Bulgar Surname

245,297th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,623 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Moldova
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Bulgar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bulgar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Moldova4911:7,2531,175
Romania3021:66,4837,984
Philippines2831:357,73247,791
Russia2321:621,22054,386
United States921:3,939,771214,590
Transnistria831:5,7191,045
Turkey481:1,621,28061,377
Spain281:1,669,71648,608
Bulgaria161:436,18220,063
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Liberia91:489,83723,279
Belarus61:1,583,51089,472
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
Wales61:261,4039,165
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States591:851,16452,255

The alternate forms: Bulgăr (91) are calculated separately.

Bulgar (28) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bulgăr9491/
Bulgare92104/
Bulgart9211/
Boulgar924/
Bulgarh921/
Bular91344/
Bulgaard861/
Boulghar861/
Boullgar860/
Bulgardt860/
Bulingar860/
Bolgar832,967/
Bulard83782/
Bularz83458/
Bullar83313/
Bulhar83248/
Bhular83211/
Bulair83144/
Boular83117/
Butlar8387/
Bulart8363/
Vulgar8353/
Bulyar8339/
Buğlar8318/
Buhlar8315/
Buliar837/
Bulear834/
Bulare833/
Buylar831/
Baular831/
Builar831/
Bulgor830/
Buslar830/
Bulgarova80192/
Boulghard805/
Bullard7735,782/
Bhullar7711,479/
Boulard777,893/
Baulard77586/
Bolghar77555/
Boulart77323/
Buttlar77233/
Buliard77188/
Bulayır77122/
Bulhare77106/
Boulair7721/
Boullar7714/
Bulhart7710/
Bhulare778/
Bullare777/
Bouslar775/
Butlyar774/
Bholgar774/
Boulare774/
Bulaire774/
Vulgare774/
Bullart773/
Buhllar773/
Bulyaar773/
Bulyard772/
Baullar772/
Boulaar772/
Builard771/
Bullasr771/
Bullhar771/
Bhutlar771/
Beutlar771/
Wulgart771/
Beulard771/
Boulhar771/
Woulgar771/
Bullarh771/
Bulahar771/
Buillar771/
Bhuilar771/
Buliart771/
Butlair770/
Butlard770/
Bulhard770/
Buslard770/
Boulear770/
Bollgar770/
Boulgor770/
Bulliar770/
Bulaird770/
Beuhlar770/
Bulgairova7520/
Bolar733,163/
Bulor7350/
Vular7326/
Bulař733/
Bulliard711,610/
Boulaire711,349/
Boullard71520/
Boulhart71346/
Buillard71163/
Boullart71138/
Beullard7186/
Bularova7162/
Vulgaire7137/
Bouslair7124/
Boullear7123/
Baullard7112/
Bulahare714/
Boulgort714/
Boulyard712/
Bhaullar712/
Bulhardt712/
Bullardd711/
Boulhard711/
Bhullaar711/
Bhullare711/
Buitlear711/
Builiard711/
Bouslajr711/
Boulardd711/
Boulharz711/
Bhuilhar711/
Boulaair711/
Bullyard710/
Bullaire710/
Bolhar67790/
Bolgár67612/
Bollar67485/
Bolair67167/
Boutellar67116/
Bulharova67109/
Bholar6777/
Bullor6768/
Boliar6755/
Boulliard6742/
Vaular6734/
Boulor6719/
Bulyarova6717/
Buttlaire6713/
Bolyar6712/
Buloir6711/
Bolear6710/
Bolarz6710/
Bulhor678/
Voular677/
Boullaire677/
Wolgar676/
Vullar675/
Baulor674/
Bulord673/
Buloor673/
Bullingor672/
Butlor672/
Bulyor672/
Vulgarova672/
Builliard671/
Builor671/
Bolaar671/
Bouliaire671/
Bulior671/
Boulliart671/
Boulgourd671/
Boulharth671/
Boolar671/
Vulgor670/
Bullhardt670/
Boelar670/
Buylor670/

Bulgar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bulgar in the Georgian language
ბულგარbulgar-
Bulgar in the Russian language
Булгарbulgar-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bulgar
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