Bleeker Surname

80,088th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,086 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Bleeker Surname Definition:

“Bleacher” in Old Dutch.

Bleeker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands3,2191:5,246546
United States1,4721:246,23623,458
Germany6641:121,24314,832
South Africa3641:148,84016,928
Australia951:284,16525,304
Canada591:624,50251,218
France431:1,544,714145,815
New Zealand361:125,78715,451
England351:1,591,94567,242
Sweden221:447,58032,003
Switzerland161:513,30736,405
Belgium151:766,44363,354
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1511:332,57425,759

Bleeker (16) may also be a first name.

Bleeker Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Bleacher” in Old Dutch.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(Dutch) One who leached cloth, a fuller.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Bleeker Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bleeker has its highest incidence in The Netherlands. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bleeker? popularity and diffusion

Bleeker is the 80,088th most commonly occurring family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,197,428 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 66 percent of Bleeker are found; 65 percent are found in Western Europe and 64 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly held first name throughout the world, borne by 16 people.

The surname is most frequently held in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 3,219 people, or 1 in 5,246. In The Netherlands Bleeker is primarily found in: North Holland, where 42 percent live, South Holland, where 12 percent live and Friesland, where 11 percent live. Apart from The Netherlands this surname exists in 37 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 24 percent live and Germany, where 11 percent live.

Bleeker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bleeker has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bleeker last name expanded 975 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bleeker Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Bleeker last name are 31.39% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 78.16% registered with the party.

The amount Bleeker earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 114.05% more than the national average, earning R 508,656 per year; in United States they earn 0.99% less than the national average, earning $42,722 USD per year and in Canada they earn 37.28% more than the national average, earning $68,204 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bleecker931,069/
Bleekert931/
Bleker92956/
Bleekr921/
Bleeckert889/
Bleeckere884/
Bleiker861,346/
Blecker861,258/
Blekher86164/
Blekker8696/
Bleyker8618/
Blekier868/
Blaeker868/
Bhleker861/
Bleaker861/
Blekert861/
Bloeker860/
Bleckert80394/
Bleecher80250/
Bloecker80197/
Bleicker8092/
Bleykher8080/
Bleikher8018/
Bleikert8015/
Blekhert8013/
Blaecker806/
Bleckher801/
Bleacker800/
Bleckere800/
Blaker773,029/
Bloker77126/
Bläker77104/
Bliker774/
Blekir771/
Blyker771/
Bleickert7557/
B'Leikher758/
Bellheker751/
Blocker7111,824/
Blacker716,478/
Blecher712,501/
Blokker712,356/
Blöcker711,188/
Blicker71412/
Bläcker7188/
Blaaker7188/
Blycker7163/
Blijker7126/
Blykher7111/
Blikher7110/
Blekherova716/
Blikker714/
Blekhir713/
Blakier711/
Blekair711/
Bleikir711/
Blakher711/
Blikert710/
Vlecker710/
Bleicher674,424/
Bleacher67492/
Blyakher67217/
Blyckert67112/
Blackier6778/
Bliakher6761/
Bleikhir6760/
Blekhair6740/
Bellecer6716/
Blekheir6712/
Blöckert6710/
Blaykher677/
Bleycher676/
Blaacker675/
Billyker673/
Belliker671/
Bleucher671/
Blihkere671/
Bloucker671/
Blackher671/
B'Leikir671/
Bloccker670/
Bllocker670/

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