The Bulan surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 213 people carried this name — #87,335 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,428,600 people counted. That is up 6% from 201 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 126 people named Bulan.
3 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 15 départements, most often Seine-Maritime.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 22 people named Bulan live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Chaco.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Bulan,
with a public archive behind them.
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Josef Petr Bulan 1910–1971 · military officer
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Karel Bulan 1940– · athlete
Wikidata (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Bulan.
When the index is not enough
This page says where Bulan is.
A volume says what happened to it.
Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.