Kulcsar Surname

138,208th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,238 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Kulcsar Surname User-submission:

Kulcsár is a Hungarian surname, which comes from an occupational name for a 'wine butler', 'treasurer', 'caretaker', 'warder', or 'keeper of keys', from a derivative of kulcs (key), a southern Slavic loanword.

Kulcsar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania1,7961:11,1791,451
United States4871:744,26958,228
Canada1971:187,03318,476
Germany1701:473,56241,271
Hungary1061:92,6069,092
Austria1041:81,87912,272
Australia921:293,43225,879
Brazil611:3,509,41598,831
England571:977,51048,999
Belgium381:302,54335,124
Sweden251:393,87027,867
Slovakia241:222,35235,659
Switzerland161:513,30736,405
Denmark111:513,15632,022
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
France61:11,070,454349,096
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

The alternate forms: Kulcsár (8,467) & Kulcsàr (3) are calculated separately.

Kulcsar Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Kulcsár is a Hungarian surname, which comes from an occupational name for a 'wine butler', 'treasurer', 'caretaker', 'warder', or 'keeper of keys', from a derivative of kulcs (key), a southern Slavic loanword.

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Kulcsar Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kulcsar Come From? nationality or country of origin

Kulcsar has its highest incidence in Romania. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Kulcsár or Kulcsàr. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kulcsar? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 138,208th most numerous last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,250,632 people. Kulcsar is predominantly found in Europe, where 73 percent of Kulcsar reside; 60 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 55 percent reside in Romanian Europe.

The surname is most commonly held in Romania, where it is held by 1,796 people, or 1 in 11,179. In Romania it is primarily concentrated in: Sălaj County, where 37 percent are found, Bihor County, where 11 percent are found and Hunedoara County, where 10 percent are found. Not including Romania this last name occurs in 33 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 15 percent are found and Canada, where 6 percent are found.

Kulcsar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kulcsar last name are 7.99% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 54.76% registered with the political party.

The amount Kulcsar earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 4.66% less than the national average, earning $41,139 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.64% less than the national average, earning $47,379 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kulcsár958,467/
Kulcsàr953/
Kulcar9257/
Kolcsar86689/
Kulchar86468/
Kulczar8698/
Kultsar8616/
Culcsar864/
Kulcxar861/
Kulcsarová8229/
Kulcsarova8218/
Kuldsaar8083/
Koulchar809/
Kultchar802/
Kulčar77179/
Kolcar773/
Kulzar773/
Kulcár771/
Kulcarova7529/
Kultschar7525/
Kulcarová751/
Kulkshatr751/
Kolcsár71298/
Kulcsárová71255/
Culcear71108/
Kultsár7153/
Culciar718/
Culchar718/
Koldsar711/
Kulčarová6311/
Kulčár6274/
Kolčar6222/
Culzar622/
Colcar621/
Coltcar579/
Colcear577/
Colciar575/
Coldsar571/
Kulčárová5067/

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