Kulnis Surname

786,896th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 359 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belarus
Highest density in:
Lithuania

Kulnis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kulnis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belarus1561:60,90410,240
United States741:4,898,094251,818
Lithuania721:42,1477,013
Poland351:1,085,96474,912
Russia131:11,086,389347,183
Moldova51:712,27439,996
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

The alternate forms: Kulniś (1) are calculated separately.

Kulnis Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kulnis (Russian: Кульнис) is found in Belarus more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Kulniś. For other possible spellings of Kulnis click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kulnis? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 786,896th most prevalent surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 20,299,571 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 79 percent of Kulnis are found; 58 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 47 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The surname Kulnis is most frequently occurring in Belarus, where it is held by 156 people, or 1 in 60,904. In Belarus Kulnis is most frequent in: Grodno Region, where 63 percent live, Minsk, where 20 percent live and Brest Region, where 15 percent live. Other than Belarus it occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent live and Lithuania, where 20 percent live.

Kulnis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kulnis has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kulnis last name grew 822 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kulnis Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Catholic (88%) in Belarus.

In The United States those bearing the Kulnis surname are 0.29% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 52.94% registered with the political party.

Kulnis earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 30.62% less than the national average, earning $29,936 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kulniś941/
Kulnies926/
Koulnis924/
Kulnisz921/
Kulni9111/
Kulnys8337/
Kulnoi8320/
Kulnit833/
Koulni832/
Culnis832/
Kulnui831/
Kulnih831/
Kulnie831/
Kulnix831/
Kulnic831/
Kolnis831/
Kulniy831/
Kulnyi831/
Kulnes830/
Kulnich778/
Kullnes778/
Kolniss770/
Kulna73107/
Kolni7351/
Kulne7312/
Kolnes67612/
Kulnyy6770/
Kulnee6733/
Colnis677/
Koulna676/
Kulnoy675/
Kolnai673/
Kullna673/
Kushylnyi672/
Khulna672/
Culnes672/
Kolnyi671/
Kulhne671/
Kulnaj671/
Kulnge671/
Kulnna671/
Kuhlne671/
Koulnj671/
Kolnie670/

Kulnis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kulnis in the Russian language
Кульнисkulnis-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kulnis
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