Buls Surname

198,900th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,101 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Buls Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Buls Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia1,1391:1,800189
United States3991:908,41868,362
Germany1311:614,54548,972
Netherlands1261:134,02520,684
Belgium921:124,96418,228
Russia761:1,896,356120,402
England311:1,797,35772,927
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
Nigeria191:9,323,303191,560
Argentina181:2,374,634110,716
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
France11:66,422,722504,397
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States381:1,321,54472,820

The alternate forms: Bulş (1) & Buļs (1) are calculated separately.

Buls Last Name Facts

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

The last name Buls (Russian: Бульс) is held by more people in Latvia than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant: Bulş or Buļs. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Buls? popularity and diffusion

Buls is the 198,900th most widely held last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 3,468,608 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 77 percent of Buls are found; 57 percent are found in Northern Europe and 55 percent are found in Baltic Europe.

The last name is most numerous in Latvia, where it is carried by 1,139 people, or 1 in 1,800. In Latvia it is primarily found in: Latgale, where 34 percent reside, Riga Planning Region, where 31 percent reside and Semigallia, where 25 percent reside. Outside of Latvia this last name exists in 33 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 19 percent reside and Germany, where 6 percent reside.

Buls Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Buls has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 1,050 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 775 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Buls Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Buls last name are 34.48% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 81.25% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Buls earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 7.77% less than the national average, earning $39,796 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.3% less than the national average, earning $40,592 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bulş921/
Buļs921/
Bulls891,083/
Bules89407/
Beuls89264/
Bouls89225/
Buils89181/
Bulst89110/
Buhls8951/
Bauls8945/
Bulsz8916/
Buyls8913/
Bulss8911/
Bulsh894/
Bulhs892/
Bulse891/
Bulsė891/
Bul's891/
Builes807,003/
Boules805,423/
Baules80815/
Bulles80305/
Buhles80258/
Bueles80148/
Busels8029/
Bucels8017/
Boulse8013/
Buless8013/
Baulsh808/
Butles804/
Bulesz804/
Buyles803/
Bhules803/
Butels802/
Baulls802/
Bulsch801/
Bhulse801/
Bhulst801/
Beules801/
Bulhes801/
Busils801/
Bulese801/
Butlse801/
Boulls800/
Bols752,310/
Bulz751,397/
Wuls7574/
Vuls7546/
Bulx752/
Bulß751/
Beutels73603/
Buttles73354/
Builles73222/
Bussels73191/
Bulless73181/
Buytels7385/
Buttels7315/
Boulles7312/
Buchels737/
Bouless736/
Butless733/
Buleshe732/
Butlles731/
Builess731/
Buehles731/
Bousles731/
Bouhles731/
Boulhes731/
Bulhōes731/
Builhes731/
Beuglis731/
Beuless731/
Baulles731/
Bouyles730/
Bautles730/
Bugliss730/
Boles6725,265/
Boels671,252/
Bolls67838/
Baucells67313/
Bools67250/
Vauls67198/
Bolsø67186/
Bussells67149/
Bausells67135/
Buijtels67109/
Bulch67108/
Bulze67108/
Bulez6798/
Beulz6792/
Wauls6775/
Wulst6743/
Bulçe6739/
Bolås6737/
Bolsh6733/
Boulesse6724/
Vules6713/
Bulce677/
Bolss676/
Bulshova673/
Bullz672/
Wuils672/
Bulesova671/
Vulse671/
Wulss671/
Bouhless671/
Wules671/
Bolsz671/
Bulje671/
Bühls671/
Buslz671/
Bucelles671/
Wulls670/
Beuttles670/
Veuls670/
Butlz670/

Buls Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Buls in the Russian language
Бульсbuls-

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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 Buls
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