Bolgar Surname

148,940th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,967 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Moldova
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Bolgar Surname Definition:

(English, Irish) One who made leather wallets or bags; the light-complexioned man.

Bolgar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Moldova1,0491:3,395472
Iran6241:123,04911,413
Russia4491:320,98732,444
Transnistria1861:2,552379
Belarus1811:52,4928,946
United States1291:2,809,759166,838
Romania1101:182,52618,607
Brazil511:4,197,536113,076
England321:1,741,18971,393
Bulgaria311:225,12612,113
Turkey171:4,577,731104,623
Serbia161:446,55918,714
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Hungary121:818,02342,199
Kazakhstan81:2,210,31295,036
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Slovakia51:1,067,29085,393
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Trinidad and Tobago41:340,99412,383
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
France11:66,422,722504,397
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

The alternate forms: Bolgár (612) are calculated separately.

Bolgar (21) may also be a first name.

Bolgar Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English, Irish) One who made leather wallets or bags; the light-complexioned man.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Bolgar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bolgar (Russian: Болгар) occurs in Moldova more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Bolgár. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bolgar? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bolgar is the 148,940th most numerous surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,456,200 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 66 percent of Bolgar reside; 63 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 39 percent reside in Romanian Europe. It is also the 2,368,944th most widespread given name worldwide. It is borne by 21 people.

The surname Bolgar is most frequently occurring in Moldova, where it is held by 1,049 people, or 1 in 3,395. In Moldova it is most prevalent in: Găgăuzia, where 63 percent are found, Chișinău Municipality, where 13 percent are found and Ștefan Vodă District, where 4 percent are found. Barring Moldova this surname exists in 34 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 21 percent are found and Russia, where 15 percent are found.

Bolgar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bolgar has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 860 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bolgar Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Bolgar surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland, Orthodox (73%) in Russia and Orthodox (92%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Bolgar last name are 11.37% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 58.14% being registered with the political party.

The amount Bolgar earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 17.27% more than the national average, earning $50,600 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.37% more than the national average, earning $57,319 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bolgár94612/
Bolghar92555/
Bolgard9218/
Bholgar924/
Boulgar924/
Bolgart922/
Bolngar921/
Bollgar920/
Bolar913,163/
Bolghard8626/
Bolingar866/
Bolgaire861/
Boulghar861/
Boullgar860/
Bulgar831,623/
Bolard83866/
Bolhar83790/
Bollar83485/
Balgar83274/
Bolair83167/
Boular83117/
Bolart83104/
Bholar8377/
Bolare8365/
Botlar8360/
Boliar8355/
Bohlar8354/
Boslar8345/
Volgar8342/
Boylar8313/
Bolyar8312/
Bolear8310/
Boilar8310/
Bolarz8310/
Wolgar836/
Bolaar831/
Boolar831/
Bolgarova80305/
Boulghard805/
Boylgarhs802/
Bolgarová801/
Bollingar800/
Boulard777,893/
Bollard772,698/
Boilard772,404/
Woolgar772,261/
Boulart77323/
Bolhaar77276/
Bolayır77214/
Volgare77206/
Bollart77117/
Bulgare77104/
Balghar7766/
Boliart7763/
Boliard7756/
Bolahar7745/
Bolardt7730/
Balngar7721/
Boulair7721/
Boullar7714/
Boylard7712/
Bholare7712/
Bhalgar7711/
Bulgart7711/
Balgare778/
Balgard775/
Bouslar775/
Wolgare774/
Boulare774/
Bhollar773/
Bolhare772/
Bollare772/
Wollgar772/
Boulaar772/
Bolhair772/
Buolard771/
Bolarth771/
Bolayrd771/
Boleare771/
Bolyare771/
Bolyart771/
Boulhar771/
Volgart771/
Woulgar771/
Bolaart771/
Bolghor771/
Bulgarh771/
Bolhart771/
Botlaar771/
Balgair770/
Boslear770/
Botlear770/
Volgard770/
Bolaire770/
Bolgord770/
Boolard770/
Boulear770/
Boulgor770/
Bolhard770/
Balar738,643/
Bolor732,357/
Volar73522/
Bolár731/
Boulaire711,349/
Balghare711,245/
Boullard71520/
Boislard71464/
Boulhart71346/
Balgaard71146/
Boullart71138/
Bollaart7195/
Boillard7165/
Woollgar7135/
Boylhart7127/
Bouslair7124/
Boullear7123/
Bollardt7120/
Balingar7110/
Bollaard715/
Boulgort714/
Bolarova713/
Volgaard713/
Boulyard712/
Bollyard712/
Volgardt712/
Balengar712/
Bulgaard711/
Bolleart711/
Bolyarth711/
Botillar711/
Boulhard711/
Boylyard711/
Balgahre711/
Bhoollar711/
Boislair711/
Bhalgare711/
Volgaire711/
Vholgare711/
Bollarth711/
Wollgard711/
Boillart711/
Bolliard711/
Bolllard711/
Bouslajr711/
Boulardd711/
Boulharz711/
Balghair711/
Balgharz711/
Boulaair711/
Bocellar711/
Bulgardt710/
Bulingar710/
Boyslare710/
Bhalar673,529/
Bağlar672,181/
Balaur671,322/
Balard671,263/
Balart671,171/
Ballar671,047/
Baliar67714/
Boloor67474/
Bolharova67421/
Bhalghare67356/
Balhar67316/
Balare67203/
Bulgarova67192/
Batlar67175/
Baslar67144/
Bolour67143/
Bolore67141/
Boutellar67116/
Voliar67110/
Balair6794/
Bulgăr6791/
Hvolgaard6783/
Bollhardt6775/
Vulgar6753/
Bolyarova6753/
Boulliard6742/
Vollar6740/
Volyar6732/
Bahlar6732/
Balear6720/
Boulor6719/
Voolar6719/
Volair6716/
Wollgardt6716/
Balgarova6712/
Balgarová6711/
Valgar679/
Bollor679/
Balyar678/
Balaar678/
Walgar678/
Ballingar677/
Voular677/
Boullaire677/
Wollgarth677/
Balgor674/
Balarz673/
Boylor672/
Balarh672/
Bolojr672/
Bollaardt672/
Bollingor671/
Bhalgahre671/
Baalghare671/
Vhohlgare671/
Vholar671/
Baular671/
Volear671/
Bouliaire671/
Bolgorova671/
Bolior671/
Boloir671/
Bâlgăr671/
Bãlair671/
Boulliart671/
Boulgourd671/
Boulharth671/
Wolgaardt671/
Boilarova671/
Woolgarth670/
Bulgor670/
Vohlar670/

Bolgar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bolgar in the Russian language
Болгарbolgar-

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