Blase Surname
Approximately 8,754 people bear this surname
Blase Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Blaze.' St. Blaise was the patron saint of wool-combers, and his festival (Feb. 3) till recent days was faithfully commemorated in Yorkshire. A full-sized effigy of the bishop is carved in the principal entrance to the Bradford Exchange.
Read More About This SurnameBlase Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 3,711 | 1:27,281 | 3,778 |
| United States | 2,509 | 1:144,464 | 14,946 |
| Germany | 2,074 | 1:38,817 | 5,143 |
| England | 108 | 1:515,908 | 32,533 |
| Netherlands | 62 | 1:272,374 | 33,874 |
| Belgium | 46 | 1:249,927 | 30,800 |
| Australia | 32 | 1:843,616 | 52,533 |
| Canada | 29 | 1:1,270,538 | 90,455 |
| Argentina | 28 | 1:1,526,550 | 84,030 |
| France | 27 | 1:2,460,101 | 186,232 |
| New Zealand | 23 | 1:196,884 | 20,367 |
| South Africa | 23 | 1:2,355,552 | 98,611 |
| Brazil | 10 | 1:21,407,433 | 350,627 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Austria | 7 | 1:1,216,491 | 80,919 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Poland | 5 | 1:7,601,750 | 167,855 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 30 | 1:812,512 | 35,970 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 327 | 1:153,574 | 14,178 |
The alternate forms: Bläse (362) & Blasé (5) are calculated separately.
Blase (975) may also be a first name.
Blase Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Blaze.' St. Blaise was the patron saint of wool-combers, and his festival (Feb. 3) till recent days was faithfully commemorated in Yorkshire. A full-sized effigy of the bishop is carved in the principal entrance to the Bradford Exchange. As a font-name Blaise, or Blaze, just managed to survive the Reformation. Gil Bias has immortalized the name in literature; v. Puritan Nomenclature.
1550. Baptised — Blaze, daughter of — Gobdwinne: St Peter, Cornhill.
1555. Married — Blase Sawlter and Coilis Smith: ibid.
1662. — Blase Whyte to Mrs. Susanna Wright, widow: Canterbury Cath.
'Jan. 1537. Item, payed to Blaze for brawdering: Privy Purse Expenses, Princess Mary.
Blasius Billard: Patent Roll, 10 Henry VII.
Blase Caryll, temp. 1600: Visitation of London-1634.
1605. Baptised — James, s. Andrew Blase: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1744. Married — Joseph Tucker and Mary Bleeze: St. George, Hanover Square.
(French-Latin-Greek) Lisper, Stammerer. [French Blaise, Latin Blas-ius-cp. Latin blœs-us, lisping, &c.; Greekβλαίσ-ος]
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Blase Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Blase Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Blase (Marathi: बलासे) is carried by more people in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant: Bläse or Blasé. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Blase? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 57,816th most frequently held family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 832,482 people. The surname Blase is mostly found in Asia, where 43 percent of Blase live; 42 percent live in Southeast Asia and 42 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. Blase is also the 258,094th most frequently used first name internationally, held by 975 people.
The surname Blase is most commonly used in The Philippines, where it is borne by 3,711 people, or 1 in 27,281. In The Philippines Blase is most common in: Caraga, where 20 percent reside, Soccsksargen, where 15 percent reside and Western Visayas, where 14 percent reside. Barring The Philippines this last name exists in 42 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent reside and Germany, where 24 percent reside.
Blase Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Blase has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Blase surname grew 767 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 360 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Blase Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Blase last name are 9.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56.5% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Blase earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 157.03% more than the national average, earning R 610,812 per year; in United States they earn 12.86% more than the national average, earning $48,696 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.4% less than the national average, earning $43,521 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Blase Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Blase in the Marathi language | ||
| बलासे | balase | - |
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