/
Culò674/
Gkoulas674/
Koulash673/
Cucilla673/
Culliat673/
Juliase673/
Collais672/
Kulatse672/
Cceulla672/
Saulajs672/
Culó672/
Collass671/
Kaulais671/
Julasse671/
Juliass671/
Kulasze671/
Kullias671/
Kulaids671/
Kulaise671/
Cuillos671/
Cutlach671/
Coolias671/
Coellas671/
Collhas671/
Couslay671/
Kgculah671/
Kaulias671/
Khulais671/
Joulias671/
Juillas671/
Juliaus671/
Kuslats671/
Kulaish671/
Kullass671/
Tsulias671/
Sullias671/
Giuleas671/
Giullas671/
Djulias671/
D'Colas671/
Dzulais671/
Dziulas671/
Culiach671/
Culliah671/
Culyadh671/
Culă671/
Coulois671/
Couëlla671/
Coliasz671/
Collazs671/
Chulous671/
Cheulos670/
Cutlose670/

Culas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Culas in the Marathi language
कुलासkulasa-

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