Blauw Surname

197,103rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,125 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Blauw Surname User-submission:

This is a Dutch, Afrikaans surname, meaning 'of blue complexion'.

Blauw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,1831:14,2752,133
South Africa6281:86,27010,613
United States2441:1,485,487101,350
Germany261:3,096,364143,912
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
England11:55,718,059489,080
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Blauw Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a Dutch, Afrikaans surname, meaning 'of blue complexion'.

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Blauw Last Name Facts

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

The last name Blauw is carried by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Blauw? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 197,103rd most commonly occurring family name internationally, held by around 1 in 3,429,433 people. The last name Blauw is mostly found in Europe, where 57 percent of Blauw are found; 57 percent are found in Western Europe and 57 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The Netherlands, where it is held by 1,183 people, or 1 in 14,275. In The Netherlands it is most numerous in: North Holland, where 30 percent are found, South Holland, where 12 percent are found and Drenthe, where 10 percent are found. Apart from The Netherlands this surname exists in 14 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 30 percent are found and The United States, where 11 percent are found.

Blauw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Blauw has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 8,133 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Blauw Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Blauw surname are 24.87% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 71.64% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Blauw earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 32.8% less than the national average, earning R 159,696 per year and in United States they earn 16.07% more than the national average, earning $50,085 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Blauwe9124/
Blauws917/
Blaw8981/
Bluw893/
Blouw802,565/
Blaaw80108/
Blawe8087/
Bluwe804/
Vlauw801/
Blawh801/
Bleuw801/
Blaew801/
Bleaw801/
Bliaw801/
Blawz801/
Billiauw7777/
Blouws73153/
Bellaw7379/
Blouwe7328/
Blaawh735/
Blaaaw734/
Blaaws734/
Blaiwe732/
Blaaww731/
Blawch731/
Blaavw731/
Bliawt731/
Billaw731/
Blaasw731/
Belluw731/
Blauph731/
Billiauws7118/
Blow677,421/
Blab67505/
Blaf6729/
Blav6715/
Blub673/
Billawe672/
Vlaw672/
Bluf672/
Billiuw671/
Blawewe671/
Bellaws671/
Vluw671/
Blaufhs670/
Belleaw670/
Billaws670/
Blauffs670/
Billiaw670/

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