Kulcsár Surname

59,586th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,467 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Kulcsár 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.

Kulcsár Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary8,0211:1,224131
Slovakia2841:18,7902,885
Romania1291:155,64216,372
Czechia131:817,95970,223
Slovenia61:414,61218,975
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
England21:27,859,030389,889
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
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The alternate forms: Kulcsar (3,238) & Kulcsàr (3) are calculated separately.

Kulcsár 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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Kulcsár Last Name Facts

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

Kulcsár occurs in Hungary more than any other country/territory. It may appear as: Kulcsar or Kulcsàr. Click here for other potential spellings of Kulcsár.

How Common Is The Last Name Kulcsár? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 59,586th most frequently used family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 860,700 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Kulcsár are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 95 percent are found in Hungaro-Europe.

This surname is most common in Hungary, where it is borne by 8,021 people, or 1 in 1,224. In Hungary Kulcsár is mostly concentrated in: Budapest, where 14 percent live, Pest County, where 10 percent live and Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County, where 9 percent live. Barring Hungary this last name exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Slovakia, where 3 percent live and Romania, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kulcsar953,238/
Kulcsàr953/
Kulcár921/
Kolcsár86298/
Kultsár8653/
Kulcsárová82255/
Kulčár7774/
Kulcar7757/
Kolcsar71689/
Kulchar71468/
Kulczar7198/
Kulcsarová7129/
Kulcsarova7118/
Kultsar7116/
Culcsar714/
Kulcxar711/
Kuldsaar6783/
Koulchar679/
Kultchar672/
Kulčárová6367/
Kulcarova6329/
Kultschar6325/
Kulcarová631/
Kulkshatr631/
Kulčar62179/
Kolčár6233/
Kolcar623/
Kulzar623/
Culcear57108/
Culchar578/
Culciar578/
Koldsar571/
Kulčarová5011/
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kulcsár
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