Blanco Surname

738th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 721,174 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Venezuela

Blanco Surname Definition:

Masculine adjective from the German "blank" - of a light color.

One of most common surnames in Spain, principally in Leon, Valencia, and Galicia. Village of Blancos near Osma, and village of Blanca near Cartagena. Appears as surname in ancient docu­ments in Asturias and Leon.

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Blanco Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain128,7451:36329
Venezuela125,9821:24038
Mexico75,1471:1,652240
Colombia73,5781:649127
Argentina66,0051:64884
Cuba45,9251:25138
United States38,9341:9,3101,124
Philippines34,6511:2,922210
Bolivia19,8431:535111
Costa Rica14,2871:33597
El Salvador10,7731:589119
Nicaragua10,4971:574122
Guatemala9,6491:1,667284
Peru9,5481:3,329547
Brazil8,5131:25,1471,126
Dominican Republic8,4271:1,238198
Chile6,0981:2,889462
Uruguay5,9871:57365
Paraguay5,9731:1,212243
Honduras4,0031:2,202329
France3,4691:19,1482,191
Italy3,3331:18,3493,150
Panama1,8081:2,164317
Ecuador1,2381:12,8482,018
Saudi Arabia9541:32,3444,580
Canada8371:44,0215,445
Australia8321:32,4474,293
Belize7641:46583
Portugal7641:13,6361,076
England6191:90,0139,714
Switzerland4971:16,5252,721
Morocco4771:72,27712,260
Germany3701:217,58224,518
Belgium3301:34,8385,664
Algeria2901:133,21218,129
Puerto Rico2471:14,373605
Andorra1731:48571
Netherlands1251:135,09720,820
Singapore1241:44,4171,692
Thailand1241:569,66497,190
Russia1031:1,399,25397,801
Israel871:98,36411,357
Ireland641:73,5774,518
Northern Mariana Islands611:895143
Sweden551:179,03212,357
New Caledonia471:5,8771,249
Indonesia441:3,005,664168,399
Equatorial Guinea361:31,546134
Lebanon351:161,0607,588
Aruba321:3,234449
China311:44,107,1472,374
Brunei301:13,9581,702
Czechia291:366,67143,532
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Norway291:177,32021,035
Denmark271:209,06416,975
Guam251:6,405908
Tunisia241:25,4433,898
Scotland221:243,35512,191
United Arab Emirates221:416,46723,075
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
Finland201:274,83520,939
Taiwan201:1,172,2378,044
Austria191:448,18144,644
Curaçao191:8,276277
Egypt181:5,107,54248,087
Malta181:23,9041,289
Kazakhstan171:1,040,14760,802
Iceland151:25,3391,935
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Slovakia121:444,70454,815
Hong Kong101:733,5483,685
Liberia101:440,85421,753
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
Wales101:309,45316,869
Japan91:14,204,92146,388
American Samoa81:6,9701,431
Angola81:3,373,6526,946
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Haiti61:1,780,65114,597
DR Congo51:14,775,914182,895
India51:153,413,076951,030
Ivory Coast51:4,614,24651,139
Benin41:2,583,90073,293
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Georgia41:936,38624,100
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
Solomon Islands31:193,34319,495
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Zambia31:5,283,30743,479
Abkhazia21:121,4324,128
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Comoros21:374,762673
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Ethiopia21:48,773,13129,601
Guyana21:381,11013,532
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Malawi21:8,559,55434,093
Sudan21:18,755,09814,167
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Macau11:601,6301,582
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1601:313,86724,665

The alternate forms: Blancò (1) are calculated separately.

Blanco (2,817) may also be a first name.

Blanco Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Masculine adjective from the German "blank" - of a light color.

One of most common surnames in Spain, principally in Leon, Valencia, and Galicia. Village of Blancos near Osma, and village of Blanca near Cartagena. Appears as surname in ancient docu­ments in Asturias and Leon. From German "blank" - brilliant, white, fair, colorless.

Castilian name from Leon near Asturias. Later in the entire Peninsula and the Indies.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

User-submitted Reference

The name Blanco, taken directly from the Castilian vocabulary of the same spelling (1140) is derived from the Germanic word, blank, that means 'brilliant'.

- gab03

Blanco Last Name Facts

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

The last name Blanco occurs more in Spain more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant: Blancò. Click here to see other potential spellings of Blanco.

How Common Is The Last Name Blanco? popularity and diffusion

The surname Blanco is the 738th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 10,105 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 75 percent of Blanco live; 45 percent live in South America and 28 percent live in Caribbean South America. Blanco is also the 137,342nd most numerous forename world-wide, borne by 2,817 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Spain, where it is held by 128,745 people, or 1 in 363. In Spain it is most numerous in: Galicia, where 18 percent reside, Madrid, where 15 percent reside and Andalusia, where 14 percent reside. Apart from Spain this surname occurs in 150 countries. It is also found in Venezuela, where 17 percent reside and Mexico, where 10 percent reside.

Blanco Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Blanco has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Blanco surname increased 24,334 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 6,878 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Blanco Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Maronite (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Blanco last name are 40.5% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 93.73% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Blanco earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 19.11% less than the national average, earning €24,290 per year; in Norway they earn 1.15% more than the national average, earning 350,057 kr per year; in Peru they earn 25.58% more than the national average, earning S/. 24,343 per year; in South Africa they earn 26.67% less than the national average, earning R 174,264 per year; in Colombia they earn 11.73% less than the national average, earning $20,039,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 7.64% less than the national average, earning $39,854 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.59% less than the national average, earning $43,923 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Blancò941/
Blancos92545/
Blancho92497/
Blancio92156/
Blancot92150/
Blancou9295/
Blangco9214/
Blancop923/
Blancco922/
Blancoz922/
Blancoo922/
Blankco921/
Blancko921/
Blancoi921/
Bhlanco921/
Blansco921/
Blancod921/
Blianco921/
Blanchot86400/
Bellanco86344/
Blanchoz86235/
Blanchou86218/
Blanchod86197/
Blasenco865/
Blancott862/
D'Blanco862/
Blangcos861/
Blanncio861/
Blanca8323,695/
Blanko83943/
Blamco8322/
Vlanco8315/
Blonco8315/
Blanzo833/
Blanso832/
Blancá831/
Blanqo830/
Blanjo830/
Blanchoud80213/
Blanchout8019/
Blanchois808/
Blacencio801/
Blancas7726,150/
Blancia772,878/
Blancha77419/
Blancad77243/
Blanzio77235/
Blancat77184/
Bleancă7741/
Bleanca7731/
Blangko7714/
Blankou7714/
Blanjou7713/
Blancaz7711/
Blanjot778/
Blangio778/
Blanzou778/
Blangca774/
Blannca771/
Blancsa771/
Blankca771/
Blancaa771/
Blancca771/
Bellanca712,963/
Blosenco71384/
Blanchat71262/
Vlasenco7129/
Blangcas7126/
Billanca7123/
Blanchad7116/
Blankoph7110/
Blankopf719/
Bellanko717/
Villanco717/
Blancaus716/
Blangkoy714/
Blacenko711/
Bellamco711/
Blangkot711/
Blankcas711/
Blangcad711/
Blanquot711/
Blantzou711/
Blanzioh711/
Blancass711/
Blanciaa711/
Blanza674,608/
Villancio67705/
Blanka67377/
Blanchaud67108/
Blachenko6731/
Blansa6718/
Vlanko676/
Vellancio676/
Blonko674/
Blasencia674/
Blanchaut673/
Blancault672/
Vlascenco672/
Blausenko672/
Blonzo671/
Blacencia671/
Blamko671/
Blankó671/
Blascenko671/
Blamso671/
Billangca671/

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