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

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

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

The surname Kulcsár is borne by more people in Hungary than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Kulcsar or Kulcsàr. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kulcsár? popularity and diffusion

It is the 59,586th most prevalent last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 860,700 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Kulcsár are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 95 percent are found in Hungaro-Europe.

The last name is most numerous in Hungary, where it is held by 8,021 people, or 1 in 1,224. In Hungary it is most frequent in: Budapest, where 14 percent reside, Pest County, where 10 percent reside and Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County, where 9 percent reside. Outside of Hungary this last name exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Slovakia, where 3 percent reside and Romania, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

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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