Surname Kuleš in modern Croatia

Kuleš families are Croats and they are mostly from Oroslavje. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Oroslavje. In Krušljevo Selo in Oroslavje every twentieth inhabitant had the family name Kuleš.

Prevalence

About 150 people with faimily name Kuleš live in Croatia today, in 60 households. There were 120 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 30 percent.
They are located in 8 Croatian counties, in 11 cities and 15 other places, mostly in Zagreb (45), Krusljevo Selo (15), Osijek (15), Voloder in Kutina area (10), and in Sesvete (10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Kuleš (including: Kulesh , Kules , Kulesha , Kuhles , Kulessa , Kulesz , Kulles , Kulesho , Kuleschov and Kuless ) is present in 40 countries worldwide. The family name "Kules " is used by some 300 people in the United States , about 60 in Indonesia , and some 60 people in Kazakhstan. "Kuless " is used by few people in the United States. "Kulesz " is used by some 600 people in Poland , about 200 in the United States , and some 70 people in Argentina.

Characteristic first names

Krešimir Kuleš, Dunja Kuleš, Mirko Kuleš, Branimir Kuleš, Ivan Kuleš, Igor Kuleš, Sanja Kuleš, Josipa Kuleš, Dražen Kuleš, Damir Kuleš, Irena Kuleš, Kristina Kuleš, Tomislav Kuleš, Nikolina Kuleš, Dubravko Kuleš, Anka Kuleš, Antun Kuleš, Elvis Kuleš, Darinko Kuleš

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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