Bulto Surname

121,466th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,770 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Bulto Surname User-submission:

Bultó, as well as Boltó, comes from the Catalan, voltor, meaning 'vulture'.

Bulto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia3,5421:27,5403,358
Spain1831:255,47616,239
Argentina171:2,514,318114,515
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
England11:55,718,059489,080
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

The alternate forms: Bultó (21) are calculated separately.

Bulto (5,910) may also be a first name.

Bulto Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Bultó, as well as Boltó, comes from the Catalan, voltor, meaning 'vulture'.

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Bulto Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bulto is held by more people in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Bultó. Click here to see other potential spellings of Bulto.

How Common Is The Last Name Bulto? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 121,466th most numerous family name internationally, held by around 1 in 1,933,036 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Bulto live; 94 percent live in East Africa and 94 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Bulto is also the 86,519th most numerous first name on earth It is held by 5,910 people.

The last name Bulto is most frequently used in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 3,542 people, or 1 in 27,540. Without taking into account Ethiopia it is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 5 percent live and Argentina, where 0 percent live.

Bulto Last Name Statistics demography

Bulto earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 49.01% less than the national average, earning $22,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bultó9321/
Bultot911,283/
Bultop911/
Bultto911/
Boulto911/
Bultou911/
Bultos911/
Baulto911/
Boultou83142/
Baultou831/
Bultoot830/
Vulto80299/
Bolto80240/
Bulta80166/
Builta73302/
Bultas73131/
Vultos7390/
Bultaç7315/
Boulta7311/
Boltoh735/
Boltho733/
Bhulta732/
Bulhta731/
Bultaş731/
Bultaz731/
Bultau731/
Boltou731/
Wultuo731/
Boelto731/
Boltoy731/
Baulthoup712/
Boultas6748/
Bultaux6723/
Voultos6714/
Waultop672/
Bousseltou671/
Bultast671/
Woultou671/
Boultha671/
Bhultha671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bulto
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