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
The surname Bulgar (Georgian: ბულგარ, Russian: Булгар) occurs most in Moldova. It can also appear in the variant forms: Bulgăr. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Bulgar? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 245,297th most widely held surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 4,490,170 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 71 percent of Bulgar live; 67 percent live in Eastern Europe and 49 percent live in Romanian Europe. It is also the 1,994,417th most numerous first name internationally, held by 28 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Moldova, where it is carried by 491 people, or 1 in 7,253. In Moldova it is most common in: Găgăuzia, where 45 percent are found, Anenii Noi District, where 23 percent are found and Chișinău Municipality, where 17 percent are found. Besides Moldova Bulgar exists 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 number of people who held the Bulgar surname rose 156 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Bulgar Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland, Orthodox (89%) in Russia and Orthodox (89%) in Ukraine.
In The United States Bulgar are 19.9% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 66.67% being registered with the 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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