Blanket Surname
Approximately 867 people bear this surname
Blanket Surname Definition:
(Anglo-French-Teut.) the French Blan- quet, Blanchet (North. French ch= k) = Blank, Blanch (q.v.) + the French diminutive suff. -et.
Blanket Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 477 | 1:113,580 | 13,626 |
| Tanzania | 93 | 1:569,265 | 36,354 |
| Netherlands | 84 | 1:201,038 | 27,835 |
| United States | 69 | 1:5,253,028 | 264,570 |
| Zimbabwe | 37 | 1:417,250 | 37,018 |
| Zambia | 22 | 1:720,451 | 26,729 |
| Australia | 16 | 1:1,687,231 | 81,699 |
| Russia | 15 | 1:9,608,204 | 322,587 |
| Nigeria | 12 | 1:14,761,896 | 248,185 |
| China | 11 | 1:124,301,961 | 6,553 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Liberia | 6 | 1:734,756 | 29,369 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wales | 3 | 1:522,805 | 14,314 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Blanket (53) may also be a first name.
Blanket Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Anglo-French-Teut.) the French Blan- quet, Blanchet (North. French ch= k) = Blank, Blanch (q.v.) + the French diminutive suff. -et.
BLANKET, BLANKETT: For Blanchett, a diminutive of the name Blank or Blanch; from French blanc, white. "Rear-Admiral Blankett was a British officer in the wars against Napoleon" (Bowditch). See also Verba Nominalia, under "Blanket."
Blanket Demographics
Average Blanket Salary in
United States
$38,500 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Blanket Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Blanket Come From? nationality or country of origin
Blanket (Russian: Бланкет) has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Blanket.
How Common Is The Last Name Blanket? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 404,308th most numerous last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 8,405,474 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 75 percent of Blanket are found; 62 percent are found in Southern Africa and 62 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,366,219th most frequent given name at a global level. It is borne by 53 people.
This surname is most frequent in South Africa, where it is borne by 477 people, or 1 in 113,580. In South Africa Blanket is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 72 percent reside, Gauteng, where 11 percent reside and Western Cape, where 10 percent reside. Outside of South Africa it exists in 26 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 11 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 10 percent reside.
Blanket Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Blanket has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Blanket last name rose 2,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Blanket Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Blanket surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Blanket earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 30.22% less than the national average, earning R 165,816 per year and in United States they earn 10.77% less than the national average, earning $38,500 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blankete | 93 | 73 | / |
| Blangket | 93 | 42 | / |
| Blankiet | 93 | 20 | / |
| Blancket | 93 | 17 | / |
| Blankett | 93 | 12 | / |
| Blankette | 88 | 8 | / |
| Blancet | 86 | 101 | / |
| Blanqet | 86 | 0 | / |
| Blanckette | 82 | 1 | / |
| Blankhette | 82 | 1 | / |
| Blanchet | 80 | 29,331 | / |
| Blanquet | 80 | 4,835 | / |
| Blancett | 80 | 1,005 | / |
| Blanceth | 80 | 0 | / |
| Blanchett | 75 | 1,301 | / |
| Blanquett | 75 | 80 | / |
| Blancheth | 75 | 13 | / |
| Blanquete | 75 | 7 | / |
| Blankaite | 75 | 5 | / |
| Blankaitė | 75 | 2 | / |
| Blanqueth | 75 | 2 | / |
| Blanquiet | 75 | 1 | / |
| Blancheet | 75 | 1 | / |
| Blankhead | 75 | 1 | / |
| Blanquette | 71 | 18 | / |
| Blancit | 71 | 7 | / |
| Blanqucett | 71 | 1 | / |
| Blanqued | 67 | 27 | / |
| Blanched | 67 | 4 | / |
| Blanchit | 67 | 2 | / |
| Blonchet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bloncett | 67 | 1 | / |
Blanket Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Blanket in the Russian language | ||
| Бланкет | blanket | - |
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