Bulawan Surname

62,971st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,962 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Northern Mariana Islands

Bulawan Surname User-submission:

The Bulawan surname means 'gold' or 'golden' in Bisayan languages.

Bulawan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines6,9281:14,6131,594
Indonesia7171:184,44817,738
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
United States421:8,629,975373,648
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Northern Mariana Islands61:9,097939
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015

Bulawan (496) may also be a first name.

Bulawan Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Bulawan surname means 'gold' or 'golden' in Bisayan languages.

- ericbulawan

Bulawan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bulawan occurs most in The Philippines. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bulawan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bulawan is the 62,971st most frequent surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 915,291 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Bulawan live; 96 percent live in Southeast Asia and 86 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. Bulawan is also the 381,018th most frequently used forename globally, borne by 496 people.

It is most widely held in The Philippines, where it is held by 6,928 people, or 1 in 14,613. In The Philippines Bulawan is primarily found in: Bicol, where 24 percent live, Calabarzon, where 16 percent live and Eastern Visayas, where 12 percent live. Not including The Philippines it is found in 14 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 9 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 3 percent live.

Bulawan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Bulawan last name are 1.32% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 54.55% registered with the political party.

Bulawan earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 14.58% less than the national average, earning $36,860 USD per year.

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