Ulgar Surname

529,538th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 611 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Ulgar Surname Definition:

(Scandinavian) the Old Norse Ulfgeirr= Anglo-Saxon Wulfgar (common), i.e. Wolf- Spear [Old Norse geirr = Old English gár, a spear] Both Ulgar and Ulger occur as surnames in the Hundred-Rolls.

Ulgar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey4951:157,21512,276
Spain621:754,06531,946
Northern Cyprus281:11,3932,921
Belgium181:638,70256,744
England41:13,929,515290,718
France21:33,211,361423,184
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776

The alternate forms: Ülgar (11) are calculated separately.

Ulgar (140) may also be a first name.

Ulgar Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Scandinavian) the Old Norse Ulfgeirr= Anglo-Saxon Wulfgar (common), i.e. Wolf- Spear [Old Norse geirr = Old English gár, a spear] Both Ulgar and Ulger occur as surnames in the Hundred-Rolls.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Ulgar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ulgar (Georgian: ულგარ) occurs in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Ülgar. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ulgar? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 529,538th most commonly occurring last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 11,927,244 people. The last name Ulgar occurs mostly in Asia, where 67 percent of Ulgar are found; 67 percent are found in West Asia and 67 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 781,395th most commonly used first name worldwide, borne by 140 people.

This last name is most widespread in Turkey, where it is borne by 495 people, or 1 in 157,215. In Turkey it is primarily found in: Bursa Province, where 23 percent are found, Istanbul Province, where 21 percent are found and Kayseri Province, where 20 percent are found. Besides Turkey this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 10 percent are found and Northern Cyprus, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ülgar9311/
Gulgar91104/
Aulgar917/
Ulghar916/
Hulgar911/
Eulgar911/
Ulgard910/
Ular891,376/
Hulgard8334/
Hulgart833/
Gulgaar831/
Utlgard831/
Aular8021,743/
Ilgar803,679/
Hular802,559/
Olgar801,234/
Gular80560/
Uslar80348/
Uhlar80265/
Ulare80174/
Uylar80121/
Ullar8037/
Ulaar8016/
Ulard8011/
Eular8010/
Ulhar805/
Oular805/
Șular804/
Ulaur803/
Ulyar802/
Uilar801/
Ulair801/
Hulgaard77354/
Houlgard7717/
Uhlingar770/
Oulare7356,847/
Ulhare731,036/
Hullar73452/
Aulard73319/
Hulard73289/
Huliar73275/
Huilar73244/
Gullar73191/
Hilgar73131/
Gulyar73130/
Auliar73129/
Outlar73101/
Goular73100/
Aulair7380/
Huylar7347/
Auslar7341/
Hulare7338/
Holgar7337/
Uhlarz7337/
Ullare7324/
Gulair7323/
Huslar7320/
Gaular7314/
Guliar7313/
Uhlyar739/
Ullard738/
Gulaar735/
Gujlar734/
Gulgor733/
Ulahar733/
Haular732/
Heular732/
Ilghar732/
Oulart732/
Ugliar732/
Oullar732/
Hulart731/
Eulair731/
Eullar731/
Aularh731/
Ahular731/
Ulhair731/
Hulair731/
Hularr731/
Oulard731/
Oulgor731/
Olgarz731/
Uislar731/
Uliarz731/
Ulgorz731/
Ullahr731/
Gulear731/
Aularr731/
Aulart731/
Ulyart730/
Ulyard730/
Huulgaard7160/
Olar6710,031/
Ulor67437/
Oulgour67344/
Ullaure67122/
Heulard67108/
Ullyart67103/
Houlard67100/
Haulard6773/
Hullard6764/
Ularova6754/
Hullare6745/
Aulaire6733/
Auliard6729/
Ulahare6722/
Guullar6720/
Ulhardt6716/
Aullyar6714/
Gaullar6710/
Gulhaur675/
Ulharth674/
Augliar673/
Hulhare673/
Hulaire673/
Uillard672/
Houslar672/
Hulasre672/
Hullair672/
Houlare672/
Oullare672/
Ollgair671/
Haullar671/
Hulgoor671/
Eullard671/
Goulear671/
Ullhare671/
Huilard671/
Oulghor671/
Oulhare671/
Gulayjr671/
Aullair671/
Utillar671/
Oularre671/
Eularth671/
Goularr671/
Gulyaar671/
Hielgar671/
Hillgar670/
Goulair670/
Hauslar670/
Hulyard670/

Ulgar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ulgar in the Georgian language
ულგარulgar-

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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 Ulgar
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