Kula Surname

9,894^th

Most Common

surname in the World

Approximately 56,913 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:

Turkey

Highest density in:

Brunei

Kula Surname Definition:

(Polish, Ukranian) Dweller at the sign of the ball, or at some natural feature shaped like a ball.

Kula 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

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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.

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

Kula is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: grow / Build.

— The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

User-submitted Reference

A Turkish surname. The name of a colour between yellow and brown.

- emrekula

In Turkish, it is the name for a yellowish horse.

- gokhyk

DNA test information

Kula Demographics

Average Kula Salary in
United States

$45,211^USD

Per year

Rank:

571,276 of 1,180,305

Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:

0.000773439

Rank: 13,646 of 1,181,369

Percentage of national average salary:

104.78%

Sample size: 1,459 (2014)

Average Salary in
United States

$43,149^USD

Per year

Per month:

$3,596^USD

Per week:

$799^USD

Per day:

$118^USD

View the highest/lowest earning families in The United States

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 carried by more people in Turkey than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant: Küla, Kůla, Kūla or Kúla. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kula? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 9,894^th most frequent last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 128,047 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 32 percent of Kula are found; 23 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 22 percent are found in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 16,074^th most widespread first name in the world It is held by 59,017 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Turkey, where it is borne by 13,764 people, or 1 in 5,654. In Turkey Kula is mostly found in: Istanbul Province, where 15 percent live, Bursa Province, where 9 percent live and Antalya Province, where 8 percent live. Barring Turkey this surname occurs in 104 countries. It is also found in Poland, where 21 percent live and South Africa, where 18 percent live.

Kula Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Kula has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 4,978 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kula Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Kula 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 surname are 18.92% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 65.69% registered to vote for the 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

Surname	Similarity	Worldwide Incidence	Prevalency
Küla	92	135	/
Kůla	92	53	/
Kūla	92	4	/
Kúla	92	1	/
Kuila	89	20,773	/
Kulla	89	11,870	/
Koula	89	7,211	/
Kaula	89	5,199	/
Kulaç	89	3,866	/
Kuela	89	3,810	/
Kulay	89	3,595	/
Khula	89	2,821	/
Kulya	89	2,153	/
Kulia	89	2,136	/
Kulah	89	1,906	/
Kulai	89	1,649	/
Kulaš	89	1,310	/
Kuula	89	956	/
Kulha	89	632	/
Kuhla	89	489	/
Kulga	89	367	/
Kulau	89	366	/
Kulaj	89	206	/
Kulaś	89	70	/
Keula	89	61	/
Kulea	89	23	/
Kkula	89	22	/
Kulač	89	22	/
Kuyla	89	12	/
Kulaß	89	12	/
Kulaa	89	9	/
Kujla	89	1	/
Hkula	89	1	/
Kuilya	80	8,595	/
Koulai	80	6,612	/
Kulaya	80	2,316	/
Khaula	80	2,051	/
Kulaha	80	1,583	/
Koulla	80	1,519	/
Kullaj	80	556	/
Koulia	80	423	/
Kullah	80	351	/
Kullai	80	343	/
Khoula	80	340	/
Kahula	80	330	/
Kulacz	80	296	/
Kaulia	80	257	/
Kuslap	80	222	/
Kullay	80	205	/
Khulla	80	165	/
Kullau	80	149	/
Kaulga	80	130	/
Kulyay	80	119	/
Khuela	80	101	/
Qukula	80	96	/
Kaulya	80	79	/
Kaulai	80	79	/
Kulasz	80	69	/
Kaulla	80	64	/
Koulga	80	62	/
Kullat	80	56	/
Kulhay	80	51	/
Kulhaj	80	44	/
Kuulas	80	42	/
Kulyah	80	41	/
Keulai	80	41	/
Kullaa	80	40	/
Kaulah	80	40	/
Kullač	80	38	/
Khulia	80	36	/
Kaulay	80	36	/
Kulaas	80	35	/
Gkoula	80	24	/
Kuhlap	80	23	/
Kuilia	80	22	/
Kuulah	80	22	/
Kulaai	80	21	/
Khulai	80	20	/
Keutla	80	20	/
Khulha	80	20	/
Khulaa	80	19	/
Kuilla	80	18	/
Khulga	80	18	/
Kuhlau	80	18	/
Kulaat	80	18	/
Kuliaš	80	17	/
Kuusla	80	17	/
Kulaia	80	15	/
Kulaja	80	14	/
Koulea	80	14	/
Kuilay	80	13	/
Koulay	80	13	/
Kullya	80	12	/
Kheula	80	11	/
Kutlas	80	10	/
Kuisla	80	10	/
Kuleas	80	9	/
Kulats	80	9	/
Kuliau	80	8	/
Koujla	80	8	/
Kuttla	80	5	/
Koulah	80	5	/
Koulha	80	5	/
Kulass	80	5	/
Kuilga	80	4	/
Kuelai	80	4	/
Kutlea	80	4	/
Kutlla	80	4	/
Kuulla	80	4	/
Kauula	80	4	/
Kuulay	80	4	/
Kéoula	80	4	/
Kuliai	80	4	/
Kullaç	80	4	/
Khuloa	80	4	/
Kuloha	80	4	/
Kutlah	80	4	/
Koulya	80	3	/
Kuelya	80	3	/
Kuihla	80	3	/
Kuutla	80	3	/
Kulatz	80	3	/
Kullaš	80	3	/
Kutlya	80	2	/
Kkulla	80	2	/
Kullia	80	2	/
Kulyai	80	2	/
Kulaih	80	2	/
Kulahh	80	2	/
Khulya	80	2	/
Kaulau	80	2	/
Koulaï	80	2	/
Kulhai	80	2	/
Kullha	80	1	/
Khulay	80	1	/
Kkaula	80	1	/
Kuslau	80	1	/
Kuliea	80	1	/
Kuhlai	80	1	/
Kujlea	80	1	/
Kulaiy	80	1	/
Kuehla	80	1	/
Kouhla	80	1	/
Kuulga	80	1	/
Kuelia	80	1	/
Keulia	80	1	/
Keulea	80	1	/
Keulla	80	1	/
Kaulea	80	1	/
Kaulha	80	1	/
Kkuula	80	1	/
Kuulya	80	1	/
Kuelah	80	1	/
Kulauz	80	1	/
Kul'ga	80	1	/
Kulahs	80	1	/
Kuulha	80	1	/
Kgaula	80	1	/
Kohula	80	1	/
Kullla	80	1	/
Kulayp	80	1	/
Kulahp	80	1	/
Kuyhla	80	1	/
Kuslas	80	1	/
Kuhlas	80	0	/
Kola	75	113,541	/
Kule	75	53,176	/
Kuli	75	34,535	/
Kila	75	27,131	/
Cula	75	5,330	/
Kulo	75	2,263	/
Kuly	75	326	/
Kóla	75	1	/
Kulj	75	1	/
Kullaya	73	782	/
Koulias	73	239	/
Khaulah	73	137	/
Koullas	73	91	/
Khulaut	73	75	/
Kaulaha	73	61	/
Koulahe	73	48	/
Koulaha	73	40	/
Kuilaha	73	35	/
Kuleeha	73	30	/
Koulaya	73	27	/
Koullia	73	27	/
Khulgai	73	20	/
Gkoulia	73	18	/
Kuillya	73	13	/
Khahula	73	11	/
Kouleas	73	10	/
Kuuslap	73	10	/
Kullahu	73	10	/
Kullaha	73	9	/
Kouliat	73	9	/
Khaulia	73	7	/
Khullai	73	6	/
Kaahula	73	6	/
Kulahgi	73	6	/
Kuilaya	73	4	/
Geekula	73	4	/
Kuliaya	73	4	/
Khuleah	73	4	/
Gkoulas	73	4	/
Kudthla	73	3	/
Kullaai	73	3	/
Kouleha	73	3	/
Kuelaai	73	3	/
Kutlach	73	3	/
Kulaova	73	2	/
Khulaat	73	2	/
Khullah	73	2	/
Koullay	73	2	/
Koullah	73	2	/
Kaulais	73	1	/
Kaulaya	73	1	/
Khuslay	73	1	/
Khoulia	73	1	/
Kuulhay	73	1	/
Kuslapp	73	1	/
Kullayt	73	1	/
Kullias	73	1	/
Kulyaha	73	1	/
Kulyapp	73	1	/
Kulaaie	73	1	/
Kulaids	73	1	/
Kgculah	73	1	/
Koulyat	73	1	/
Khuulai	73	1	/
Khulais	73	1	/
Kuslats	73	1	/
Koulatz	73	1	/
Kouylla	73	1	/
Koutlia	73	1	/
Kulieha	73	1	/
Kuljova	73	1	/
Kullass	73	1	/
Gkoulla	73	1	/
Gkoutla	73	1	/
Khoulah	73	1	/
Khoulla	73	1	/
Koulach	73	1	/
Kouhlia	73	1	/
Kullach	73	1	/
Khoulat	73	1	/
Kolla	67	32,857	/
Khule	67	15,553	/
Kolay	67	12,662	/
Khila	67	5,644	/
Kulle	67	5,427	/
Kolha	67	4,682	/
Kouli	67	4,614	/
Kolia	67	3,624	/
Kolya	67	3,323	/
Kulei	67	3,108	/
Quila	67	3,093	/
Culla	67	3,068	/
Culea	67	3,025	/
Kaule	67	2,754	/
Kolaj	67	2,428	/
Kiela	67	2,252	/
Kuliś	67	2,084	/
Khola	67	2,056	/
Kauli	67	2,035	/
Kulli	67	1,925	/
Caula	67	1,922	/
Kulej	67	1,909	/
Culas	67	1,855	/
Kuhle	67	1,745	/
Kuloh	67	1,643	/
Kuley	67	1,428	/
Külah	67	1,401	/
Kuule	67	1,357	/
Koule	67	1,319	/
Kilau	67	1,223	/
Kuili	67	1,154	/
Kaulo	67	999	/
Khuli	67	973	/
Kolaa	67	944	/
Kuluo	67	893	/
Kolai	67	888	/
Kulyi	67	697	/
Koola	67	619	/
Kuleh	67	588	/
Kolea	67	578	/
Kully	67	531	/
Kilai	67	521	/
Kilah	67	501	/
Kilay	67	482	/
Kulee	67	435	/
Kuleš	67	432	/
Kuliš	67	422	/
Koulo	67	373	/
Kuelo	67	347	/
Kilia	67	338	/
Koela	67	317	/
Culau	67	282	/
Culai	67	273	/
Kulys	67	267	/
Koloa	67	264	/
Koullias	67	218	/
Kuliy	67	215	/
Culaj	67	208	/
Kuhlo	67	202	/
Kullo	67	197	/
Kulie	67	189	/
Culaz	67	173	/
Kihla	67	159	/
Kuhli	67	150	/
Culha	67	147	/
Keule	67	137	/
Kólya	67	133	/
Kouly	67	132	/
Kuloi	67	125	/
Kuily	67	118	/
Kuilo	67	103	/
Kuloo	67	102	/
Kulği	67	100	/
Kolau	67	94	/
Qaula	67	94	/
Culat	67	91	/
Kilea	67	87	/
Kilaa	67	85	/
Kuile	67	82	/
Kulhe	67	78	/
Kuhly	67	77	/
Gkoulias	67	77	/
Coula	67	70	/
Culap	67	67	/
Kuzsella	67	67	/
Kuliş	67	66	/
Cuila	67	59	/
Kulij	67	57	/
Qhula	67	57	/
Culia	67	55	/
Kuylo	67	49	/
Culay	67	48	/
Kulio	67	47	/
Kuyle	67	46	/
Kulou	67	44	/
Khulo	67	42	/
Kkule	67	39	/
Kuuli	67	36	/
Kulih	67	34	/
Kuloz	67	33	/
Kuløy	67	30	/
Khuly	67	28	/
Koutlias	67	27	/
Kulge	67	25	/
Kuloy	67	25	/
Kulez	67	23	/
Gkila	67	23	/
Culad	67	23	/
Kului	67	22	/
Kauly	67	22	/
Khúla	67	22	/
Gkola	67	22	/
Kulii	67	20	/
Gkoullas	67	19	/
Hkuli	67	18	/
Kuluj	67	16	/
Keuli	67	16	/
Ceula	67	14	/
Kulgo	67	12	/
Kkila	67	11	/
Kulhi	67	10	/
Khoulaid	67	9	/
Kulho	67	8	/
Kułaj	67	7	/
Kuluy	67	7	/
Kuchilla	67	6	/
Cuyla	67	5	/
Khuhlooa	67	5	/
Kulajová	67	4	/
Koléa	67	4	/
Cuhla	67	4	/
Keuly	67	4	/
Kulyo	67	4	/
Kuulo	67	4	/
Kulahaya	67	3	/
Culah	67	3	/
Koulé	67	3	/
Kulás	67	3	/
Kuláš	67	3	/
Kulihova	67	3	/
Kulahova	67	3	/
Kkola	67	2	/
Culya	67	2	/
Kuleu	67	2	/
Kuttella	67	2	/
Külla	67	2	/
Kuliź	67	2	/
Kilağ	67	2	/
Kilha	67	2	/
Khoulatt	67	1	/
Kuyli	67	1	/
Koullass	67	1	/
Kulayova	67	1	/
Kulhahay	67	1	/
Culga	67	1	/
Kulhé	67	1	/
Kulgi	67	1	/
Khaullah	67	1	/
Khoujlah	67	1	/
Kahullah	67	1	/
Kolaï	67	1	/
Koullaha	67	1	/
Koulã	67	1	/
Kulhaová	67	1	/
Kuliç	67	1	/
Kulyhova	67	1	/
Kuloš	67	1	/
Kuyhlais	67	1	/
Cutla	67	1	/
Kuhlj	67	1	/
Kulyh	67	1	/
Kulyt	67	1	/
Kulehova	67	1	/
Kuyly	67	1	/
Kuisella	67	0	/
Keusella	67	0	/

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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
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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
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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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From Where Does The Surname Originate? ^{meaning and history}

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Where Does The Last Name Kula Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

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Kula Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

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