Kulah Surname
Approximately 1,906 people bear this surname
Kulah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 1,005 | 1:4,387 | 541 |
| Ghana | 623 | 1:43,372 | 4,874 |
| Indonesia | 109 | 1:1,213,295 | 85,606 |
| Malaysia | 55 | 1:536,259 | 26,457 |
| United States | 43 | 1:8,429,278 | 367,833 |
| Cameroon | 18 | 1:1,153,837 | 70,128 |
| India | 15 | 1:51,137,692 | 512,385 |
| Philippines | 11 | 1:9,203,475 | 207,772 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
The alternate forms: Külah (1,401) are calculated separately.
Kulah (1,180) may also be a first name.
Kulah Demographics
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Kulah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kulah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kulah (Hindi: कुलाह, Marathi: कुलाह, Oriya: କୁଲହ) is carried by more people in Liberia than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Külah. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kulah? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 215,535th most frequently occurring last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,823,476 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 87 percent of Kulah live; 86 percent live in West Africa and 53 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. Kulah is also the 231,002nd most widely held first name globally, held by 1,180 people.
The last name is most widespread in Liberia, where it is borne by 1,005 people, or 1 in 4,387. In Liberia it is mostly found in: Nimba County, where 37 percent live, Montserrado County, where 23 percent live and Bong County, where 19 percent live. Outside of Liberia Kulah is found in 19 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 33 percent live and Indonesia, where 6 percent live.
Kulah Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Kulah surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 75% registered with the party.
Kulah earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 14.8% less than the national average, earning $36,763 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kulah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kulah in the Hindi language | ||
| कुलाह | kulaha | - |
| Kulah in the Oriya language | ||
| କୁଲହ | kulaha | - |
| Kulah in the Marathi language | ||
| कुलाह | kulaha | - |
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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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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kulah
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