Bulg Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Bulg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bulg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Bulg (22) may also be a first name.

Bulg Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bulg is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bulg? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,117,718th most common family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 43 percent of Bulg reside; 43 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 43 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,301,746th most widely held first name on earth, borne by 22 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 2,717,906. In Papua New Guinea Bulg is mostly found in: Western Highlands, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Afghanistan, where 14 percent live and The Philippines, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bulæg8917/
Bulgh892/
Hbulg891/
Boulg891/
Butleg8027/
Bulgue8024/
Buglig806/
Butilg801/
Bulk752,365/
Bulc75431/
Bolg75254/
Bulq756/
Bulx752/
Wulg752/
Bulgova735/
Bulgová731/
Baulk67337/
Bulke67143/
Beulk67121/
Boulc6750/
Bulck6746/
Bulkė675/
Baulc673/
Bolgh673/
Bulgkova673/
Bullk672/
Butthleg671/
Buslk671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bulg
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