Bulan Surname
Approximately 27,314 people bear this surname
Bulan Surname User-submission:
Bulan is a Cebuano surname meaning 'moon', or 'month'.
Bulan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 14,046 | 1:7,208 | 650 |
| Indonesia | 7,430 | 1:17,799 | 2,176 |
| Turkey | 2,156 | 1:36,095 | 3,806 |
| Saudi Arabia | 596 | 1:51,772 | 7,760 |
| Ukraine | 486 | 1:93,668 | 13,434 |
| Malaysia | 462 | 1:63,840 | 4,751 |
| Russia | 350 | 1:411,780 | 39,556 |
| United States | 331 | 1:1,095,042 | 79,381 |
| France | 266 | 1:249,709 | 38,568 |
| Thailand | 256 | 1:275,931 | 47,460 |
| Nepal | 215 | 1:132,470 | 2,414 |
| India | 138 | 1:5,558,445 | 134,139 |
| Taiwan | 88 | 1:266,418 | 2,209 |
| Czechia | 67 | 1:158,708 | 24,305 |
| Papua New Guinea | 41 | 1:198,871 | 27,541 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Germany | 35 | 1:2,300,156 | 119,987 |
| Pakistan | 31 | 1:5,762,706 | 35,301 |
| Kazakhstan | 29 | 1:609,741 | 42,435 |
| Argentina | 27 | 1:1,583,089 | 86,049 |
| Transnistria | 26 | 1:18,258 | 3,307 |
| Moldova | 26 | 1:136,976 | 14,869 |
| Belarus | 21 | 1:452,431 | 44,053 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| Australia | 18 | 1:1,499,761 | 75,721 |
| Canada | 16 | 1:2,302,849 | 139,666 |
| Austria | 14 | 1:608,245 | 54,975 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Nigeria | 12 | 1:14,761,896 | 248,185 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Northern Cyprus | 8 | 1:39,876 | 7,494 |
| Bermuda | 5 | 1:13,056 | 1,849 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Romania | 3 | 1:6,692,623 | 78,504 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Kosovo | 2 | 1:930,934 | 12,188 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10 | 1:5,021,868 | 210,693 |
The alternate forms: Bulán (1) & Bülan (1) are calculated separately.
Bulan (13,641) may also be a first name.
Bulan Surname Meaning
Bulan Demographics
Average Bulan Salary in
United States
$46,221 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Bulan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bulan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bulan (Bengali: বুলন, Hindi: बुलन, Marathi: बुलन, Oriya: ବୁଲନ, Russian: Булан) occurs in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Bulán or Bülan. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bulan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 20,033rd most frequently held last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 266,806 people. The surname Bulan occurs predominantly in Asia, where 92 percent of Bulan reside; 81 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 51 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. Bulan is also the 49,561st most frequently used first name in the world, held by 13,641 people.
Bulan is most commonly used in The Philippines, where it is carried by 14,046 people, or 1 in 7,208. In The Philippines Bulan is mostly concentrated in: Cagayan Valley, where 30 percent live, Eastern Visayas, where 15 percent live and National Capital Region, where 14 percent live. Barring The Philippines this surname is found in 54 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 27 percent live and Turkey, where 8 percent live.
Bulan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Bulan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bulan last name increased 3,310 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Bulan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Orthodox (92%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Bulan last name are 7.3% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 60.53% registered with the party.
Bulan earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.12% more than the national average, earning $46,221 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bulan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bulan in the Bengali language | ||
| বুলন | bulana | 94.37 |
| ভুলন | bhulana | 2.82 |
| বূলন | bulana | 1.41 |
| Bulan in the Marathi language | ||
| बुलन | bulana | 91.3 |
| बुळण | bulana | 2.61 |
| बुलान | bulana | 1.74 |
| बूलन | bulana | 1.74 |
| बुळम | bulama | 0.87 |
| Bulan in the Oriya language | ||
| ବୁଲନ | bulana | 50 |
| ବୁଲାନ | bulana | 19.64 |
| ବୁଲଣ | bulana | 7.14 |
| ବୁଳାନ | bulana | 7.14 |
| ବୁଲନ୍ | bulan | 5.36 |
| ବୁଳନ | bulana | 3.57 |
| ବୁଲାଣ | bulana | 1.79 |
| ବୁଲଁା | bulama | 1.79 |
| Bulan in the Hindi language | ||
| बुलन | bulana | 44.07 |
| बूलन | bulana | 38.98 |
| बुलान | bulana | 3.39 |
| बूलां | bulam | 3.39 |
| बुलां | bulam | 3.39 |
| बुलॉ | bulo | 1.69 |
| बुलण | bulana | 1.69 |
| बूलाँ | bulam | 1.69 |
| Bulan in the Russian language | ||
| Булан | bulan | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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