Blamey Surname

238,470th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,681 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Chile

Blamey Surname Definition:

From blaidh-mez, the wolf's meadow; or pleu-mez, the parish meadow.

Blamey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia4041:66,8217,958
England3801:146,62614,112
Chile3661:48,1322,218
United States2811:1,289,88990,528
New Zealand581:78,07511,384
South Africa551:985,04961,274
Canada541:682,32655,162
Wales431:71,9666,223
Scotland191:281,78013,396
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
France11:66,422,722504,397
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4011:60,7867,098
Scotland71:534,74514,325
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States501:1,004,37459,252

Blamey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From blaidh-mez, the wolf's meadow; or pleu-mez, the parish meadow.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Blamey Last Name Facts

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

The last name Blamey is more frequently found in Australia than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Blamey? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 238,470th most prevalent last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 4,335,244 people. Blamey occurs mostly in The Americas, where 42 percent of Blamey live; 27 percent live in Australasia and 27 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

The surname is most frequent in Australia, where it is held by 404 people, or 1 in 66,821. In Australia it is most prevalent in: New South Wales, where 48 percent are found, Victoria, where 41 percent are found and Queensland, where 4 percent are found. Excluding Australia Blamey is found in 23 countries. It also occurs in England, where 23 percent are found and Chile, where 22 percent are found.

Blamey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Blamey has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Blamey last name fell 5 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 562 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 4,300 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 271 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Blamey Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Blamey surname are 22.62% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 69.39% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Blamey earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 34.55% less than the national average, earning 226,508 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 20.72% less than the national average, earning R 188,400 per year; in United States they earn 3.61% less than the national average, earning $41,592 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.63% more than the national average, earning $53,476 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Blatmey921/
Blame91716/
Blamy9171/
Bellamey8677/
Blamer83442/
Blaume83185/
Blames8345/
Blaime8312/
Blammy839/
Blamie837/
Blaimy832/
Bhlame831/
Bleame831/
Blemey831/
Blamay831/
Blamoe831/
Blayme831/
Blameh831/
Blamoy831/
Blasme831/
Bllamy830/
Blomey830/
Bellaimey804/
Bellamy7739,699/
Blaimer77191/
Bellame77191/
Blaumer7752/
Bleamer7718/
Billamy772/
Bloemey771/
Bleamie771/
Blamaye771/
Blamaje771/
Blasmeh771/
Blameer771/
Bloomey770/
Blammer770/
Blaymer770/
Blasmet770/
Blama739,141/
Blome735,784/
Blami73264/
Bleme73205/
Blime73152/
Blemy7382/
Wlame7314/
Blamé731/
Vlame731/
Vlamy731/
Blomy731/
Blattmer7138/
Bellemey7132/
Billamay7121/
Bellamay714/
Bellammy714/
Bellamie714/
Beellamy713/
Belliamy713/
Bellaemy712/
Bellameu712/
Billamue712/
Belleamy711/
Bellhamy711/
Bellaamy711/
Bellamyh711/
Bellamer711/
Belllamy711/
Bellamys711/
Billamea711/
Blasmeer711/
Belleame710/
Bellomey710/
Blomme675,915/
Blamah671,304/
Blomer67548/
Bloome67513/
Blemie67407/
Blohme67176/
Bloume67171/
Blamma67120/
Bloeme67117/
Bellamech67105/
Blomes6754/
Williamey6740/
Bhlama6738/
Blomet6735/
Wuillamey6725/
Blemee6724/
Blomae6720/
Bllama6719/
Bleeme6710/
Bloomy679/
Blamou678/
Blaima677/
Billyamae677/
Blgami675/
Blamas674/
Blueme673/
Blamoi673/
Blamis673/
Blamat672/
Blamai672/
Blauma672/
Billamech671/
Bllomy671/
Blosme671/
Vllamy671/
Blomoe671/
Blomeh671/
Bliami671/
Blasma671/
Blemeh671/
Bleumy671/
Bellhamer671/
Bloumy671/
Billhamer670/
Bleume670/
Blomie670/

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