Bulligan Surname

2,483,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Bulligan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bulligan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines401:2,530,956131,537
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Bulligan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bulligan is borne by more people in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bulligan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bulligan is the 2,483,783rd most widely held last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 121,459,099 people. The surname Bulligan is predominantly found in Asia, where 65 percent of Bulligan live; 65 percent live in Southeast Asia and 65 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia.

The last name is most widely held in The Philippines, where it is borne by 40 people, or 1 in 2,530,956. In The Philippines it is most numerous in: Cordillera Administrative Region, where 90 percent live, Cagayan Valley, where 3 percent live and Calabarzon, where 3 percent live. Beside The Philippines this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 15 percent live and Italy, where 13 percent live.

Bulligan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bulligan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bulligan surname fell 10 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bulligan Last Name Statistics demography

Bulligan earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 30.53% less than the national average, earning $29,975 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Buligan931,049/
Bullegan8827/
Bolligan8819/
Busligan886/
Bullugan881/
Bulligon881/
Bouligand82229/
Beuligann821/
Buligon80534/
Boligan80221/
Bulugan8019/
Bullegon7510/
Bulegane752/
Bulyogan751/
Buligond751/
Wolligan750/
Boulegane71272/
Wouligane712/
Bulegaine711/
Wollighan710/
Bulegon67499/
Boligon67308/
Bulugon6726/
Buligom674/
Boulegon637/
Boulegoun591/
Woollegan590/
Bolegon533/
Bulegom532/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bulligan
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