Bulka Surname
Approximately 4,239 people bear this surname
Bulka Surname Definition:
(from an ancestor's occupation) “Roll,” in Polish. The name was assumed by a baker.
Read More About This SurnameBulka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | 1,436 | 1:31,701 | 4,569 |
| Russia | 653 | 1:220,709 | 23,906 |
| United States | 360 | 1:1,006,830 | 74,328 |
| Poland | 311 | 1:122,215 | 18,149 |
| Belarus | 266 | 1:35,718 | 6,177 |
| Germany | 233 | 1:345,517 | 33,688 |
| Czechia | 178 | 1:59,739 | 10,002 |
| Brazil | 155 | 1:1,381,125 | 46,713 |
| Slovakia | 107 | 1:49,873 | 9,579 |
| Israel | 101 | 1:84,729 | 10,121 |
| Lithuania | 65 | 1:46,686 | 7,694 |
| Canada | 64 | 1:575,712 | 47,839 |
| Croatia | 51 | 1:82,914 | 14,118 |
| England | 32 | 1:1,741,189 | 71,393 |
| France | 29 | 1:2,290,439 | 180,028 |
| Australia | 27 | 1:999,841 | 58,390 |
| Hungary | 20 | 1:490,814 | 31,291 |
| Argentina | 19 | 1:2,249,653 | 107,269 |
| Kazakhstan | 15 | 1:1,178,833 | 65,606 |
| Georgia | 15 | 1:249,703 | 13,078 |
| India | 13 | 1:59,005,029 | 552,550 |
| Latvia | 12 | 1:170,837 | 20,647 |
| Papua New Guinea | 11 | 1:741,247 | 83,447 |
| Albania | 10 | 1:291,406 | 15,585 |
| Transnistria | 9 | 1:52,744 | 7,681 |
| Spain | 7 | 1:6,678,862 | 92,666 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Azerbaijan | 3 | 1:3,216,374 | 32,290 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
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.
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.
- michaelbulkaBulka Demographics
Average Bulka Salary in
United States
$47,928 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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 most in Ukraine. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bulka? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 109,740th most common family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 1,719,166 people. The surname Bulka occurs predominantly in Europe, where 79 percent of Bulka are found; 68 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 54 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. Bulka is also the 446,783rd most widely held first name throughout the world, borne by 377 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Ukraine, where it is borne by 1,436 people, or 1 in 31,701. In Ukraine it is primarily concentrated in: Lviv Oblast, where 17 percent live, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, where 12 percent live and Rivne Oblast, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account Ukraine Bulka exists in 44 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 15 percent live and The United States, where 8 percent live.
Bulka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Bulka has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bulka surname expanded 12,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Bulka Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Bulka surname is chiefly Orthodox (72%) in Russia, Orthodox (87%) in Belarus and Orthodox (59%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Bulka last name are 12.56% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 34.21% being registered with the 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulkaç | 91 | 54 | / |
| Boulka | 91 | 49 | / |
| Bulkay | 91 | 31 | / |
| Bulkai | 91 | 26 | / |
| Bulkaz | 91 | 24 | / |
| Bulkah | 91 | 23 | / |
| Bulkau | 91 | 6 | / |
| Bulkha | 91 | 5 | / |
| Bulkač | 91 | 1 | / |
| Bulkaya | 83 | 10 | / |
| Boulkaz | 83 | 5 | / |
| Bulkacz | 83 | 2 | / |
| Boulkai | 83 | 1 | / |
| Boulkah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Boulkas | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bulkhas | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bulko | 80 | 2,162 | / |
| Bulca | 80 | 1,724 | / |
| Bolka | 80 | 926 | / |
| Bulki | 80 | 231 | / |
| Bulke | 80 | 143 | / |
| Bułka | 80 | 18 | / |
| Bulky | 80 | 1 | / |
| Boulkaid | 77 | 314 | / |
| Bulkaitė | 77 | 2 | / |
| Bulkhais | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bulcke | 73 | 1,043 | / |
| Beulke | 73 | 882 | / |
| Bulkhi | 73 | 289 | / |
| Bulkot | 73 | 141 | / |
| Buhlke | 73 | 59 | / |
| Bulcea | 73 | 54 | / |
| Baulke | 73 | 47 | / |
| Bulcat | 73 | 17 | / |
| Bolkai | 73 | 17 | / |
| Bulkoy | 73 | 16 | / |
| Bulkey | 73 | 10 | / |
| Bulcay | 73 | 7 | / |
| Bulqas | 73 | 5 | / |
| Bollka | 73 | 4 | / |
| Bulkhe | 73 | 3 | / |
| Baulky | 73 | 3 | / |
| Bulkee | 73 | 2 | / |
| Bulkeh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Bolkau | 73 | 2 | / |
| Baulki | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bullca | 73 | 1 | / |
| Boulke | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bholka | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bulkiy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bulcki | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bulcau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bullky | 73 | 1 | / |
| Beulki | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bulqay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bullko | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bulkoh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bulgko | 73 | 1 | / |
| Boelka | 73 | 0 | / |
| Bulkie | 73 | 0 | / |
| Bouchelka | 71 | 2 | / |
| Bulkhaith | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bouselkha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Butilca | 67 | 409 | / |
| Boolkah | 67 | 268 | / |
| Beulker | 67 | 118 | / |
| Butelko | 67 | 93 | / |
| Bolckau | 67 | 60 | / |
| Beulcke | 67 | 36 | / |
| Busylko | 67 | 19 | / |
| Busilko | 67 | 10 | / |
| Baulkey | 67 | 8 | / |
| Boulked | 67 | 8 | / |
| Butylko | 67 | 8 | / |
| Vullkaj | 67 | 5 | / |
| Bulqaas | 67 | 4 | / |
| Boulkou | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bulqais | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bolkhai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Boulkis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Butilko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bolkcau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bulcker | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boulkeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bouchelkai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baulker | 67 | 0 | / |
Bulka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bulka in the Georgian language | ||
| ბულკა | bulka | - |
| Bulka in the Oriya language | ||
| ବୁଲୁ | bulu | - |
| Bulka in the Hindi language | ||
| बुलका | bulaka | 58.33 |
| बुल्का | bulka | 30.56 |
| बूल्का | bulka | 5.56 |
| बूलका | bulaka | 2.78 |
| बुल्क | bulka | 2.78 |
| Bulka in the Russian language | ||
| Булка | bulka | - |
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