Bolgar Surname
Approximately 2,967 people bear this surname
Bolgar Surname Definition:
(English, Irish) One who made leather wallets or bags; the light-complexioned man.
Bolgar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moldova | 1,049 | 1:3,395 | 472 |
| Iran | 624 | 1:123,049 | 11,413 |
| Russia | 449 | 1:320,987 | 32,444 |
| Transnistria | 186 | 1:2,552 | 379 |
| Belarus | 181 | 1:52,492 | 8,946 |
| United States | 129 | 1:2,809,759 | 166,838 |
| Romania | 110 | 1:182,526 | 18,607 |
| Brazil | 51 | 1:4,197,536 | 113,076 |
| England | 32 | 1:1,741,189 | 71,393 |
| Bulgaria | 31 | 1:225,126 | 12,113 |
| Turkey | 17 | 1:4,577,731 | 104,623 |
| Serbia | 16 | 1:446,559 | 18,714 |
| Canada | 15 | 1:2,456,373 | 146,130 |
| Hungary | 12 | 1:818,023 | 42,199 |
| Kazakhstan | 8 | 1:2,210,312 | 95,036 |
| Argentina | 7 | 1:6,106,202 | 178,634 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Northern Ireland | 7 | 1:263,577 | 11,625 |
| Slovakia | 5 | 1:1,067,290 | 85,393 |
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 4 | 1:340,994 | 12,383 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,107,467 | 26,093 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 15 | 1:3,347,912 | 150,340 |
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.
Bolgar Demographics
Bolgar Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Bolgar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bolgar Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bolgar (Russian: Болгар) occurs in Moldova more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Bolgár. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bolgar? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 148,940th most frequently used surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 2,456,200 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 66 percent of Bolgar live; 63 percent live in Eastern Europe and 39 percent live in Romanian Europe. It is also the 2,368,944th most common forename internationally. It is borne by 21 people.
The surname Bolgar is most commonly occurring in Moldova, where it is held by 1,049 people, or 1 in 3,395. In Moldova Bolgar is primarily found in: Găgăuzia, where 63 percent live, Chișinău Municipality, where 13 percent live and Ștefan Vodă District, where 4 percent live. Aside from Moldova this surname occurs in 34 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 21 percent live and Russia, where 15 percent live.
Bolgar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Bolgar has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bolgar surname 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 devotion of those carrying the Bolgar last name is primarily 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 US average, with 58.14% being registered to vote for 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
Bolgar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bolgar in the Russian language | ||
| Болгар | bolgar | - |
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