Koulas Surname
Approximately 593 people bear this surname
Koulas Surname User-submission:
The surname Koulas or Coulas 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.
Read More About This SurnameKoulas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | 338 | 1:32,780 | 5,108 |
| Cyprus | 124 | 1:7,136 | 821 |
| India | 54 | 1:14,204,914 | 239,375 |
| United States | 28 | 1:12,944,962 | 483,512 |
| Canada | 15 | 1:2,456,373 | 146,130 |
| Australia | 9 | 1:2,999,522 | 116,751 |
| Congo | 9 | 1:554,344 | 12,633 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Koulas (219) may also be a first name.
Koulas Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The surname Koulas or Coulas 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'.
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Average Koulas Salary in
United States
$36,143 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Koulas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Koulas Come From? nationality or country of origin
Koulas (Marathi: कौलास, Oriya: େକୗଳାସ) occurs most in Greece. It can occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Koulas? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 541,435th most frequently occurring last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 12,289,285 people. The surname Koulas occurs predominantly in Europe, where 80 percent of Koulas live; 78 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 78 percent live in Helleno-Europe. Koulas is also the 609,814th most prevalent first name in the world. It is borne by 219 people.
The surname Koulas is most commonly used in Greece, where it is held by 338 people, or 1 in 32,780. In Greece it is most frequent in: Attica, where 35 percent live, Central Macedonia, where 25 percent live and Epirus, where 13 percent live. Other than Greece this last name exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in Cyprus, where 21 percent live and India, where 9 percent live.
Koulas Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Koulas last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Koulas earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 16.24% less than the national average, earning $36,143 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.21% less than the national average, earning $48,584 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Koulas Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Koulas in the Marathi language | ||
| कौलास | kaulasa | - |
| Koulas in the Oriya language | ||
| େକୗଳାସ | ekalasa | 77.5 |
| େକୗଲାସ | ekalasa | 18.75 |
| େକୗଳସ | ekalasa | 2.5 |
| େକୗଲସ | ekalasa | 1.25 |
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