Bleiweiss Surname

658,434th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 457 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Austria

Bleiweiss Surname Definition:

(from an ancestor's occupation) or (from a personal characteristic) Bleiweiss means “white lead,” in German. This ingredient was used in paint and plaster, and the name means the seller of these items. Or it may be a person with a very white complexion.

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Bleiweiss Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3781:958,88671,403
Germany291:2,776,050134,833
Austria171:500,90847,931
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Bleiweiss Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(from an ancestor's occupation) or (from a personal characteristic) Bleiweiss means “white lead,” in German. This ingredient was used in paint and plaster, and the name means the seller of these items. Or it may be a person with a very white complexion.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Bleiweiss Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bleiweiss occurs most in The United States. It may be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bleiweiss? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 658,434th most frequent surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 15,946,490 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 85 percent of Bleiweiss reside; 83 percent reside in North America and 82 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 378 people, or 1 in 958,886. In The United States Bleiweiss is primarily found in: California, where 25 percent reside, Florida, where 15 percent reside and New York, where 13 percent reside. Besides The United States it exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 6 percent reside and Austria, where 4 percent reside.

Bleiweiss Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Bleiweiss last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% registered to vote for the political party.

Bleiweiss earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 24.08% more than the national average, earning $53,539 USD per year.

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