Pulev Surname

695,980th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 424 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Pulev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pulev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria3211:21,7411,892
Russia391:3,695,463185,353
Ukraine241:1,896,779136,831
Moldova231:154,84216,100
North Macedonia51:420,29419,032
England41:13,929,515290,718
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Pülev (1) are calculated separately.

Pulev Last Name Facts

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

Pulev (Russian: Пулев) is found most in Bulgaria. It can be found as: Pülev. For other potential spellings of Pulev click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pulev? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 695,980th most common surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 17,187,608 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of Pulev live; 77 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 76 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

This surname is most widespread in Bulgaria, where it is carried by 321 people, or 1 in 21,741. In Bulgaria it is most prevalent in: Plovdiv Province, where 20 percent live, Blagoevgrad Province, where 17 percent live and Burgas Province, where 17 percent live. Not including Bulgaria this surname occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 9 percent live and Ukraine, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pülev931/
Puleva91416/
Puhlev9160/
Puliev9123/
Puleev9120/
Pulaev9114/
Poulev916/
Paulev916/
Puloev915/
Pulyaev832,234/
Puliaev83581/
Puhleva8361/
Pulleva834/
Pouleva833/
Paulevs831/
Pulhaev831/
Puhleev831/
Pilev80317/
Pulov80295/
Pulav8012/
Pulep802/
Pouliaev772/
Piliev73574/
Poleev73545/
Paulov73301/
Pulova73294/
Poliev73142/
Pulife73103/
Pauliv7376/
Pileev7342/
Pulyov7336/
Pilaev7333/
Pulipe7330/
Puylov7310/
Puhlov7310/
Puleff739/
Puilov736/
Pulepe732/
Paulav731/
Pilhev731/
Pulepp731/
Pullav731/
Hpulov731/
Pilyaev67573/
Paulova67105/
Piliaev6710/
Puylova678/
Puilova678/
Poulova677/
Puhlova676/
Pullova673/
Polliev673/
Pulyaiv672/
Philiev671/
Puhylov671/
Pulleyb671/
Puileip671/
Phuleps670/

Pulev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pulev in the Russian language
Пулевpulev-

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