Blaser Surname
Approximately 15,339 people bear this surname
Blaser Surname Definition:
(from an ancestor's occupation) Sounding the ram’s horn is an important ritual in the synagogue, and the one who performs this ritual is called the shofer-blozer, in Yiddish, or just blozer or blaser. It is retained in the name Blaser or Blazer.
Read More About This SurnameBlaser Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 8,116 | 1:1,012 | 68 |
| United States | 3,898 | 1:92,986 | 10,443 |
| Germany | 1,648 | 1:48,850 | 6,378 |
| France | 355 | 1:187,106 | 29,101 |
| Argentina | 341 | 1:125,347 | 10,592 |
| Brazil | 267 | 1:801,777 | 29,074 |
| Canada | 144 | 1:255,872 | 24,214 |
| Austria | 104 | 1:81,879 | 12,272 |
| Australia | 76 | 1:355,207 | 29,862 |
| England | 73 | 1:763,261 | 41,903 |
| Israel | 58 | 1:147,545 | 15,555 |
| South Africa | 54 | 1:1,003,291 | 61,925 |
| Philippines | 28 | 1:3,615,651 | 151,287 |
| Chile | 22 | 1:800,749 | 17,445 |
| Thailand | 14 | 1:5,045,596 | 363,835 |
| Netherlands | 9 | 1:1,876,353 | 85,467 |
| Norway | 8 | 1:642,786 | 47,258 |
| Venezuela | 8 | 1:3,775,510 | 36,567 |
| Slovakia | 8 | 1:667,056 | 68,191 |
| Italy | 8 | 1:7,644,586 | 115,463 |
| Hungary | 7 | 1:1,402,325 | 60,133 |
| Turkey | 7 | 1:11,117,346 | 139,182 |
| Denmark | 7 | 1:806,388 | 43,211 |
| Liechtenstein | 7 | 1:5,483 | 742 |
| Paraguay | 6 | 1:1,206,124 | 10,500 |
| Mexico | 6 | 1:20,687,701 | 53,861 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| New Zealand | 4 | 1:1,132,081 | 47,619 |
| Peru | 4 | 1:7,946,031 | 41,846 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Kosovo | 2 | 1:930,934 | 12,188 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 11 | 1:2,215,943 | 64,354 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 272 | 1:184,628 | 16,354 |
The alternate forms: Bläser (1,595) are calculated separately.
Blaser (16) may also be a first name.
Blaser Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(from an ancestor's occupation) Sounding the ram’s horn is an important ritual in the synagogue, and the one who performs this ritual is called the shofer-blozer, in Yiddish, or just blozer or blaser. It is retained in the name Blaser or Blazer.
User-submitted Reference
My branch of the Blosser family came from an ancestor named Blaser in Bern Switzerland. He was one of the first Mennonite pastors, and the family was driven from Switzerland to France. My branch of the Blossers immigrated to the US around 1718 and landed in New York. From there they settled in Virginia and my family eventually moved to Indiana and Northwest Ohio.
- chrystelwellsProbably a derivation of German "Blaser", from which it was changed to "Blasor" after the Civil War.
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Blaser Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Blaser Come From? nationality or country of origin
Blaser occurs more in Switzerland more than any other country or territory. It may be found as: Bläser. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Blaser? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 34,538th most frequently held last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 475,099 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 68 percent of Blaser reside; 66 percent reside in Western Europe and 55 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Blaser is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly held first name throughout the world It is held by 16 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Switzerland, where it is held by 8,116 people, or 1 in 1,012. In Switzerland it is most common in: Canton of Bern, where 38 percent live, Canton of Zürich, where 14 percent live and Canton of Vaud, where 8 percent live. Apart from Switzerland this surname occurs in 55 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 25 percent live and Germany, where 11 percent live.
Blaser Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Blaser has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Blaser last name expanded 1,433 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 664 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Blaser Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Blaser are 15.8% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.57% being registered with the party.
The amount Blaser earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 4.47% more than the national average, earning 361,560 kr per year; in Peru they earn 75.32% less than the national average, earning S/. 4,784 per year; in South Africa they earn 32.65% less than the national average, earning R 160,056 per year; in United States they earn 7.8% more than the national average, earning $46,516 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.41% more than the national average, earning $56,344 CAD per year.
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