Kula Surname
Approximately 56,913 people bear this surname
Kula Surname Definition:
(Polish, Ukranian) Dweller at the sign of the ball, or at some natural feature shaped like a ball.
Read More About This SurnameKula Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 13,764 | 1:5,654 | 810 |
| Poland | 12,112 | 1:3,138 | 307 |
| South Africa | 10,015 | 1:5,410 | 680 |
| United States | 2,937 | 1:123,411 | 13,143 |
| DR Congo | 2,894 | 1:25,529 | 3,203 |
| Kenya | 2,082 | 1:22,181 | 2,538 |
| Indonesia | 2,060 | 1:64,199 | 6,991 |
| Nigeria | 1,752 | 1:101,109 | 6,869 |
| India | 1,470 | 1:521,813 | 26,028 |
| Papua New Guinea | 877 | 1:9,297 | 751 |
| Germany | 463 | 1:173,878 | 20,440 |
| Czechia | 458 | 1:23,217 | 3,594 |
| Brunei | 434 | 1:965 | 193 |
| France | 405 | 1:164,007 | 25,556 |
| Botswana | 370 | 1:5,911 | 961 |
| Sri Lanka | 365 | 1:57,010 | 6,293 |
| Albania | 328 | 1:8,884 | 1,685 |
| Fiji | 314 | 1:2,848 | 493 |
| Uganda | 307 | 1:127,164 | 11,840 |
| Ghana | 277 | 1:97,548 | 9,187 |
| Latvia | 266 | 1:7,707 | 1,115 |
| Canada | 259 | 1:142,261 | 14,635 |
| Malaysia | 201 | 1:146,737 | 9,218 |
| Somalia | 196 | 1:68,633 | 2,887 |
| Ukraine | 195 | 1:233,450 | 30,908 |
| England | 164 | 1:339,744 | 24,836 |
| Russia | 155 | 1:929,826 | 73,265 |
| Brazil | 152 | 1:1,408,384 | 47,527 |
| Bulgaria | 146 | 1:47,801 | 3,331 |
| Liberia | 139 | 1:31,716 | 2,998 |
| Slovakia | 94 | 1:56,771 | 10,969 |
| Greece | 91 | 1:121,756 | 20,412 |
| Sweden | 76 | 1:129,563 | 9,162 |
| Belgium | 69 | 1:166,618 | 22,787 |
| Solomon Islands | 63 | 1:9,207 | 1,553 |
| Thailand | 59 | 1:1,197,260 | 174,557 |
| Israel | 57 | 1:150,134 | 15,774 |
| Australia | 55 | 1:490,831 | 37,357 |
| Estonia | 54 | 1:24,478 | 4,454 |
| Hungary | 53 | 1:185,213 | 15,991 |
| Austria | 49 | 1:173,784 | 22,520 |
| Philippines | 44 | 1:2,300,869 | 126,392 |
| Lesotho | 43 | 1:47,269 | 7,569 |
| New Zealand | 43 | 1:105,310 | 13,865 |
| Netherlands | 42 | 1:402,076 | 42,431 |
| Norway | 40 | 1:128,557 | 16,659 |
| Tanzania | 33 | 1:1,604,291 | 47,186 |
| Transnistria | 32 | 1:14,834 | 2,816 |
| Moldova | 30 | 1:118,712 | 13,533 |
| Argentina | 28 | 1:1,526,550 | 84,030 |
| Singapore | 26 | 1:211,835 | 10,313 |
| Angola | 25 | 1:1,079,569 | 3,117 |
| Finland | 25 | 1:219,868 | 18,073 |
| Kosovo | 19 | 1:97,993 | 5,402 |
| Northern Cyprus | 18 | 1:17,723 | 4,398 |
| Ireland | 17 | 1:276,996 | 9,887 |
| Ethiopia | 16 | 1:6,096,641 | 11,907 |
| Switzerland | 16 | 1:513,307 | 36,405 |
| Wales | 13 | 1:238,041 | 14,239 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Nepal | 10 | 1:2,848,096 | 9,545 |
| Taiwan | 8 | 1:2,930,593 | 17,989 |
| Kazakhstan | 7 | 1:2,526,071 | 102,287 |
| Northern Ireland | 6 | 1:307,506 | 12,899 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Belarus | 4 | 1:2,375,265 | 105,497 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 3 | 1:1,990,885 | 79,765 |
| Montenegro | 3 | 1:213,188 | 6,121 |
| Serbia | 3 | 1:2,381,649 | 30,913 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Cape Verde | 2 | 1:264,821 | 5,214 |
| Guatemala | 2 | 1:8,041,334 | 9,698 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Tonga | 1 | 1:107,313 | 791 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 59 | 1:851,164 | 52,255 |
The alternate forms: Küla (135), Kůla (53), Kūla (4) & Kúla (1) are calculated separately.
Kula (59,017) may also be a first name.
Kula Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Polish, Ukranian) Dweller at the sign of the ball, or at some natural feature shaped like a ball.
Kula is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: grow / Build.
User-submitted Reference
A Turkish surname. The name of a colour between yellow and brown.
- emrekulaIn Turkish, it is the name for a yellowish horse.
- gokhykKula Demographics
Kula Political Affiliation
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Kula Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kula Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kula (Bengali: কুল, Georgian: კულა, Hindi: कुला, Marathi: कुला, Oriya: କୁଲା, Russian: Кула, Tibetan: ཀུ་ལ་) is most common in Turkey. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Küla, Kůla, Kūla or Kúla. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kula? popularity and diffusion
It is the 9,894th most commonly held last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 128,047 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 32 percent of Kula reside; 23 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 22 percent reside in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 16,074th most widely held given name throughout the world. It is borne by 59,017 people.
The surname is most numerous in Turkey, where it is held by 13,764 people, or 1 in 5,654. In Turkey it is most frequent in: Istanbul Province, where 15 percent live, Bursa Province, where 9 percent live and Antalya Province, where 8 percent live. Beside Turkey this last name occurs in 104 countries. It also occurs in Poland, where 21 percent live and South Africa, where 18 percent live.
Kula Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Kula has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kula surname increased 4,978 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Kula Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Orthodox (75%) in Russia, Christian (70%) in Kenya, Christian (96%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (79%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Kula last name are 18.92% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 65.69% being registered with the political party.
The amount Kula earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 29.17% less than the national average, earning 245,120 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 48.4% less than the national average, earning R 122,616 per year; in United States they earn 4.78% more than the national average, earning $45,211 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.86% more than the national average, earning $52,593 CAD per year.
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Kula Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kula in the Georgian language | ||
| კულა | kula | - |
| Kula in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཀུ་ལ་ | kula | 87.5 |
| སྐུ་ལ། | kula | 12.5 |
| Kula in the Bengali language | ||
| কুল | kula | 80 |
| কোল | kola | 10 |
| কূল | kula | 10 |
| Kula in the Hindi language | ||
| कुला | kula | 78.68 |
| कूला | kula | 20.06 |
| कुल | kula | 0.31 |
| Kula in the Oriya language | ||
| କୁଲା | kula | 75.85 |
| କୁଳ | kula | 11.44 |
| କୁଲ | kula | 4.24 |
| କୁଳା | kula | 2.97 |
| କୂଳ | kula | 1.27 |
| କୂଲା | kula | 1.27 |
| କୂଲ | kula | 0.42 |
| କୁଲ୍ଆ | kula | 0.42 |
| Kula in the Marathi language | ||
| कुला | kula | 70.93 |
| कुळा | kula | 20.93 |
| कूला | kula | 5.23 |
| कूळा | kula | 1.74 |
| Kula in the Russian language | ||
| Кула | kula | - |
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