Bulgar Surname
Approximately 1,623 people bear this surname
Bulgar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moldova | 491 | 1:7,253 | 1,175 |
| Romania | 302 | 1:66,483 | 7,984 |
| Philippines | 283 | 1:357,732 | 47,791 |
| Russia | 232 | 1:621,220 | 54,386 |
| United States | 92 | 1:3,939,771 | 214,590 |
| Transnistria | 83 | 1:5,719 | 1,045 |
| Turkey | 48 | 1:1,621,280 | 61,377 |
| Spain | 28 | 1:1,669,716 | 48,608 |
| Bulgaria | 16 | 1:436,182 | 20,063 |
| Belgium | 11 | 1:1,045,149 | 78,166 |
| Liberia | 9 | 1:489,837 | 23,279 |
| Belarus | 6 | 1:1,583,510 | 89,472 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 7 | 1:632,838 | 19,259 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 14 | 1:1,741,098 | 55,534 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:261,403 | 9,165 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 59 | 1:851,164 | 52,255 |
The alternate forms: Bulgăr (91) are calculated separately.
Bulgar (28) may also be a first name.
Bulgar Demographics
Bulgar Political Affiliation
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Bulgar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bulgar Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bulgar (Georgian: ბულგარ, Russian: Булгар) is more frequently found in Moldova than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as: Bulgăr. Click here for other potential spellings of Bulgar.
How Common Is The Last Name Bulgar? popularity and diffusion
Bulgar is the 245,297th most frequently used family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 4,490,170 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 71 percent of Bulgar are found; 67 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 49 percent are found in Romanian Europe. Bulgar is also the 1,994,417th most frequently held forename internationally, held by 28 people.
Bulgar is most numerous in Moldova, where it is held by 491 people, or 1 in 7,253. In Moldova Bulgar is most frequent in: Găgăuzia, where 45 percent are found, Anenii Noi District, where 23 percent are found and Chișinău Municipality, where 17 percent are found. Not including Moldova this last name is found in 27 countries. It is also common in Romania, where 19 percent are found and The Philippines, where 17 percent are found.
Bulgar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Bulgar has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 156 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Bulgar Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Bulgar last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland, Orthodox (89%) in Russia and Orthodox (89%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Bulgar surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the political party.
Bulgar earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.8% less than the national average, earning $39,351 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bulgar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bulgar in the Georgian language | ||
| ბულგარ | bulgar | - |
| Bulgar in the Russian language | ||
| Булгар | bulgar | - |
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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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- 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 Bulgar
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