Bulev Surname

1,980,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 89 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Bulev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bulev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria511:136,8417,953
Russia281:5,147,252226,919
North Macedonia41:525,36820,918
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Bulev Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bulev (Russian: Булев) occurs in Bulgaria more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bulev? popularity and diffusion

Bulev is the 1,980,395th most commonly used surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 81,882,538 people. Bulev is mostly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Bulev live; 62 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 62 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The last name is most prevalent in Bulgaria, where it is carried by 51 people, or 1 in 136,841. In Bulgaria Bulev is most common in: Sofia City Province, where 33 percent are found, Pazardzhik Province, where 25 percent are found and Plovdiv Province, where 16 percent are found. Excluding Bulgaria this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 31 percent are found and North Macedonia, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bulaev912,955/
Buleev91345/
Buleva9178/
Buhlev9163/
Buliev9158/
Butlev913/
Boulev911/
Buylev911/
Buloev911/
Buslev911/
Bauliev83265/
Buhleva8365/
Buhlaev8343/
Bulliev8326/
Busleev8315/
Buylaev8311/
Bulyaev839/
Boulaev838/
Buhleev837/
Bouhlev836/
Bullaev834/
Buyliev833/
Bouleva833/
Bulhaev832/
Bulgeev832/
Bhuleva831/
Buehlev831/
Bugliev831/
Bulov80443/
Vulev8096/
Bulep8016/
Bulew8012/
Bulav802/
Buylov731,319/
Bulova731,088/
Bulipe73579/
Boliev73491/
Boleev73223/
Vuleva7399/
Builov7376/
Baulov7368/
Buhlov7367/
Bulepe7336/
Vaulev7326/
Bulyov7316/
Bullov7314/
Boulef7312/
Uholev739/
Boulew738/
Beulov735/
Vuliev733/
Vuleev732/
Butlep732/
Bullav732/
Buelew731/
Boulov731/
Bulhov731/
Vullev731/
Bhulav731/
Bolhev731/
Bholev731/
Bullep730/
Buslew730/
Bullew730/
Buylova671,400/
Buhlova67109/
Builova67102/
Baulova6797/
Buslepp6771/
Beulova6755/
Bullova6730/
Vauleva6725/
Bouliew6720/
Bullipe678/
Boulova676/
Boulief674/
Bhulipe674/
Butleap673/
Boulife672/
Bulychv672/
Buileef671/
Buhylov671/
Boulebd671/
Boullef671/
Bouleif671/
Bulliew671/
Bolliev671/
Bhulepe671/
Vauliev671/
Bouleft671/
Bouylef671/
Bholeiv671/

Bulev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bulev in the Russian language
Булевbulev-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bulev
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