Kulas Surname

53,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,501 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

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.

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Kulas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland5,1561:7,372954
United States2,2041:164,45516,711
Sri Lanka3651:57,0106,293
Germany3471:232,00425,728
Indonesia2641:500,94440,974
Canada1631:226,04721,702
Australia1341:201,46019,724
India1201:6,392,212146,413
Philippines1061:955,07884,086
England961:580,39635,131
Czechia891:119,47719,340
France771:862,633101,453
Slovakia561:95,29418,290
Sweden481:205,14114,201
Brazil331:6,487,101155,169
Denmark271:209,06416,975
Norway231:223,57824,793
Netherlands191:888,79962,169
Nigeria161:11,071,422210,388
Ireland161:294,30910,207
Croatia151:281,90728,677
Argentina121:3,561,951138,643
Ukraine111:4,138,427206,719
Uruguay111:311,97820,848
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Albania61:485,67618,535
Liberia61:734,75629,369
Finland61:916,11741,832
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Palau11:21,643223
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States651:772,59548,648

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'.

- yiannis95

The 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.

- dkulas1940

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kulaš931,310/
Kulaş93126/
Kulaś9370/
Kulás933/
Kulias91785/
Kullas91640/
Koulas91593/
Kulyas91192/
Kulhas91176/
Kulash91171/
Kaulas91150/
Kulasz9169/
Kulase9149/
Kuulas9142/
Kulaas9135/
Kulais9134/
Khulas9111/
Kutlas9110/
Kuleas919/
Kulats919/
Keulas917/
Kulaus916/
Kulass915/
Kulasj911/
Kulahs911/
Kuslas911/
Kuhlas910/
Kuláš873/
Koulias83239/
Kulashe83154/
Koullas8391/
Kaulase8373/
Koulass8365/
Kulyash8362/
Kulasse8339/
Khulase8331/
Kutlase8317/
Khulash8316/
Kaulash8315/
Kouleas8310/
Koulase835/
Gkoulas834/
Koulash833/
Kulatse832/
Kaulais831/
Kulasze831/
Kullias831/
Kulaids831/
Kulaise831/
Kaulias831/
Khulais831/
Kuslats831/
Kulaish831/
Kullass831/
Kulaç803,866/
Culas801,855/
Kolas801,782/
Kilas801,493/
Kulaz80741/
Kulos8041/
Kulač8022/
Kulaß8012/
Koullias77218/
Kulasová77131/
Gkoulias7777/
Khuhlase7734/
Khulashe7732/
Koutlias7727/
Gkoullas7719/
Kulasova7716/
Koulasse773/
Kullasse772/
Khaulase771/
Koullass771/
Kuyhlais771/
Keulatse770/
Quilas731,074/
Kolias731,047/
Coulas73909/
Kollas73793/
Kielas73387/
Kulacz73296/
Koulos73280/
Kilias73186/
Kolash73182/
Kolaas73161/
Gkolas73161/
Koleas73106/
Kolasz7389/
Cullas7364/
Caulas7359/
Kilash7358/
Kilaas7354/
Kulyos7346/
Quolas7343/
Kullač7338/
Kolyas7337/
Gkilas7335/
Culase7333/
Kullos7328/
Khilas7326/
Koulax7324/
Kolass7319/
Kilass7317/
Kuliaš7317/
Kholas7314/
Kaulos7314/
Kulios7313/
Kolaus7312/
Kolais7310/
Külhas736/
Culias735/
Kullaç734/
Kulatz733/
Culais733/
Kullaš733/
Kulose732/
Koulaz731/
Culeas731/
Cutlas731/
Kkilas731/
Kkolas731/
Kulauz731/
Kulosz731/
Cuilas731/
Kileas730/
Kulois730/
Cujlas730/
Kulyasova711,568/
Kuliasova7189/
Kulashova7186/
Koutellas712/
Kusellias711/
Kollias676,311/
Coulais67996/
Kulyashova67729/
Gkolias67646/
Koulios67149/
Kolasch67125/
Cullash67106/
Koliais6754/
Gkoulos6734/
Khilyas6733/
Culashe6733/
Kuliashova6724/
Kuhleis6723/
Koutlos6722/
Couleas6720/
Kollash6717/
Coulias6716/
Cutlass6716/
Kollaus6715/
Kuleush6714/
Cuelhas6711/
Koolash6710/
Gkilias679/
Kolleas678/
Külaase678/
Kulyassova677/
Coullas675/
Kulache674/
Khollas674/
Coulass673/
Kolhasz673/
Kutlach673/
Kulhashova673/
Coutlas672/
Khilaus671/
Kholyas671/
Khoulos671/
Koliaas671/
Coulats671/
Coulase671/
Kieleas671/
Kkolias671/
Kollass671/
Koulatz671/
Koullos671/
Kuilosz671/
Kkoulos671/
Cuttlas671/
Khulose671/
Koulach671/
Kullach671/
Kollasz671/
Kholias671/
Cullais670/
Kullous670/
Quilais670/

Kulas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kulas in the Marathi language
कुलासkulasa77.78
कुलसkulasa19.44
कैलासkailasa2.78
Kulas in the Hindi language
कुलसkulasa75
कुलासkulasa25
Kulas in the Oriya language
କୁଲସkulasa55.56
କୁଲାସkulasa33.33
କୁଳସkulasa11.11
Kulas in the Russian language
Куласkulas-

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