Blanke Surname

50,167th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,235 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Blanke Surname Definition:

(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.

Blanke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany7,4461:10,8121,364
United States1,7251:210,12120,556
Netherlands3321:50,8658,726
Brazil2351:910,95532,619
Canada1471:250,65023,792
France711:935,531107,040
Switzerland591:139,20213,535
Australia361:749,88148,970
England351:1,591,94567,242
Sweden281:351,67024,678
Denmark221:256,57819,736
Austria211:405,49741,758
Argentina181:2,374,634110,716
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Norway101:514,22941,629
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2991:167,95515,192

Blanke (22) may also be a first name.

Blanke Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(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

Blanke Last Name Facts

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

The surname Blanke is found most in Germany. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Blanke? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 50,167th most frequent last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 712,022 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 79 percent of Blanke reside; 78 percent reside in Western Europe and 77 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Blanke is also the 2,301,746th most frequent first name world-wide, borne by 22 people.

The last name is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 7,446 people, or 1 in 10,812. In Germany Blanke is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 36 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 29 percent reside and Berlin, where 5 percent reside. Beside Germany it occurs in 30 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 3 percent reside.

Blanke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Blanke has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Blanke surname expanded 577 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 1,167 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Blanke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Blanke surname are 16.69% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.46% registered with the political party.

The amount Blanke earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 29% less than the national average, earning 245,705 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 99.73% less than the national average, earning R 648 per year; in United States they earn 13.56% more than the national average, earning $49,002 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.37% less than the national average, earning $48,007 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Blancke921,878/
Blankey9238/
Blankes9217/
Blankie924/
Blank9156,483/
Blangket8642/
Bellanke8618/
Blancket8617/
Blankett8612/
Blancker8612/
Blankiey861/
Blanckie860/
Blanck835,699/
Blance832,441/
Blanka83377/
Blonke8352/
Blanki8317/
Blanky8316/
Blyank8312/
Bliank837/
Blankz832/
Blaank831/
Blahnk831/
Blamke831/
Blankk831/
Blankt830/
Blankhead801/
Blankeová801/
Blanche7711,161/
Blanque771,011/
Blangue7722/
Blancey7718/
Blangka773/
Blamker772/
Blasnck772/
Blaunce771/
Blaanks771/
Blankay771/
Blankca771/
Blanqez771/
Blainki771/
Blonkey770/
Blanqet770/
Blanc73121,680/
Blonk732,053/
Blang73577/
Blanq732/
Blanquet714,835/
Blanquez712,631/
Blanquer712,227/
Bellance711,064/
Bellanki71693/
Blankova71141/
Blanquie71136/
Blahynka7187/
Blanques7173/
Blanková7146/
Billance7133/
Blanchey7128/
Blanqued7127/
Bellanka7112/
Blahýnek719/
Blangkoy714/
Billanki713/
Blangkay712/
Bloncker711/
Blonkker711/
Blankish710/
Blanca6723,695/
Bloink67237/
Blonka67139/
Blancq67107/
Blonce6798/
Blamng6793/
Blanquett6780/
Bliang6725/
Blainq6717/
Blaang6715/
Bellangue6710/
Blyang679/
Blonck677/
Blaing676/
Bellankki674/
Billanque674/
Blyankova674/
Bellamkee673/
Blamck672/
Blancp672/
Blankaitė672/
Blanqueth672/
Blancc672/
Mplank671/
Bellancea671/
Blounk671/
Blamks671/
Blangg671/
Blancques671/
Blancá671/
Blonks670/
Bleink670/
Bloynk670/
Blangs670/
Blanct670/
Blangh670/

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