Bulk Surname

180,255th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,365 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Bulk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bulk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt4881:188,39313,801
Pakistan4681:381,7187,325
Netherlands4421:38,2066,457
Germany3551:226,77625,315
United States3061:1,184,50684,519
Brazil941:2,277,38770,617
Canada691:533,99444,923
Australia381:710,41347,396
India201:38,353,269431,471
Iran131:5,906,348134,214
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Denmark81:705,58939,626
England61:9,286,343223,652
Turkey51:15,564,284149,633
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States401:1,255,46770,036

The alternate forms: Bülk (127) are calculated separately.

Bulk (94) may also be a first name.

Bulk Last Name Facts

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

Bulk is held by more people in Egypt than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Bülk. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bulk? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 180,255th most frequent family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 3,081,415 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 35 percent of Bulk reside; 34 percent reside in Western Europe and 34 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Bulk is also the 980,251st most widely held first name world-wide It is held by 94 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Egypt, where it is held by 488 people, or 1 in 188,393. Outside of Egypt Bulk occurs in 37 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 20 percent live and The Netherlands, where 19 percent live.

Bulk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bulk has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 765 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 60 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bulk Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Bulk are 24.14% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 70.91% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Bulk earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 11.86% more than the national average, earning $48,267 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.54% more than the national average, earning $58,396 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bülk92127/
Baulk89337/
Bulke89143/
Beulk89121/
Bulck8946/
Bulkė895/
Bullk892/
Buslk891/
Bulcke801,043/
Beulke80882/
Buhlke8059/
Baulke8047/
Beulck806/
Bullck804/
Bulkhe803/
Boulke801/
Builck801/
Buglik801/
Baulks800/
Baulck800/
Buylck800/
Bolk751,544/
Bulc75431/
Bulg757/
Bulq756/
Bulx752/
Bulková73622/
Bulkova73266/
Beulcke7336/
Bulkhsh732/
Buselck731/
Buchylk731/
Boelk67388/
Bülck67259/
Bousselk67138/
Bulkhova67134/
Boulc6750/
Bulæg6717/
Voulk6713/
Baulc673/
Boolk673/
Bulgkova673/
Boutelkh672/
Bulgh672/
Boulkova671/
Boulg671/
Hbulg671/

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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 Bulk
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