Blankenberg Surname

174,194th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,464 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Blankenberg Surname Definition:

Place name in Belgium.

Blankenberg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,6451:32,9354,221
Germany3501:230,01625,587
United States2621:1,383,43195,756
Netherlands991:170,57824,763
Norway501:102,84613,903
Denmark161:352,79524,706
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
England61:9,286,343223,652
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
France51:13,284,544357,392
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States611:823,25750,999

Blankenberg Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Place name in Belgium.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Blankenberg Last Name Facts

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

Blankenberg is found most in South Africa. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of Blankenberg click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Blankenberg? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 174,194th most frequently occurring family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 2,957,608 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Blankenberg are found; 67 percent are found in Southern Africa and 67 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequent in South Africa, where it is carried by 1,645 people, or 1 in 32,935. In South Africa Blankenberg is most frequent in: Western Cape, where 85 percent live, KwaZulu-Natal, where 5 percent live and Gauteng, where 4 percent live. Without taking into account South Africa it is found in 18 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 14 percent live and The United States, where 11 percent live.

Blankenberg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Blankenberg has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Blankenberg surname grew 430 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Blankenberg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Blankenberg are 11.06% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 64.29% registered with the political party.

The amount Blankenberg earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 21.59% less than the national average, earning 271,350 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 28.52% less than the national average, earning R 169,860 per year and in United States they earn 7.3% more than the national average, earning $46,297 USD per year.

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