Surname Kulaš in modern Croatia

Kulaš families are mainly Croats and they are mostly from Benkovac area , rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Benkovac area and in Zagreb. In Polača in Benkovac area every seventh inhabitant had the family name Kulaš.

Prevalence

About 790 people with faimily name Kulaš live in Croatia today, in 320 households. There were 500 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 60 percent.
They are located in almost all Croatian counties, in 46 cities and 57 other places, mostly in Polaca in Benkovac area (160), Zagreb (105), Biograd na moru (55), Dubrovnik (40), and in Zadar (35).

Outside Croatia

At least 15 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Australia (5), Germany (4), Austria (2), Sweden (1), the United States (1), Canada (1), and to Switzerland (1).
Family name Kulaš (including: Kulas , Kulash , Kullas , Kulashe , Kulaschik , Kulaas , Kulasse , Kulasha , Kulasho and Kulhas ) is present in 53 countries worldwide. The family name "Kulas " is used by some 8000 people in Poland , about 4000 in the United States , and some 1000 people in Germany. "Kulash " is used by small number of people in the United States and small number in Ukraine. "Kulaas " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Marija Kulaš, Tomislav Kulaš, Suzana Kulaš, Miodrag Kulaš, Davor Kulaš, Marko Kulaš, Vanja Kulaš, Duško Kulaš, Šime Kulaš, Predrag Kulaš, Franjo Kulaš, Karlo Kulaš, Jasminka Kulaš, Vinko Kulaš, Maro Kulaš, Juraj Kulaš, Ivan Kulaš, Marijan Kulaš, Ivica Kulaš

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.

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