Blekken Surname

2,106,139th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 80 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Blekken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Blekken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway781:65,9279,320
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Blekken Last Name Facts

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

Blekken occurs most in Norway. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Blekken? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,106,139th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 91,094,324 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Blekken live; 99 percent live in Northern Europe and 99 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name is most widely held in Norway, where it is borne by 78 people, or 1 in 65,927. In Norway it is most common in: Western Norway, where 45 percent are found, Eastern Norway, where 33 percent are found and Central Norway, where 21 percent are found. Not including Norway Blekken is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Blekken Last Name Statistics demography

Blekken earn somewhat less than the average income. In Norway they earn 10.56% less than the national average, earning 309,527 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Blekkenk9345/
Bleken92215/
Blokken86337/
Blecken86300/
Vlekken86166/
Bleaken86159/
Blesken8677/
Blikken8670/
Bleeken8646/
Bleiken8644/
Blejken861/
Blakken860/
Blekkink80205/
Bleicken80117/
Blockken8063/
Bleecken8012/
Blekking807/
Blekienė801/
Blaken77152/
Blekin771/
Bloken770/
Blekne770/
Blekkingh7522/
Bliekienė752/
Beulleken751/
Blacken71177/
Blocken71151/
Bleskin71150/
Blikeng7182/
Vlecken7164/
Blechen7136/
Bleskyn7126/
Blokkin717/
Bletkin715/
Bleakin713/
Blekina713/
Blaekin711/
Bleking711/
Willeken6724/
Bleaking6716/
Blechkin6711/
Bleykina673/
Bleichen671/
Blaisken670/

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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 Blekken
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