Blan Surname
Approximately 3,982 people bear this surname
Blan Surname Definition:
BLAAN: Blaan, one of the earliest bishops of Kingarth in Bute, is commemorated in the Martyrology of Oengus at August 10: "With a host, sound, of noble birth, well-coloured, fair Blaan of Kingarth." His name is from bid, that is yellow, from blavos.
Read More About This SurnameBlan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 858 | 1:422,446 | 36,582 |
| Lebanon | 694 | 1:8,123 | 1,280 |
| Israel | 441 | 1:19,405 | 2,888 |
| Syria | 343 | 1:56,271 | 2,769 |
| Ivory Coast | 277 | 1:83,290 | 4,478 |
| Brazil | 254 | 1:842,812 | 30,419 |
| Jordan | 250 | 1:35,370 | 4,172 |
| France | 125 | 1:531,382 | 73,029 |
| Palestine | 98 | 1:46,417 | 4,929 |
| Philippines | 72 | 1:1,406,086 | 101,646 |
| Russia | 65 | 1:2,217,278 | 133,552 |
| Dominican Republic | 54 | 1:193,202 | 7,170 |
| England | 53 | 1:1,051,284 | 51,324 |
| Spain | 52 | 1:899,078 | 35,195 |
| Argentina | 51 | 1:838,106 | 54,910 |
| Taiwan | 47 | 1:498,824 | 3,776 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Liberia | 29 | 1:152,018 | 10,911 |
| Oman | 19 | 1:194,104 | 3,633 |
| Germany | 16 | 1:5,031,591 | 189,895 |
| India | 15 | 1:51,137,692 | 512,385 |
| Cambodia | 14 | 1:1,106,225 | 5,638 |
| Indonesia | 9 | 1:14,694,355 | 460,137 |
| Ukraine | 8 | 1:5,690,337 | 241,823 |
| Poland | 8 | 1:4,751,094 | 138,864 |
| Pakistan | 8 | 1:22,330,486 | 77,733 |
| Mexico | 6 | 1:20,687,701 | 53,861 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Austria | 4 | 1:2,128,859 | 91,203 |
| Haiti | 4 | 1:2,670,977 | 16,453 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| Belarus | 4 | 1:2,375,265 | 105,497 |
| Chile | 4 | 1:4,404,118 | 44,633 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Cuba | 2 | 1:5,761,358 | 13,825 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 27 | 1:902,791 | 38,028 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 337 | 1:149,017 | 13,853 |
Blan (1,745) may also be a first name.
Blan Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
BLAAN: Blaan, one of the earliest bishops of Kingarth in Bute, is commemorated in the Martyrology of Oengus at August 10: "With a host, sound, of noble birth, well-coloured, fair Blaan of Kingarth." His name is from bid, that is yellow, from blavos. He is probably also the saint commemorated in the Calendar of Gorman as Blaan buadach Breton, "triumphant Blaan of the Britons." He gave name to Kilblane in Southend, Kintyre, and to Dunblane. According to a Bute legend he was mysteriously begotten of a water-sprite (Mackinlay, Ancient church dedications, p. 111). Blahan, presbyter of Litun probably Linton in Roxburghshire witnessed a quitclaim by Robert, bishop of St. Andrews, 1127 (Nat. MSS., I, 27). See under Macblain.
Blan Demographics
Average Blan Salary in
United States
$43,140 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Blan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Blan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Blan (Marathi: बालन, Russian: Блан) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Blan? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 115,877th most numerous last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,830,122 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 52 percent of Blan reside; 47 percent reside in West Asia and 35 percent reside in Levant. Blan is also the 183,464th most numerous first name throughout the world, held by 1,745 people.
The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 858 people, or 1 in 422,446. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 12 percent live, Oklahoma, where 10 percent live and Illinois, where 10 percent live. Not including The United States Blan exists in 72 countries. It also occurs in Lebanon, where 17 percent live and Israel, where 11 percent live.
Blan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Blan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Blan last name grew 255 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 196 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Blan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Blan surname is predominantly Orthodox (75%) in Russia, Maronite (49%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Blan surname are 30.05% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 76.82% registered to vote for the party.
Blan earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.02% less than the national average, earning $43,140 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Blan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Blan in the Marathi language | ||
| बालन | balana | - |
| Blan in the Russian language | ||
| Блан | blan | - |
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