Blank Surname

9,958th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56,483 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Blank Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Blanche.' Sometimes, no doubt, a nickname answering to English 'White.'

John Blannche, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Elianora Blanche, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

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Blank Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany25,9081:3,107324
United States17,7041:20,4732,582
Brazil2,8011:76,4282,865
Switzerland1,0611:7,7411,248
Russia9931:145,13916,851
Israel9391:9,1141,405
Netherlands8101:20,8483,302
Poland7771:48,9177,714
Canada6351:58,0256,845
Australia6271:43,0555,467
Sweden6061:16,2491,387
England5991:93,0189,976
Austria5591:15,2332,259
New Zealand3561:12,7202,221
Ukraine2611:174,41623,931
Argentina2151:198,80716,493
France1411:471,08366,853
South Africa1211:447,75037,883
Venezuela1201:251,7016,224
Suriname1151:4,8051,070
Kazakhstan881:200,93718,685
Denmark861:65,6366,586
Thailand761:929,452144,548
Belgium671:171,59223,333
Estonia651:20,3353,530
Hungary481:204,50617,202
Spain481:974,00136,812
Dominican Republic461:226,8038,136
Belarus441:215,93326,858
Uzbekistan441:702,93514,831
Cambodia381:407,5563,924
Chile381:463,59112,075
Mexico341:3,650,77125,133
Indonesia321:4,132,787209,071
Wales311:99,8247,946
Norway301:171,41020,526
Czechia231:462,32550,029
Kyrgyzstan221:271,48424,701
Romania221:912,63052,244
China171:80,430,6804,441
Latvia171:120,59117,235
Finland161:343,54424,270
Italy151:4,077,113105,022
Croatia131:325,27730,776
Philippines131:7,787,556197,164
Singapore131:423,66918,211
India101:76,706,538639,611
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Lithuania81:379,32417,382
Azerbaijan71:1,378,44618,562
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Greece61:1,846,63289,049
Hong Kong61:1,222,5805,222
Costa Rica51:956,0146,058
Uruguay51:686,35229,886
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Tajikistan41:2,096,6737,416
Liechtenstein31:12,7931,395
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Abkhazia11:242,8655,354
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Belize11:355,4743,977
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Guam11:160,1214,893
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland151:295,32411,912
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2621:93,0369,584
Scotland121:311,9359,798
Wales61:261,4039,165
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,7531:18,2412,307

Blank (2,393) may also be a first name.

Blank Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Blanche.' Sometimes, no doubt, a nickname answering to English 'White.'

John Blannche, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Elianora Blanche, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Henry Blanche, Oxfordshire, ibid.

Clement Blaunche, Warwickshire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

John Blanche, Close Rolls, 2 Edward IV.

1716. Baptised — Sarah, d. Daniel Blanch: St. James, Clerkenwell.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

A Caithness surname. The Rev. David Beaton, formerly of Wick, derived it from French blsnc. compare Blance.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(Anglo-French-Teut.) the common French Blanc = Fair, White. [O.H.Ger. blanch (Ger. blank.] John le Blank.—Parl. Writs.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One with a fair or light complexion; one who had white hair.

Blankenship, Blankensop (English) One who came from Blenkinsopp (top valley), in Northumberland.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

French Wane. White-of light complexion. Blanche. H.R.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

French blanc. White.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Blank Last Name Facts

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

The surname Blank (Georgian: ბლანკ, Hindi: मौ, Russian: Бланк) is most common in Germany. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Blank? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 9,958th most widespread last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 129,022 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 56 percent of Blank reside; 51 percent reside in Western Europe and 50 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Blank is also the 151,754th most prevalent first name in the world, borne by 2,393 people.

It is most widely held in Germany, where it is borne by 25,908 people, or 1 in 3,107. In Germany it is most common in: Bavaria, where 21 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 18 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 16 percent live. Apart from Germany Blank occurs in 108 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 31 percent live and Brazil, where 5 percent live.

Blank Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Blank has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Blank last name rose 643 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 229 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 517 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 42 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 93 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Blank Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Blank surname is predominantly Jewish (40%) in Ireland, Orthodox (89%) in Russia and Orthodox (89%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Blank last name are 10.85% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.62% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Blank earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 7.08% less than the national average, earning 321,577 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 125.1% more than the national average, earning R 534,912 per year; in United States they earn 13.31% more than the national average, earning $48,894 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.16% more than the national average, earning $53,238 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Blanke9110,235/
Blanck915,699/
Blyank9112/
Bliank917/
Blankz912/
Blankk911/
Blaank911/
Blahnk911/
Blankt910/
Blancke831,878/
Blasnck832/
Blaanks831/
Blanc80121,680/
Blonk802,053/
Blang80577/
Blanq802/
Blankova77141/
Blanková7746/
Bellanke7718/
Blahýnek779/
Bloink73237/
Blancq73107/
Blamng7393/
Blonke7352/
Bliang7325/
Blainq7317/
Blaang7315/
Blyang739/
Blonck737/
Blaing736/
Blancp732/
Blancc732/
Blamck732/
Blangg731/
Blamks731/
Blamke731/
Blounk731/
Mplank731/
Blanct730/
Blangh730/
Blangs730/
Bloynk730/
Bleink730/
Blonks730/
Blyankova714/
Blanque671,011/
Blasing67778/
Bellang67140/
Blahynková6797/
Billang6727/
Blangue6722/
Blahýnková6710/
Blahang677/
Blahynkova671/
Blõk671/
Vellank671/
Blanctt670/
Blaseng670/

Blank Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Blank in the Georgian language
ბლანკblank-
Blank in the Hindi language
मौmau18.85
पूजाpuja9.02
सचिनsacina8.2
राहुलrahula8.2
अंकितankita5.74
प्रियंकाpriyanka4.1
सलमानsalamana3.28
गुलशनgulasana3.28
लक्ष्मीlaksmi3.28
अंकुरankura3.28
अंशुansu2.46
अंजूanju2.46
रानीrani2.46
जानjana1.64
सनीsani0.82
लताlata0.82
जानेjane0.82
मनुmanu0.82
Blank in the Russian language
Бланкblank-

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Blank Reference & Research

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