Bul Surname

8,572nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 66,371 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Sudan
Highest density in:
South Sudan

Bul Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bul Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Sudan49,1441:23242
Sudan9,2401:4,060586
Cambodia1,6011:9,673943
Kenya1,4071:32,8223,585
Turkey1,2081:64,4226,101
India9681:792,42335,656
Poland5831:65,19510,241
Russia4041:356,74035,231
Bangladesh3601:442,65811,259
Netherlands2641:63,96710,998
United States1881:1,927,973124,806
Papua New Guinea1641:49,7186,230
Belize1601:2,222490
Nigeria971:1,826,21465,886
Australia781:346,09929,260
Israel671:127,72613,864
Taiwan641:366,3242,896
Ukraine391:1,167,249102,683
Belarus371:256,78530,179
Indonesia351:3,778,548197,284
France331:2,012,810168,616
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
Pakistan261:6,870,91939,117
Malaysia181:1,638,56867,452
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Kazakhstan141:1,263,03568,752
England131:4,286,005132,302
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Moldova51:712,27439,996
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Somalia41:3,363,0155,093
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Honduras21:4,408,2217,709
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

Bul (24,677) may also be a first name.

Bul Last Name Facts

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

Bul (Bengali: বুল, Hindi: बुल, Marathi: बुल, Oriya: ବୁଲ, Russian: Буль, Tibetan: བུལ་) is most common in South Sudan. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Bul click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bul? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bul is the 8,572nd most frequently used last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 109,800 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Bul live; 76 percent live in East Africa and 76 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 32,345th most commonly used first name worldwide It is held by 24,677 people.

The last name Bul is most frequently occurring in South Sudan, where it is carried by 49,144 people, or 1 in 232. Other than South Sudan it occurs in 71 countries. It is also common in Sudan, where 14 percent live and Cambodia, where 2 percent live.

Bul Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bul has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Bul last name expanded 752 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 186 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bul Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Bul surname is predominantly Orthodox (90%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus, Christian (97%) in Kenya and Christian (50%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Bul surname are 7.38% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 60.61% being registered with the party.

The amount Bul earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 3.6% less than the national average, earning $41,596 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.85% less than the national average, earning $47,770 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bull8666,792/
Bule8656,790/
Baul8634,011/
Buhl8617,081/
Buil863,880/
Bult862,861/
Bhul862,493/
Boul861,645/
Beul861,365/
Buyl861,070/
Buul86853/
Busl86260/
Buld86157/
Butl8618/
Bgul869/
Bulh869/
Bulp863/
Bulle7523,126/
Boule755,144/
Busel753,789/
Baule753,164/
Butel753,158/
Bould752,255/
Bugli752,084/
Buyle752,077/
Butil751,702/
Bhaul751,259/
Beule75978/
Bahul75968/
Bauld75919/
Hboul75904/
Bhule75793/
Busil75479/
Bulhe75448/
Beutl75387/
Buhyl75179/
Bucel75138/
Bouhl75132/
Buile75100/
Buijl7564/
Buldt7547/
Boull7540/
Baull7537/
Bucil7519/
Bhoul7517/
Built7513/
Bhutl7513/
Build7512/
Bohul7512/
Bhgul7511/
Buill759/
Busle757/
Buttl757/
Bhull757/
Beull756/
Bhuil756/
Bulth756/
Boulh754/
Busyl754/
Bullt753/
Bulhs752/
Bullh752/
Bhuhl752/
Buihl751/
Builh751/
Bausl751/
Bauul751/
Bhujl751/
Bhuul751/
Bgaul751/
Buiël751/
Buşel751/
Bouïl751/
Bhusl751/
Beulh751/
Beuld750/
Bulll750/
Busll750/
Bol67323,918/
Bahaul6723,814/
Beutel678,501/
Boulle672,871/
Buchel671,523/
Bulova671,088/
Boutel67711/
Bautil67693/
Bussel67622/
Buttel67613/
Buisel67332/
Bulová67332/
Vul67226/
Bausel67143/
Boutil67142/
Bautel67134/
Wul67127/
Boullt67123/
Buselt6774/
Butell6773/
Bucell6772/
Bulowa6765/
Bousel6763/
Busiel6763/
Busell6761/
Bhaule6752/
Beugli6736/
Buttil6736/
Bhulle6734/
Bouldt6732/
Bhusel6732/
Butlet6727/
Beulle6725/
Bhutel6723/
Beußel6720/
Buildt6713/
Buille6713/
Bhusle6712/
Buijle6711/
Bousle677/
Beutil677/
Bausil676/
Baucil675/
Bhulhe674/
Baucel674/
Bhutil674/
Bussil673/
Boultt672/
Butlep672/
Baulle672/
Bouyle671/
Buteel671/
Buthll671/
Buigli671/
Bauslh671/
Bahull671/
Bhuile671/
Bhuthl671/
Bhoule671/
Bhouyl671/
Buchil671/
Bougli671/
Buitel671/
Buitil671/
Buylle671/
Buszel671/
Ból671/
Boulth671/
Bouhll671/
Bhusil671/
Beulhe671/
Buttlh671/
Bucelt671/
Busill670/
Buytel670/
Bousil670/
Bulltt670/
Beusel670/
Buhtil670/

Bul Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bul in the Tibetan language
བུལ་bul-
Bul in the Bengali language
বুলbula-
Bul in the Marathi language
बुलbula90.02
बूलbula7.79
ुलula0.97
Bul in the Oriya language
ବୁଲbula84.45
ବୁଲ୍bul13.11
Bul in the Hindi language
बुलbula77.29
बूलbula20.05
बुल्लीbulli2.17
Bul in the Russian language
Бульbul-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bul
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