Bleken Surname

1,125,333rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 215 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Bleken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bleken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1491:34,5124,871
United States531:6,838,848318,712
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
England11:55,718,059489,080
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Bleken Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bleken is found most in Norway. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Bleken.

How Common Is The Last Name Bleken? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,125,333rd most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 33,895,562 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 73 percent of Bleken reside; 72 percent reside in Northern Europe and 72 percent reside in Scandinavia.

This surname is most frequently held in Norway, where it is carried by 149 people, or 1 in 34,512. In Norway it is most prevalent in: Eastern Norway, where 97 percent are found, Western Norway, where 3 percent are found and Central Norway, where 1 percent are found. Without taking into account Norway Bleken exists in 10 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 25 percent are found and Denmark, where 2 percent are found.

Bleken Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bleken last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Bleken earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 28.38% more than the national average, earning 444,300 kr per year and in United States they earn 17.91% less than the national average, earning $35,423 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Blecken92300/
Bleaken92159/
Blekken9280/
Blesken9277/
Bleeken9246/
Bleiken9244/
Blejken921/
Bleicken86117/
Blekkenk8645/
Bleecken8612/
Blekienė861/
Blaken83152/
Blekin831/
Blekne830/
Bloken830/
Bliekienė802/
Beulleken801/
Blokken77337/
Blacken77177/
Vlekken77166/
Blocken77151/
Bleskin77150/
Blikeng7782/
Blikken7770/
Vlecken7764/
Blechen7736/
Bleskyn7726/
Bletkin775/
Blekina773/
Bleakin773/
Blaekin771/
Bleking771/
Blakken770/
Blekkink71205/
Blockken7163/
Bleaking7116/
Blechkin7111/
Blekking717/
Bleykina713/
Bleichen711/
Blaisken710/
Blykin6745/
Blockienė6732/
Blekkingh6722/
Blokin6719/
Blikin6712/
Blakin6710/
Blikem674/
Bellehcen673/
Blykyn672/
Blekim671/

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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
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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 Bleken
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