Bulm Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

Bulm Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bulm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Bulm Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bulm is more frequently found in Spain than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bulm? popularity and diffusion

Bulm is the 5,057,639th most widely held surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. Bulm is predominantly found in Africa, where 60 percent of Bulm reside; 60 percent reside in North Africa and 60 percent reside in Hispano-North Africa.

This surname is most prevalent in Spain, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 5,194,671. In Spain it is most prevalent in: Melilla, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Spain this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 27 percent are found and India, where 7 percent are found.

Bulm Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bulm has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name contracted 43 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bulme8911/
Baulm893/
Boulm892/
Bullm891/
Bulhm891/
Boulme80331/
Baulme8027/
Bulhmt801/
Builem801/
Bullme800/
Bolm75856/
Boelm6722/
Bollm677/
Vulme675/
Bousselm672/
Wulme671/
Wwulm671/
Bolhm671/
Buschelm671/
Bousselme621/
Woulme6066/
Voulme6063/
Vuholm6013/
Wuillem5511/
Volm50461/
Wuilleme50157/
Wolm5033/
Vuilleme5011/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Bulm
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