Bulgakov Surname

28,381st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18,929 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Bulgakov Surname User-submission:

Patronymic form of the name Bulgak, meaning 'troublesome'.

Bulgakov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia17,6051:8,1861,086
Kazakhstan3511:50,3776,464
Uzbekistan2501:123,7176,777
Belarus2291:41,4897,132
Israel881:97,24611,271
Kyrgyzstan801:74,6589,795
Estonia501:26,4364,834
Turkmenistan461:119,3292,383
United States361:10,068,304413,125
Georgia341:110,1639,163
Moldova211:169,58917,028
Tajikistan161:524,1683,647
Azerbaijan121:804,09413,104
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Finland91:610,74534,002
Transnistria71:67,8149,165
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
England51:11,143,612252,590
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288

Bulgakov Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Patronymic form of the name Bulgak, meaning 'troublesome'.

- Junie

Bulgakov Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bulgakov (Georgian: ბულგაკოვი, Russian: Булгаков) occurs more in Russia more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bulgakov? popularity and diffusion

It is the 28,381st most commonly occurring last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 384,994 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 69 percent of Bulgakov reside; 69 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 68 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

This last name is most frequently held in Russia, where it is borne by 17,605 people, or 1 in 8,186. In Russia it is most numerous in: Kursk Oblast, where 12 percent live, Moscow, where 7 percent live and Primorsky Krai, where 7 percent live. Barring Russia this surname is found in 42 countries. It also occurs in Kazakhstan, where 2 percent live and Uzbekistan, where 1 percent live.

Bulgakov Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Bulgakov last name is chiefly Orthodox (87%) in Russia, Orthodox (73%) in Belarus, Orthodox (100%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (86%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Bulgakov are 6.38% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 53.15% registered with the party.

The amount Bulgakov earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 10.89% more than the national average, earning $47,850 USD per year and in Canada they earn 93.16% more than the national average, earning $95,969 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Bulgakov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bulgakov in the Georgian language
ბულგაკოვიbulgakovi95.83
ბულგაკოვbulgakov4.17
Bulgakov in the Russian language
Булгаковbulgakov-

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