Kukla Surname

31,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,002 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Kukla Surname Definition:

(Ukranian, Russian) One who had some real or fancied resemblance to a puppet; one who operated a puppet show.

Kukla Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland6,1521:6,178755
United States2,3911:151,59315,568
Russia2,0701:69,6258,992
Ukraine1,5371:29,6184,280
Germany1,2611:63,8438,205
Czechia1,2161:8,7451,125
Slovakia4521:11,8061,502
Austria3511:24,2603,814
Belarus3161:30,0675,220
Hungary2131:46,0864,904
Brazil2091:1,024,27936,147
France1531:434,13562,815
Kazakhstan1031:171,67516,669
England821:679,48938,951
India591:13,001,108227,026
Turkey511:1,525,91059,107
Argentina511:838,10654,910
Canada441:837,40065,151
Serbia341:210,14612,577
Latvia311:66,1319,862
Transnistria291:16,3693,065
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Israel141:611,26042,949
Croatia141:302,04329,715
Azerbaijan141:689,22311,826
Tajikistan131:645,1304,278
Norway121:428,52437,411
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Wales61:515,75523,171
Moldova51:712,27439,996
Armenia41:732,54511,666
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Romania31:6,692,62378,504
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
China21:683,660,78330,601
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Malta11:430,2723,380
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Kukla (601) may also be a first name.

Kukla Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Ukranian, Russian) One who had some real or fancied resemblance to a puppet; one who operated a puppet show.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Kukla Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kukla (Bengali: কুকলা, Georgian: კუკლა, Hindi: कुक्ला, Russian: Кукла) has its highest incidence in Poland. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Kukla click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kukla? popularity and diffusion

It is the 31,402nd most frequently occurring family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 428,629 people. The surname Kukla is mostly found in Europe, where 80 percent of Kukla are found; 68 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 46 percent are found in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 340,957th most commonly held first name internationally. It is borne by 601 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Poland, where it is carried by 6,152 people, or 1 in 6,178. Barring Poland Kukla occurs in 58 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 14 percent reside and Russia, where 12 percent reside.

Kukla Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kukla has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 11,955 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kukla Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Kukla surname is chiefly Orthodox (85%) in Russia, Orthodox (87%) in Belarus, Orthodox (100%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (77%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Kukla last name are 2.59% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 50.64% registered with the political party.

The amount Kukla earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 51.34% less than the national average, earning 168,403 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 9.36% less than the national average, earning R 215,400 per year; in United States they earn 11.34% more than the national average, earning $48,041 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.95% more than the national average, earning $57,607 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kukkla91192/
Koukla91112/
Kuckla9165/
Kuklya9163/
Kuklia9138/
Kuklau9132/
Kuklai9127/
Khukla9113/
Kuklat917/
Kuklah916/
Kukhla913/
Ckukla911/
Kouklas83103/
Kuuskla8386/
Kouklia8327/
Kukella8318/
Kuklash832/
Kutklya831/
Kukllah831/
Kukilla831/
Kudklay831/
Kokla80835/
Kukli80699/
Kuklo80471/
Cukla80340/
Kikla80310/
Kukle80305/
Kukła80161/
Kucla8034/
Kuckella7714/
Gkougkla775/
Kuklyash774/
Kukkilla771/
Khucklah771/
Koukella771/
Koukklas771/
Kouklias771/
Kukiella771/
Gkouklia771/
Kuklys73552/
Kukliš73258/
Koukli73118/
Kukloo7337/
Kuklyi7331/
Kookla7327/
Kokkla7316/
Kukley7315/
Kuklei7311/
Kukhly7311/
Koklia737/
Khokla736/
Kuckly733/
Kuskle733/
Kuckle733/
Kouklo733/
Cuikla732/
Koukly732/
Koklai732/
Kiklya732/
Khukle731/
Kuhkle731/
Kuiklo731/
Kukkli731/
Kuklod731/
Kuckli731/
Koukle731/
Cuklla731/
Kukliś731/
Koklea731/
Kaukle730/
Kusklo730/
Kuukle730/
Gkougklas7132/
Kukillaya7124/
Kuusklaid711/
Kuklych67291/
Kukhlyi67176/
Kuklish67144/
Kuckler67109/
Khokhla67103/
Kuklich6751/
Kuklytė6743/
Kaukler6738/
Kougkli6721/
Kukkillaya6717/
Kukhlei6713/
Kokilla6712/
Kauklys6712/
Kukhliy6710/
Kukhley677/
Kuckley676/
Kauklis675/
Kuklycz675/
Koukles675/
Khukloy674/
Kucklis673/
Kuikele672/
Kucklei672/
Gkougklias672/
Kukhlyy671/
Khukhle671/
Kuckles671/
Cuickla671/
Couklas671/
Kokklai671/
Kokella671/
Kouklei671/
Kouklou671/
Kuchklo671/
Kuiklet671/
Kuklejs671/
Kuklesz671/
Kukliss671/
Cuklais671/
Hkoklay671/
Kooklay671/
Khoklay671/
Kuskley670/

Kukla Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kukla in the Georgian language
კუკლაkukla-
Kukla in the Bengali language
কুকলাkukala-
Kukla in the Hindi language
कुक्लाkukla71.43
शुक्लाsukla21.43
कुकलाkukala7.14
Kukla in the Russian language
Куклаkukla-

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