Bulbula Surname

95,510th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,982 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Bulbula Surname Definition:

“Nightingale”; also “Singer” in Arabic (Bulbul).

Bulbula Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia4,6681:20,8972,688
Egypt2441:376,78623,402
Pakistan451:3,969,86428,516
United States211:17,259,949572,238
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Bulbula (8,056) may also be a first name.

Bulbula Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Nightingale”; also “Singer” in Arabic (Bulbul).

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Bulbula Last Name Facts

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

Bulbula (Georgian: ბულბულა, Hindi: बुलबुला) is found most in Ethiopia. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bulbula? popularity and diffusion

It is the 95,510th most commonly held family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,462,775 people. The surname Bulbula is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Bulbula live; 94 percent live in East Africa and 94 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Bulbula is also the 70,749th most numerous first name globally. It is borne by 8,056 people.

This last name is most widespread in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 4,668 people, or 1 in 20,897. Besides Ethiopia Bulbula occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 5 percent are found and Pakistan, where 1 percent are found.

Bulbula Last Name Statistics demography

Bulbula earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.45% less than the national average, earning $41,662 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Bulbula Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bulbula in the Georgian language
ბულბულაbulbula-
Bulbula in the Hindi language
बुलबुलाbulabula-

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