Bulba Surname
Approximately 3,260 people bear this surname
Bulba Surname User-submission:
The surname, Bulba, comes from the Belorussian word, bulba, which means 'potato'.
Bulba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | 1,998 | 1:22,784 | 3,226 |
| Russia | 834 | 1:172,809 | 19,536 |
| Belarus | 83 | 1:114,471 | 16,895 |
| United States | 58 | 1:6,249,292 | 299,206 |
| Kazakhstan | 45 | 1:392,944 | 30,781 |
| Moldova | 43 | 1:82,823 | 10,501 |
| Poland | 36 | 1:1,055,799 | 73,637 |
| Turkey | 29 | 1:2,683,497 | 81,313 |
| Israel | 27 | 1:316,949 | 27,106 |
| Uzbekistan | 22 | 1:1,405,870 | 25,726 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 17 | 1:351,333 | 29,728 |
| Germany | 10 | 1:8,050,546 | 248,660 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Uruguay | 5 | 1:686,352 | 29,886 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
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'.
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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
Bulba Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bulba in the Russian language | ||
| Бульба | bulba | - |
| Bulba in the Arabic language | ||
| بلبي | blby | - |
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