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 Political Affiliation
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Bolgar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bolgar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bolgar (Russian: Болгар) is found most in Moldova. It may be rendered as a variant: Bolgár. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bolgar? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 148,940th most commonly held surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,456,200 people. The last name Bolgar 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 commonly occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 21 people.
Bolgar is most widely held in Moldova, where it is held by 1,049 people, or 1 in 3,395. In Moldova Bolgar is primarily concentrated in: Găgăuzia, where 63 percent reside, Chișinău Municipality, where 13 percent reside and Ștefan Vodă District, where 4 percent reside. Beside Moldova it occurs in 34 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 21 percent reside and Russia, where 15 percent reside.
Bolgar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Bolgar has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held 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 adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland, Orthodox (73%) in Russia and Orthodox (92%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Bolgar surname are 11.37% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 58.14% being registered to vote for the 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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