Kulhánek (feminine Kulhánková) is a Czech surname, derived from ('to limp'). Notable people with the surname include:

Jakub Kulhánek (born 1984), Czech diplomat and politician Jiří Kulhánek (born 1967), Czech writer Oldřich Kulhánek (1940–2013), Czech artist Ota Kulhánek (born 1935), Czech-Swedish seismologist Petr Kulhánek (born 1971), Czech politician Vladimír Guma Kulhánek (born 1944), Czech electric bassist Vratislav Kulhánek (born 1943), Czech business manager and politician

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