Pulka Surname

400,040th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 879 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Kosovo

Pulka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pulka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland2291:165,97723,178
United States1691:2,144,727135,635
Russia1331:1,083,63281,637
Ukraine781:583,62464,418
Kosovo561:33,2483,193
Nigeria401:4,428,569120,862
Germany311:2,596,950129,424
Argentina241:1,780,97692,783
Austria211:405,49741,758
France181:3,690,151224,666
Hungary141:701,16338,752
Ireland131:362,22614,761
Czechia81:1,329,18491,312
Belarus61:1,583,51089,472
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Latvia31:683,34934,074
England21:27,859,030389,889
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010

Pulka (130) may also be a first name.

Pulka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pulka (Hindi: पुलका, Oriya: ପୁା, Russian: Пулька) is most common in Poland. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pulka? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 400,040th most common surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 8,290,723 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 66 percent of Pulka reside; 48 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 27 percent reside in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 814,623rd most frequently held first name in the world, borne by 130 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Poland, where it is held by 229 people, or 1 in 165,977. Barring Poland Pulka exists in 32 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 19 percent live and Russia, where 15 percent live.

Pulka Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Pulka surname is chiefly Orthodox (94%) in Russia, Orthodox (60%) in Belarus and Orthodox (92%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Pulka last name are 41.69% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 88.46% being registered to vote for the political party.

Pulka earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.15% more than the national average, earning $44,938 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pulkka91437/
Pulkas9194/
Paulka9156/
Poulka9154/
Pulkai918/
Phulka917/
Pulkah914/
Pulkha911/
Poulkas83147/
Pulkach8336/
Poulgka834/
Paulkat833/
Pullkas832/
Poulkoa831/
Pulkeat831/
Polka802,316/
Pulko801,006/
Pulca80245/
Pulke80146/
Pułka807/
Pulki804/
Pulkhach776/
Phulkead771/
Paulke73576/
Pulkki73366/
Phulki7333/
Phulke7329/
Polkah7323/
Poelka7322/
Philka7316/
Poulko7310/
Pulkos739/
Pulkys737/
Pholka736/
Pulkeh734/
Polkha734/
Paulko732/
Polkau732/
Pulkes732/
Poulke732/
Puilca731/
Polkaj731/
Polkai731/
Polkay731/
Pulcas731/
Pullca731/
Paulkj731/
Poolka731/
Pollka731/
Polkoa731/
Pulkie730/
Phoolka6734/
Poulkou6726/
Pulkkis6721/
Pulkett6714/
Pullket677/
Poulkos676/
Putelko673/
Poellka673/
Paulcap672/
Polkhai671/
Pholkai671/
Paulkey671/
Poulker671/
Poulkes671/
Phulkot671/
Pholkoa671/
Polckay671/
Pulkeit671/
Pulkosz671/
Phulket671/
Poulcke670/
Poulkey670/

Pulka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pulka in the Oriya language
ପୁାpua-
Pulka in the Hindi language
पुलकाpulaka72.73
पुल्काpulka27.27
Pulka in the Russian language
Пулькаpulka-

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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 Pulka
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