Definitions for bulan
bu·lan

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1. Bulan

   Bulan was a Khazar king who led the conversion of the Khazars to Judaism. His name means "elk" in Old Turkic. In modern Turkish, it means The one who finds. The date of his reign is unknown, as the date of the conversion is hotly disputed, though it is certain that Bulan reigned some time between the mid-700s and the mid-800s. Nor is it settled whether Bulan was the Bek or the Khagan of the Khazars. D. M. Dunlop was certain that Bulan was a Khagan; however, more recent works, such as The Jews of Khazaria by Kevin Brook, assume that he was the Bek due to references to him leading military campaigns. Khazar tradition held that before his own conversion, Bulan was religiously unaffiliated. In his quest to discover which of the three Abrahamic religions would shape his own religious beliefs, he invited representatives from each to explain their fundamental tenets. In the end, he chose Judaism. In the Khazar Correspondence, King Joseph traces his lineage back to Bulan. He refers to the reforming Khazar ruler Obadiah as being one of "the sons of the sons of Bulan". While Brook assumes this makes Obadiah Bulan's grandson, the Hebrew phrase is less definitive and may allude to a more remote descent. The royal descendants of Bulan are referred to by Khazar researchers as Bulanids, though their self-designation is unknown.

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1. BULAN

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Bulan is ranked #87335 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Bulan surname appeared 213 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Bulan.
   
   52.5% or 112 total occurrences were White.
   42.2% or 90 total occurrences were Asian.
   5.1% or 11 total occurrences were of two or more races.

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1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of bulan in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of bulan in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=bulan
2. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html