Pullar Surname

175,910th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,434 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Pullar Surname Definition:

John de Pulhore of the diocese of Durham is in record, 1339 (Pap. Lett., II, p. 546). This surname is early found in connection with Perth, Henry Pulour being bailie there in 1379 (ER., III, p. 21). Andrew Pullour was tenant in Balmyle, 1473 (Cupar-Angus, I, p.

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Pullar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia6701:40,2925,202
United States4811:753,55358,836
New Zealand3461:13,0882,276
England3431:162,44315,163
Scotland3321:16,1261,991
Canada1041:354,28532,012
India561:13,697,596234,369
Jamaica551:52,1812,997
Wales81:386,81619,671
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
France41:16,605,680368,153
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland3301:11,3431,400
England621:393,15123,809
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

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

Pullar (117) may also be a first name.

Pullar Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

John de Pulhore of the diocese of Durham is in record, 1339 (Pap. Lett., II, p. 546). This surname is early found in connection with Perth, Henry Pulour being bailie there in 1379 (ER., III, p. 21). Andrew Pullour was tenant in Balmyle, 1473 (Cupar-Angus, I, p. 182), and Robert Pullour was tenant of the fishings of Camsy, 1474 (ibid., I, p. 222). Sir Alexander Fouler was chaplain to Sir Alexander Ramsay of Bamff, knight, 1534 (Bamff, p. 35), and John Pullour, witness in Perth, 1547 (Rollok, 43).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(English) Dweller at the Pool-Bank [Old English pól, a pool + óra, a bank, shore] We find the redundant form Pullar Bank in Sussex.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Pullar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pullar (Hindi: पुल्लर, Marathi: पुार, Russian: Пуллар) occurs more in Australia more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant: Pullár. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pullar? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 175,910th most widespread surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 2,994,062 people. This surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 42 percent of Pullar are found; 42 percent are found in Australasia and 42 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand. It is also the 864,112th most widespread first name on earth, borne by 117 people.

This last name is most widespread in Australia, where it is carried by 670 people, or 1 in 40,292. In Australia Pullar is primarily concentrated in: Victoria, where 73 percent are found, Queensland, where 18 percent are found and New South Wales, where 7 percent are found. Other than Australia Pullar exists in 26 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent are found and New Zealand, where 14 percent are found.

Pullar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Pullar has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Pullar surname expanded 1,850 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 553 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 101 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 75 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Pullar Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Anglican (75%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Pullar surname are 19.69% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 72.92% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Pullar earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.07% less than the national average, earning $43,119 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.71% more than the national average, earning $53,015 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pullár941/
Pullard9274/
Pullarp9263/
Phullar9226/
Pullare9217/
Pulliar926/
Pullgar925/
Pullarh922/
Pullear921/
Poullar921/
Pular9182/
Poullard86921/
Pullyard8635/
Phullare8610/
Paullard863/
Pulliard861/
Paullart861/
Pulgar8322,548/
Paular831,715/
Phular831,123/
Pulare83457/
Puliar83233/
Pollar83131/
Pulard8330/
Putlar8322/
Puslar838/
Pulyar836/
Pullor834/
Poular833/
Peular831/
Puilar831/
Pgular831/
Pulair830/
Poulliard8018/
Poulard776,000/
Phulare77502/
Paulard77301/
Paulart7749/
Poulart7727/
Pulloor7723/
Pullour777/
Pulyart774/
Pulaare774/
Phillar773/
Puttlar773/
Pulhare772/
Phulgar772/
Phulair771/
Puthlar771/
Pollair771/
Poulgar771/
Pilar7317,434/
Polar735,778/
Pulor7333/
Pulár731/
Paulhart71164/
Puyleart71155/
Pouliart71150/
Pauliard7135/
Peuliard712/
Phulhare712/
Paullojr712/
Pularová712/
Phulaare711/
Poularth711/
Poulaire711/
Paulleur711/
Pouleard710/
Pouliard710/
Piliar67392/
Pilaar67182/
Pihlar67159/
Polarz67158/
Pilhar6745/
Pholar6735/
Philar6735/
Pilyar6732/
Polhar6731/
Paulhardt6721/
Poolar6718/
Paulor6718/
Pulyarova679/
Poliar676/
Pulore675/
Pilarh674/
Pollor673/
Pielar673/
Polair673/
Poulor672/
Polyar672/
Phulahare672/
Pilair671/
Pilarr671/
Poelar671/
Puleir671/
Pfilar671/
Polear670/
Phillhaur670/

Pullar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pullar in the Hindi language
पुल्लरpullara-
Pullar in the Marathi language
पुारpuara57.14
लरlara21.43
पुलरpulara7.14
लारlara7.14
पुलारpulara7.14
Pullar in the Russian language
Пулларpullar-

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