Bulbul Surname

13,101st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42,774 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Palestine

Bulbul Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bulbul Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh31,7221:5,024464
Egypt2,6851:34,2413,613
Afghanistan1,5391:20,8921,054
Palestine1,0601:4,291984
Saudi Arabia7951:38,8125,622
Somaliland7571:4,624396
Jordan5491:16,1062,582
India4451:1,723,74262,071
Somalia4411:30,5041,579
France4411:150,61823,353
Israel2941:29,1084,175
Lebanon2871:19,6412,408
England2351:237,09819,544
Pakistan2171:823,24411,573
Bosnia and Herzegovina1941:18,2293,281
Qatar1841:12,8151,406
Iraq1621:216,1834,877
United Arab Emirates1421:64,5236,096
United States1241:2,923,056171,801
Syria901:214,4564,083
Netherlands761:222,20029,701
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Belgium341:338,13737,845
Russia291:4,969,761222,297
Yemen281:943,76011,445
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
Sweden181:547,04239,827
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Indonesia131:10,173,015372,576
Iran111:6,980,229145,986
Norway111:467,48139,375
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
Azerbaijan61:1,608,18720,863
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Georgia41:936,38624,100
Wales41:773,63329,106
China41:341,830,39216,990
Mongolia41:706,32211,365
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Tonga11:107,313791
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

The alternate forms: Bülbul (1) & Bülbül (48,973) are calculated separately.

Bulbul (72,270) may also be a first name.

Bulbul Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bulbul (Arabic: البلبل, Bengali: বুলবুল, Georgian: ბულბულ, Hindi: बुलबुल, Marathi: बुलबुल, Oriya: ବୁଲବୁଲ, Russian: Бульбуль) occurs in Bangladesh more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Bülbul or Bülbül. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bulbul? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bulbul is the 13,101st most frequent surname in the world, held by around 1 in 170,373 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 88 percent of Bulbul reside; 79 percent reside in South Asia and 78 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 13,515th most common first name in the world It is held by 72,270 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Bangladesh, where it is borne by 31,722 people, or 1 in 5,024. Aside from Bangladesh this last name is found in 68 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 6 percent live and Afghanistan, where 4 percent live.

Bulbul Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Bulbul surname is predominantly Sunni (76%) in Lebanon.

In The United States Bulbul are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 75% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Bulbul earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 37.13% less than the national average, earning 217,591 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 20.14% less than the national average, earning R 189,768 per year and in United States they earn 1.78% more than the national average, earning $43,919 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bülbul941/
Bulbule924,262/
Bullbul921/
Bülbül8948,973/
Boulboul86986/
Bulbucel8646/
Bullbull868/
Bulbulle862/
Bhulbhul861/
Bulbhull861/
Bulbol83543/
Bolbul831/
Bulvul831/
Bulbulova805/
Boulboule801/
Bhulbhule801/
Baulbault801/
Builbault800/
Boulbol7748/
Bulvule771/
Boulboulle7540/
Bolbol675,423/
Boulmpoul6740/
Vulvul6723/
Wulwul671/
Wolbul670/
Bulvool621/
Wolbull620/
Hbolboll571/
Büllbüll571/

Bulbul Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bulbul in the Georgian language
ბულბულbulbul-
Bulbul in the Hindi language
बुलबुलbulabula98.91
बुलबूलbulabula0.36
बूलबूलbulabula0.24
बुल्बुलbulbula0.24
वुलवुलvulavula0.12
बुलबलुbulabalu0.12
Bulbul in the Bengali language
বুলবুলbulabula97.3
বুলbula2.7
Bulbul in the Marathi language
बुलबुलbulabula88.64
बुळबुलbulabula4.55
बूलबूलbulabula4.55
बुलबूलbulabula2.27
Bulbul in the Oriya language
ବୁଲବୁଲbulabula81.93
ବୁଲବୁଲ୍bulabul8.43
ବୁଲ୍bul7.23
ବୁଲ୍ବୁଲ୍bulbul2.41
Bulbul in the Russian language
Бульбульbulbul-
Bulbul in the Arabic language
البلبلalblbl-
بلبلblbl-

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