Surname Kuliš in modern Croatia

Kuliš families are Croats and they are mostly from western Bosnia. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Western Bosnia (Livno area) and in Middle Bosnia (Kresevo area). In places Miši and Golinjevo in Western Bosnia every ninth inhabitant had the family name Kuliš.

Prevalence

About 230 people with faimily name Kuliš live in Croatia today, in 90 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 28 cities and 20 other places, mostly in Zagreb (65), Split (25), Velika Gorica (10), Solin (10), and in Kastel Stari (10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Kuliš (including: Kulis , Kulish , Kulisch , Kulisz , Kuliesh , Kullis , Kulisha , Kulishi , Kulies and Kulische ) is present in 65 countries worldwide. The family name "Kulis " is used by some 8000 people in Poland , about 3000 in the United States , and some 1000 people in Germany. "Kulish " is used by some 10000 people in Ukraine , about 4000 in Russian Federation , and some 600 people in the United States. "Kulisch " is used by some 600 people in Germany , about 90 in Ukraine , and some 80 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Vatroslav Kuliš, Branka Kuliš, Ivan Kuliš, Tomislav Kuliš, Damir Kuliš, Dražena Kuliš, Branko Kuliš, Anto Kuliš, Draško Kuliš, Tomo Kuliš, Danijela Kuliš, Maja Kuliš, Zrinka Kuliš, Senka Kuliš, Boško Kuliš, Stipan Kuliš, Antonija Kuliš, Iva Kuliš, Dragan Kuliš

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1938 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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