Blefgen Surname

1,894,523rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 96 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Blefgen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Blefgen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany461:1,750,119100,509
United States461:7,879,542351,394
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Blefgen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Blefgen occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Blefgen? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,894,523rd most frequently held last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 75,911,937 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 49 percent of Blefgen live; 49 percent live in Western Europe and 48 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is held by 46 people, or 1 in 1,750,119. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 100 percent reside. Beside Germany this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 48 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.

Blefgen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Blefgen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Blefgen last name grew 511 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Blefgen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Blefgen last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Blefgen earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 8.35% more than the national average, earning $46,750 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.49% more than the national average, earning $59,861 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bleffgen9332/
Belfgen860/
Blibgen711/
Blevzen711/
Bowleyvogen671/
Belavgeni6327/
Bellefine6322/
Bailvgeon631/
Bellefheim591/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Blefgen
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