Bulba Surname

137,455th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,260 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Bulba Surname User-submission:

The surname, Bulba, comes from the Belorussian word, bulba, which means 'potato'.

Bulba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine1,9981:22,7843,226
Russia8341:172,80919,536
Belarus831:114,47116,895
United States581:6,249,292299,206
Kazakhstan451:392,94430,781
Moldova431:82,82310,501
Poland361:1,055,79973,637
Turkey291:2,683,49781,313
Israel271:316,94927,106
Uzbekistan221:1,405,87025,726
Kyrgyzstan171:351,33329,728
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Uruguay51:686,35229,886
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
England31:18,572,686338,250
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Bulba (135) may also be a first name.

Bulba Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname, Bulba, comes from the Belorussian word, bulba, which means 'potato'.

- luci

Bulba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bulba (Arabic: بلبي, Russian: Бульба) occurs more in Ukraine more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Bulba click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bulba? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 137,455th most commonly held surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 2,235,444 people. The surname Bulba occurs mostly in Europe, where 88 percent of Bulba are found; 86 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 84 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 797,647th most frequently held forename throughout the world, borne by 135 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Ukraine, where it is held by 1,998 people, or 1 in 22,784. In Ukraine it is mostly concentrated in: Chernihiv Oblast, where 13 percent are found, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where 11 percent are found and Kirovohrad Oblast, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account Ukraine this surname exists in 37 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 26 percent are found and Belarus, where 3 percent are found.

Bulba Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bulba has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 1,160 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bulba Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Orthodox (82%) in Russia, Orthodox (80%) in Belarus and Orthodox (80%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Bulba surname are 8.88% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 37.89% registered to vote for the party.

Bulba earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 28.95% more than the national average, earning $55,642 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bulbas91350/
Bulboa91255/
Boulba9124/
Bulbah9110/
Bulbaz913/
Bulbai911/
Bulbat911/
Bulbay911/
Boulbaz83482/
Bulbash83194/
Bulbaai8324/
Bulbach8315/
Boulbau831/
Boulbha831/
Buulbas831/
Bulbaha831/
Bolba801,012/
Bulva80505/
Bulwa80452/
Bulbo80173/
Bulua80149/
Wulba8067/
Bulbi8013/
Bulbe804/
Bulby803/
Boutelba77497/
Boucelba772/
Butelbai771/
Bouselba771/
Boulbach770/
Boulby73295/
Bulvas73135/
Bolbay73120/
Bulber73103/
Bolboa7383/
Boulva7375/
Bolbea7341/
Boulbe7341/
Boulwa7330/
Builua7321/
Bulway7319/
Wulbah7318/
Bolbah7318/
Bulbić7313/
Vulbay7312/
Bullua739/
Bulwah737/
Bulvay736/
Bulbos735/
Woulba733/
Bhulva732/
Baulua732/
Baulby731/
Bhulua731/
Bulbet731/
Buluas731/
Baulwa731/
Bulboz731/
Bulbes731/
Bulbeş731/
Bulbio731/
Bullwa731/
Bulvoa731/
Buslwa731/
Bolbai731/
Bulboy731/
Bulbey730/
Builby730/
Bulbed730/
Bousselba71291/
Bouchelba71171/
Baulbault711/
Builbault710/
Boulbit67688/
Boulbes67444/
Wulbach6753/
Boulbet6732/
Bulbych6725/
Vulbeau6711/
Bulbich6711/
Boulbès677/
Bouluad674/
Boulbou674/
Woulbai672/
Boulbot672/
Boulbés672/
Boulwai672/
Builboy671/
Bulbysh671/
Bullber671/
Bullbis671/
Boulway671/
Bauluay671/
Baulwad671/
Bulempa671/
Bulimpa671/
Bulluah671/
Bulluha671/
Buluhau671/
Beulvas671/
Beutelbach671/
Bautelbach671/
Boulwad671/
Boulbed671/
Boulber671/
Boulbee670/

Bulba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bulba in the Russian language
Бульбаbulba-
Bulba in the Arabic language
بلبيblby-

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