Bleeker Surname
Approximately 6,086 people bear this surname
Bleeker Surname Definition:
“Bleacher” in Old Dutch.
Bleeker Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 3,219 | 1:5,246 | 546 |
| United States | 1,472 | 1:246,236 | 23,458 |
| Germany | 664 | 1:121,243 | 14,832 |
| South Africa | 364 | 1:148,840 | 16,928 |
| Australia | 95 | 1:284,165 | 25,304 |
| Canada | 59 | 1:624,502 | 51,218 |
| France | 43 | 1:1,544,714 | 145,815 |
| New Zealand | 36 | 1:125,787 | 15,451 |
| England | 35 | 1:1,591,945 | 67,242 |
| Sweden | 22 | 1:447,580 | 32,003 |
| Switzerland | 16 | 1:513,307 | 36,405 |
| Belgium | 15 | 1:766,443 | 63,354 |
| Austria | 7 | 1:1,216,491 | 80,919 |
| Denmark | 6 | 1:940,786 | 47,603 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 151 | 1:332,574 | 25,759 |
Bleeker (16) may also be a first name.
Bleeker Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
“Bleacher” in Old Dutch.
(Dutch) One who leached cloth, a fuller.
Bleeker Demographics
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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.
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