Buliga Surname

63,082nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,946 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Buliga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Buliga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania6,0401:3,324459
Moldova8811:4,042572
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
United States1301:2,788,146165,890
DR Congo1301:568,30443,658
Russia871:1,656,587109,852
Latvia621:33,0655,055
Transnistria401:11,8672,308
Canada351:1,052,73178,176
Italy331:1,853,23386,897
England281:1,989,93178,001
Croatia251:169,14421,748
Ireland251:188,3587,886
Tanzania201:2,647,08148,780
Bosnia and Herzegovina191:186,12610,813
Belarus191:500,05646,922
Papua New Guinea171:479,63060,627
Israel121:713,13647,700
Kazakhstan101:1,768,25083,699
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
France21:33,211,361423,184
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

The alternate forms: Buligă (82) & Bulīga (1) are calculated separately.

Buliga (93) may also be a first name.

Buliga Last Name Facts

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

The last name Buliga (Russian: Булига) is more commonly found in Romania than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Buligă or Bulīga. Click here to see other potential spellings of Buliga.

How Common Is The Last Name Buliga? popularity and diffusion

The last name Buliga is the 63,082nd most frequent last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 917,134 people. The surname Buliga is primarily found in Europe, where 91 percent of Buliga live; 89 percent live in Eastern Europe and 87 percent live in Romanian Europe. It is also the 986,211th most frequently used given name internationally, held by 93 people.

The last name Buliga is most widespread in Romania, where it is carried by 6,040 people, or 1 in 3,324. In Romania Buliga is most frequent in: Suceava County, where 29 percent are found, Iași County, where 9 percent are found and Botoșani County, where 8 percent are found. Outside of Romania this last name is found in 41 countries. It is also found in Moldova, where 11 percent are found and Ghana, where 3 percent are found.

Buliga Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Orthodox (75%) in Russia and Orthodox (85%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Buliga last name are 23.09% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 76.32% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Buliga earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 32.94% more than the national average, earning $57,363 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.8% more than the national average, earning $56,044 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Buligă9482/
Bulīga941/
Buligah9256/
Bouliga9211/
Buhliga921/
Buligai921/
Buligad921/
Buligha921/
Buhligah86239/
Buhleiga861/
Buhlaiga861/
Buhlliga861/
Bulega832,613/
Bulyga831,952/
Boliga83440/
Buligo8396/
Buligi8326/
Buluga8312/
Bulige832/
Vuliga831/
Wuliga831/
Buhlaigah80278/
Bouligaud80139/
Buhleigah801/
Bulegga7724/
Bullega7715/
Boulega7712/
Bulegea7711/
Buligho779/
Bulaige779/
Buligis775/
Buleega773/
Bulugha771/
Wouliga771/
Boligay771/
Bulligi771/
Bullyga771/
Bulugay771/
Boulyga771/
Bhuluga771/
Bhuligi771/
Bulighi771/
Buhlige770/
Boleigha71423/
Bullegas71400/
Boloigha7166/
Bouleige7114/
Boulaige718/
Boliegha717/
Bouchelliga717/
Bouchilliga712/
Wulaigha711/
Buleghat711/
Bulegaud711/
Bulihgit711/
Bouligou711/
Bauliguy710/
Bulegi67732/
Bolega67225/
Bulege67200/
Bulygo67198/
Bolige6778/
Vulega6733/
Buttliger6729/
Boligo6712/
Vuligi677/
Bulugo675/
Vulige675/
Boligi673/
Woliga672/
Bulego671/
Buillegas671/
Bhuleghat671/
Vulligadd671/
Vulligapp671/
Buleigher670/

Buliga Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Buliga in the Russian language
Булигаbuliga-

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