Pulgar Surname

23,995th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22,548 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Venezuela
Highest density in:
Chile

Pulgar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pulgar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Venezuela8,5441:3,535517
Chile8,0641:2,185392
Spain1,5531:30,1043,067
Colombia1,2301:38,8412,203
Ecuador7891:20,1602,838
Philippines7211:140,41423,674
Argentina3601:118,73210,038
Peru3311:96,0256,247
India2981:2,574,04581,367
United States2491:1,455,65899,719
Dominican Republic1851:56,3942,803
Mexico911:1,364,02415,454
Brazil471:4,554,773120,089
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
England91:6,190,895170,599
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Paraguay61:1,206,12410,500
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Costa Rica51:956,0146,058
China41:341,830,39216,990
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Cuba31:3,840,90513,116
Uruguay21:1,715,87935,955
France21:33,211,361423,184
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Pulgar (11) may also be a first name.

Pulgar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pulgar is carried by more people in Venezuela than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pulgar? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pulgar is the 23,995th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 323,201 people. The last name Pulgar is mostly found in The Americas, where 88 percent of Pulgar live; 86 percent live in South America and 43 percent live in Caribbean South America. Pulgar is also the 3,487,849th most commonly held first name on earth. It is borne by 11 people.

This surname is most widely held in Venezuela, where it is held by 8,544 people, or 1 in 3,535. In Venezuela Pulgar is most prevalent in: Zulia, where 46 percent are found, Falcón, where 16 percent are found and Carabobo, where 8 percent are found. Barring Venezuela this surname occurs in 35 countries. It is also common in Chile, where 36 percent are found and Spain, where 7 percent are found.

Pulgar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pulgar last name are 4.55% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 57.78% being registered with the political party.

The amount Pulgar earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 25.97% more than the national average, earning S/. 24,419 per year; in Colombia they earn 21.82% less than the national average, earning $17,748,300 COP per year and in United States they earn 7.43% more than the national average, earning $46,353 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pulgare927/
Pullgar925/
Phulgar922/
Poulgar921/
Pular9182/
Paulgard861/
Pullar832,434/
Polgar832,223/
Paular831,715/
Phular831,123/
Pulare83457/
Puliar83233/
Pulard8330/
Putlar8322/
Puslar838/
Pulyar836/
Poular833/
Peular831/
Pgular831/
Puilar831/
Pulair830/
Paulgaard80158/
Poulard776,000/
Phulare77502/
Paulard77301/
Pullard7774/
Pullarp7763/
Paulart7749/
Poulart7727/
Phullar7726/
Pullare7717/
Pulliar776/
Pulaare774/
Pulyart774/
Puttlar773/
Pulhare772/
Pullarh772/
Poullar771/
Phulair771/
Puthlar771/
Pullear771/
Polar735,778/
Pulor7333/
Pulár731/
Poullard71921/
Paulhart71164/
Puyleart71155/
Pouliart71150/
Pullyard7135/
Pauliard7135/
Phullare7110/
Paullard713/
Peuliard712/
Pularová712/
Phulhare712/
Poularth711/
Pulingor711/
Phulaare711/
Pulliard711/
Paullart711/
Poulaire711/
Pouleard710/
Pouliard710/
Polarz67158/
Pollar67131/
Pholar6735/
Polhar6731/
Paulhardt6721/
Poulliard6718/
Poolar6718/
Paulor6718/
Pulyarova679/
Poliar676/
Pulore675/
Pullor674/
Polair673/
Phulahare672/
Poulor672/
Polyar672/
Poelar671/
Polgàr671/
Pullár671/
Puleir671/
Polear670/

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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 Pulgar
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