Culeva Surname

874,560th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 309 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Moldova
Highest density in:
Moldova

Culeva Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Culeva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Moldova2941:12,1132,087
North Macedonia41:525,36820,918
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
France21:33,211,361423,184
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Čuleva (143) are calculated separately.

Culeva Last Name Facts

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

The last name Culeva is found most in Moldova. It may be found as a variant: Čuleva. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Culeva? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 874,560th most frequently held surname globally, borne by around 1 in 23,584,291 people. The last name Culeva occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Culeva are found; 95 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 95 percent are found in Romanian Europe.

This surname is most frequently held in Moldova, where it is held by 294 people, or 1 in 12,113. In Moldova Culeva is most numerous in: Cahul District, where 45 percent are found, Găgăuzia, where 40 percent are found and Chișinău Municipality, where 5 percent are found. Apart from Moldova it occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in North Macedonia, where 1 percent are found and Finland, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Čuleva94143/
Chuleva92158/
Culaeva929/
Culieva925/
Culev91275/
Chuleeva8625/
Chuhleva868/
Chouleva864/
Kuleva832,325/
Suleva83534/
Culava8338/
Zuleva8324/
Culiev8324/
Juleva839/
Culiva837/
Culova835/
Caulev833/
Culeev831/
Kulieva7730,927/
Kulaeva774,080/
Zhuleva771,423/
Suleeva77616/
Kuleeva77606/
Sulieva77377/
Kutleva7790/
Sauleva7736/
Zulieva7729/
Zuleeva7723/
Sulleva7723/
Tsuleva7720/
Suhleva7711/
Ziuleva7710/
Kouleva778/
Chuliva777/
Kulevas774/
Kusleva774/
Chuleba774/
Dzuleva773/
Giuleva772/
Ciuleba772/
Colieva772/
Kulheva772/
Kulesva771/
Chulewa771/
Zuyleva771/
Kuloeva771/
Cuhleba771/
Cullova771/
Colleva771/
Kujleva771/
Suyleva771/
Cuslewa770/
Colevay770/
Kulev732,093/
Kulyaeva71539/
Zhguleva71228/
Kuliaeva7157/
Kusleeva7152/
Kuylieva7147/
Kutleeva7134/
Khulaeva7130/
Dzhuleva7130/
Zhuleeva7126/
Zhhuleva7126/
Tsuleeva7124/
Dzulieva7122/
Koulieva7116/
Sauleeva7113/
Koulaeva7110/
Kullieva719/
Kulhaeva719/
Kullaeva716/
Kulevova715/
Tsiuleva714/
Chulyova714/
Zhulieva714/
Khulieva712/
Sullieva712/
Khulevad712/
Zullieva712/
Tsuhleva712/
Kaulevad711/
Jullevad711/
Kulefova711/
Kuleshva711/
Zhuleiva711/
Tseuleva711/
Djouleva711/
Chulebah711/
Cusleway710/
Kuliev6730,106/
Kulova672,906/
Kuliva671,163/
Suliva67832/
Kulewa67712/
Kulava67539/
Kuleev67310/
Kileva67154/
Kutlev6784/
Caulef6772/
Čoleva6746/
Culyba6745/
Sulewa6726/
Kulevs6720/
Zuleba6715/
Koulev6714/
Chuleewah6714/
Coulebeau6713/
Zhaulieva6712/
Cuhleb679/
Dzhulieva678/
Coliev677/
Kulevo677/
Kuslev674/
Qoleva673/
Juliva673/
Kullev672/
Khulyaeva672/
Khulev671/
Kuylev671/
Kouliaeva671/
Culleb671/
Sulevo671/
Tscholeva671/
Cóliva671/
Culeff671/
Culiba671/
Cullew670/

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