Bleich Surname

106,065th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,411 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Israel

Bleich Surname Definition:

(from a personal characteristic) or (from an ancestor's occupation) “Pale,” in German. A person with a pale complexion or one who is a bleacher of textiles.

Bleich Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,8731:42,9825,644
United States1,6411:220,87721,425
Israel3121:27,4283,983
Canada2021:182,40418,127
Brazil1741:1,230,31242,362
Austria1261:67,58310,403
Switzerland271:304,18224,091
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Paraguay71:1,033,8219,769
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
France31:22,140,907385,998
England31:18,572,686338,250
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States521:965,74457,486

Bleich Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(from a personal characteristic) or (from an ancestor's occupation) “Pale,” in German. A person with a pale complexion or one who is a bleacher of textiles.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Bleich Last Name Facts

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

Bleich occurs most in Germany. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bleich? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 106,065th most numerous last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,652,130 people. The surname Bleich is primarily found in Europe, where 47 percent of Bleich reside; 46 percent reside in Western Europe and 45 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 1,873 people, or 1 in 42,982. In Germany it is most common in: Baden-Württemberg, where 25 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 14 percent live and Berlin, where 14 percent live. Besides Germany Bleich is found in 27 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 37 percent live and Israel, where 7 percent live.

Bleich Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bleich has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bleich last name increased 3,156 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bleich Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bleich surname are 12.05% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.82% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Bleich earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 0.15% more than the national average, earning 346,608 kr per year; in United States they earn 11.09% more than the national average, earning $47,934 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2% less than the national average, earning $48,687 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bleisch92910/
Bleiche923/
Blech913,119/
Blich91168/
Bleih9120/
Bleic911/
Bleitsch860/
Blaich832,044/
Bleach831,596/
Blitch831,083/
Blesch83677/
Blisch83158/
Bleech83133/
Bleith8357/
Bloech8352/
Bletch8343/
Blicht8325/
Blejch8322/
Bleish8321/
Bliach8314/
Bleice837/
Bliche836/
Bleikh836/
Bleche835/
Bliech834/
Blioch834/
Vleich832/
Bleiha832/
Blechs831/
Blecsh831/
Bloich831/
Bleihs831/
Blyech831/
Bluich830/
Bleuch830/
Bleh802,889/
Blei802,827/
Blec80103/
Blih8064/
Blic8060/
Belleiche803/
Bleichová801/
Billich77602/
Bloesch77362/
Bletsch77316/
Bellich77219/
Blitsch77191/
Blische77122/
Blishch7794/
Blaiech7745/
Bleihou7731/
Bliesch7724/
Blaisch7723/
Belleih7713/
Bleshch774/
Bellech772/
Blaaich771/
Bleeiah771/
Blaiche771/
Billech771/
Bleetch770/
Blach732,519/
Blehi732,036/
Blish73769/
Bleha73624/
Bleah73480/
Bleis73347/
Bleij73247/
Blekh73233/
Bleuh73195/
Bleie73167/
Blesh73132/
Blice73115/
Bliah73103/
Blejc7395/
Bleid7394/
Blehe7375/
Bleiß7362/
Blehs7360/
Bleiz7350/
Blidh7335/
Blikh7329/
Blaih7325/
Bleyh7323/
Blehy7321/
Bleyi7319/
Blihd7315/
Bleeh7312/
Blaic7311/
Wlech7311/
Bleia736/
Blueh735/
Blecz734/
Blehh734/
Bleit732/
Bleci732/
Blyeh731/
Blieh731/
Blleh731/
Blych731/
Vleih731/
Blihs731/
Bleac731/
Bleiu731/
Bleiy731/
Bleić731/
Bleui731/
Hblic731/
Vlich730/
Blece730/
Bloeh730/
Blechová711,491/
Blichová71110/
Blechova7122/
Bellisch7111/
Bellaich7111/
B'Leihou7111/
Blietsch719/
Blichova718/
Belliche715/
Billitch712/
Willeich712/
Belleche711/
Billiech711/
Bisllich710/
Ble6737,354/
Bellec676,859/
Bellei674,245/
Bli673,713/
Belleh672,704/
Bellaiche671,817/
Blache671,490/
Blatch671,346/
Blouch671,342/
Bleher671,292/
Billeh67684/
Blasch67577/
Blauch67552/
Bleggi67478/
Bleise67286/
Bleidt67269/
Bloice67200/
Bleijs67198/
Bleykh67110/
Blojeh6780/
Bellic6774/
Bleitz6771/
Bleiss6767/
Bloehs6762/
Vlaich6755/
Bleije6740/
Billec6740/
Blajic6738/
Blajec6737/
Blejec6736/
Billic6733/
Bleyie6730/
Bluish6729/
Bluehs6726/
Bletsh6725/
Blejie6724/
Bleyah6721/
Blaieh6721/
Béllei6719/
Blaiha6718/
Belleyici6717/
Bleuhe6716/
Billih6712/
Blietzsch6711/
Bliokh679/
Bleeth676/
Bellih676/
Bellaisch676/
Blaiah674/
Blytch674/
Blesce674/
Bleyis673/
Blaice673/
Bleuth672/
Blaach672/
Blyche672/
Bloesh672/
Billei672/
Bleheu672/
Bleist671/
Bleits671/
Bleshe671/
Bleshj671/
Blethz671/
Bliiah671/
Bluesh671/
Vleach671/
Blacht671/
Bloiah671/
Bleeie671/
Bloweh671/
Blaïch671/
Blaish671/
Vleche671/
Wleche671/
Belleache671/
Bliachova671/
Blischtch671/
Bliscz671/
Bleece671/
Bleeha671/
Blehad671/
Blehie671/
Bleisz671/
Bleius671/
Blejac671/
Blejoh671/
Bleths671/
Bleuce671/
Bleuci671/
Bleuhs671/
Bleyid671/
Blysch671/
Bhlach671/
Blihia671/
Blijah671/
Bhleeh671/
Bhlith671/
Bleezh671/
Bleace670/
Bleyth670/
Wlitch670/
Bleuis670/
Blitzh670/
Bladch670/

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