Bulka Surname

109,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,239 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Bulka Surname Definition:

(from an ancestor's occupation) “Roll,” in Polish. The name was assumed by a baker.

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Bulka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine1,4361:31,7014,569
Russia6531:220,70923,906
United States3601:1,006,83074,328
Poland3111:122,21518,149
Belarus2661:35,7186,177
Germany2331:345,51733,688
Czechia1781:59,73910,002
Brazil1551:1,381,12546,713
Slovakia1071:49,8739,579
Israel1011:84,72910,121
Lithuania651:46,6867,694
Canada641:575,71247,839
Croatia511:82,91414,118
England321:1,741,18971,393
France291:2,290,439180,028
Australia271:999,84158,390
Hungary201:490,81431,291
Argentina191:2,249,653107,269
Kazakhstan151:1,178,83365,606
Georgia151:249,70313,078
India131:59,005,029552,550
Latvia121:170,83720,647
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
Albania101:291,40615,585
Transnistria91:52,7447,681
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Norway71:734,61250,907
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Bulka (377) may also be a first name.

Bulka Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(from an ancestor's occupation) “Roll,” in Polish. The name was assumed by a baker.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

User-submitted Reference

Family lore is that bulka is a 'small bread', like a dinner roll, and that all Bulkas in the US came from the Ukrainian village of Hrehro.

- michaelbulka

Bulka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bulka (Georgian: ბულკა, Hindi: बुलका, Oriya: ବୁଲୁ, Russian: Булка) occurs more in Ukraine more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bulka? popularity and diffusion

It is the 109,740th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 1,719,166 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 79 percent of Bulka live; 68 percent live in Eastern Europe and 54 percent live in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 446,783rd most numerous forename throughout the world. It is borne by 377 people.

The last name is most widespread in Ukraine, where it is held by 1,436 people, or 1 in 31,701. In Ukraine it is mostly found in: Lviv Oblast, where 17 percent reside, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, where 12 percent reside and Rivne Oblast, where 10 percent reside. Apart from Ukraine this last name occurs in 44 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 15 percent reside and The United States, where 8 percent reside.

Bulka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bulka has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 12,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bulka Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Orthodox (72%) in Russia, Orthodox (87%) in Belarus and Orthodox (59%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Bulka are 12.56% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 34.21% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Bulka earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 11.08% more than the national average, earning $47,928 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.78% more than the national average, earning $56,530 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bulkaç9154/
Boulka9149/
Bulkay9131/
Bulkai9126/
Bulkaz9124/
Bulkah9123/
Bulkau916/
Bulkha915/
Bulkač911/
Bulkaya8310/
Boulkaz835/
Bulkacz832/
Boulkai831/
Boulkah831/
Boulkas831/
Bulkhas831/
Bulko802,162/
Bulca801,724/
Bolka80926/
Bulki80231/
Bulke80143/
Bułka8018/
Bulky801/
Boulkaid77314/
Bulkaitė772/
Bulkhais771/
Bulcke731,043/
Beulke73882/
Bulkhi73289/
Bulkot73141/
Buhlke7359/
Bulcea7354/
Baulke7347/
Bulcat7317/
Bolkai7317/
Bulkoy7316/
Bulkey7310/
Bulcay737/
Bulqas735/
Bollka734/
Bulkhe733/
Baulky733/
Bulkee732/
Bulkeh732/
Bolkau732/
Baulki731/
Bullca731/
Boulke731/
Bholka731/
Bulkiy731/
Bulcki731/
Bulcau731/
Bullky731/
Beulki731/
Bulqay731/
Bullko731/
Bulkoh731/
Bulgko731/
Boelka730/
Bulkie730/
Bouchelka712/
Bulkhaith711/
Bouselkha711/
Butilca67409/
Boolkah67268/
Beulker67118/
Butelko6793/
Bolckau6760/
Beulcke6736/
Busylko6719/
Busilko6710/
Baulkey678/
Boulked678/
Butylko678/
Vullkaj675/
Bulqaas674/
Boulkou674/
Bulqais674/
Bolkhai672/
Boulkis671/
Butilko671/
Bolkcau671/
Bulcker671/
Boulkeu671/
Bouchelkai671/
Baulker670/

Bulka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bulka in the Georgian language
ბულკაbulka-
Bulka in the Oriya language
ବୁଲୁbulu-
Bulka in the Hindi language
बुलकाbulaka58.33
बुल्काbulka30.56
बूल्काbulka5.56
बूलकाbulaka2.78
बुल्कbulka2.78
Bulka in the Russian language
Булкаbulka-

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