Bulgaru Surname

85,235th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,662 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Moldova

Bulgaru Surname User-submission:

Bulgaru is a Romanian and Moldovan surname, meaning 'Bulgarian', someone from Bulgaria (group of Bulgars; Turkic for 'stir', 'mix', 'rebellion').

Bulgaru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania3,8861:5,167697
Moldova1,4231:2,503322
Russia1561:923,86672,911
Kazakhstan331:535,83338,572
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
Transnistria231:20,6393,640
Cyprus201:44,2444,510
Greece191:583,14770,237
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
England81:6,964,757184,742
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Bulgaria41:1,744,72646,837
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
France21:33,211,361423,184
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

Bulgaru Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Bulgaru is a Romanian and Moldovan surname, meaning 'Bulgarian', someone from Bulgaria (group of Bulgars; Turkic for 'stir', 'mix', 'rebellion').

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Bulgaru is a Romanian surname, meaning 'Bulgarian man'.

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Bulgaru Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bulgaru (Russian: Булгару) is carried by more people in Romania than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bulgaru? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bulgaru is the 85,235th most widespread surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,287,097 people. The last name Bulgaru occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Bulgaru are found; 96 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 94 percent are found in Romanian Europe.

Bulgaru is most frequently held in Romania, where it is borne by 3,886 people, or 1 in 5,167. In Romania it is most common in: Vaslui County, where 23 percent live, Galați County, where 16 percent live and Constanța County, where 11 percent live. Beside Romania this surname exists in 28 countries. It also occurs in Moldova, where 25 percent live and Russia, where 3 percent live.

Bulgaru Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Orthodox (93%) in Russia and Orthodox (81%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Bulgaru surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% registered with the party.

The amount Bulgaru earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 54.23% less than the national average, earning $19,750 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22% less than the national average, earning $38,752 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bularu92173/
Bulharu86483/
Bolgaru8668/
Boularou802/
Bulahruz801/
Bolaru7713/
Buloru7713/
Boularous753/
Boularouh751/
Bulyaruha751/
Boularouz751/
Boulahrouz711,536/
Boulatrous71544/
Boulahroud71288/
Bolharu7116/
Boulahrout719/
Boularouch714/
Buleuru714/
Bollaru713/
Boulhairou711/
Bulyaheeru711/
Boulahrous711/
Boulaatrous671/
Boulatrouss671/
Boulourou631/
Bolorui571/

Bulgaru Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bulgaru in the Russian language
Булгаруbulgaru-

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