Kulas Surname
Approximately 9,501 people bear this surname
Kulas Surname User-submission:
The surname Kulas or Culas 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 SurnameKulas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | 5,156 | 1:7,372 | 954 |
| United States | 2,204 | 1:164,455 | 16,711 |
| Sri Lanka | 365 | 1:57,010 | 6,293 |
| Germany | 347 | 1:232,004 | 25,728 |
| Indonesia | 264 | 1:500,944 | 40,974 |
| Canada | 163 | 1:226,047 | 21,702 |
| Australia | 134 | 1:201,460 | 19,724 |
| India | 120 | 1:6,392,212 | 146,413 |
| Philippines | 106 | 1:955,078 | 84,086 |
| England | 96 | 1:580,396 | 35,131 |
| Czechia | 89 | 1:119,477 | 19,340 |
| France | 77 | 1:862,633 | 101,453 |
| Slovakia | 56 | 1:95,294 | 18,290 |
| Sweden | 48 | 1:205,141 | 14,201 |
| Brazil | 33 | 1:6,487,101 | 155,169 |
| Denmark | 27 | 1:209,064 | 16,975 |
| Norway | 23 | 1:223,578 | 24,793 |
| Netherlands | 19 | 1:888,799 | 62,169 |
| Nigeria | 16 | 1:11,071,422 | 210,388 |
| Ireland | 16 | 1:294,309 | 10,207 |
| Croatia | 15 | 1:281,907 | 28,677 |
| Argentina | 12 | 1:3,561,951 | 138,643 |
| Ukraine | 11 | 1:4,138,427 | 206,719 |
| Uruguay | 11 | 1:311,978 | 20,848 |
| Russia | 10 | 1:14,412,306 | 394,810 |
| Papua New Guinea | 10 | 1:815,372 | 88,623 |
| South Africa | 9 | 1:6,019,745 | 157,966 |
| Malaysia | 9 | 1:3,277,136 | 121,952 |
| Spain | 7 | 1:6,678,862 | 92,666 |
| Albania | 6 | 1:485,676 | 18,535 |
| Liberia | 6 | 1:734,756 | 29,369 |
| Finland | 6 | 1:916,117 | 41,832 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Palau | 1 | 1:21,643 | 223 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 65 | 1:772,595 | 48,648 |
The alternate forms: Kulaš (1,310), Kulaş (126), Kulaś (70), Kulás (3) & Kuláš (3) are calculated separately.
Kulas (402) may also be a first name.
Kulas Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The surname Kulas or Culas 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'.
- yiannis95The Kulas surname means 'someone who has a bad leg' or 'someone who is crippled'. Originally referring to someone who was injured in the various crusades but came to be a generic meaning for anyone who was lame.
- dkulas1940Kulas Demographics
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Kulas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kulas Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kulas (Hindi: कुलस, Marathi: कुलास, Oriya: କୁଲସ, Russian: Кулас) is more commonly found in Poland than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Kulaš, Kulaş, Kulaś, Kulás or Kuláš. For other possible spellings of Kulas click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kulas? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 53,694th most prevalent surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 767,029 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 63 percent of Kulas reside; 56 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 56 percent reside in West Slavic Europe. Kulas is also the 430,375th most common first name internationally. It is borne by 402 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Poland, where it is held by 5,156 people, or 1 in 7,372. Outside of Poland it occurs in 49 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 23 percent live and Sri Lanka, where 4 percent live.
Kulas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Kulas has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kulas last name rose 3,391 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Kulas Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Kulas last name are 5% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 51.77% registered with the political party.
The amount Kulas earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 47.86% less than the national average, earning R 123,912 per year; in United States they earn 9.56% more than the national average, earning $47,272 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.54% more than the national average, earning $55,915 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kulas Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kulas in the Marathi language | ||
| कुलास | kulasa | 77.78 |
| कुलस | kulasa | 19.44 |
| कैलास | kailasa | 2.78 |
| Kulas in the Hindi language | ||
| कुलस | kulasa | 75 |
| कुलास | kulasa | 25 |
| Kulas in the Oriya language | ||
| କୁଲସ | kulasa | 55.56 |
| କୁଲାସ | kulasa | 33.33 |
| କୁଳସ | kulasa | 11.11 |
| Kulas in the Russian language | ||
| Кулас | kulas | - |
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