Blankson Surname

21,888th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24,840 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Blankson Surname Definition:

Blanks (Son), Blank’s Son: v. Blank.

Blankson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana23,2751:1,161185
Nigeria5851:302,80816,886
England4021:138,60213,521
United States3371:1,075,54678,300
Ivory Coast751:307,61611,461
South Africa291:1,868,19787,346
Liberia281:157,44811,209
Jamaica211:136,6644,886
Norway101:514,22941,629
France101:6,642,272293,169
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Iceland41:95,0224,787
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Blankson (1,119) may also be a first name.

Blankson Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Blanks (Son), Blank’s Son: v. Blank.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Blankson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Blankson is more frequently found in Ghana than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Blankson? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 21,888th most commonly held last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 293,379 people. The last name Blankson is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Blankson reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 96 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Blankson is also the 238,348th most frequently held forename in the world, borne by 1,119 people.

Blankson is most commonly used in Ghana, where it is borne by 23,275 people, or 1 in 1,161. Excluding Ghana this last name occurs in 33 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 2 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.

Blankson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Blankson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Blankson last name grew 33,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Blankson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Blankson surname are 43.99% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 97.22% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Blankson earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 9.01% more than the national average, earning 377,263 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 224.07% more than the national average, earning R 770,124 per year and in United States they earn 28.94% more than the national average, earning $55,635 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Blanksonn942/
Blankkson942/
Blanksson941/
Blanckson941/
Blankschon894/
Blancson882/
Blamkson881/
Blankschoen841/
Blankschan788/
Blamksom751/
Blongson750/

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