Blema Surname

1,248,410th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 185 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Blema Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Blema Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast1511:152,7907,105
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Haiti111:971,26411,594
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Blema (185) may also be a first name.

Blema Last Name Facts

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

Blema is found most in The Ivory Coast. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Blema? popularity and diffusion

The last name Blema is the 1,248,410th most commonly held last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 39,392,140 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 45 percent of Blema live; 44 percent live in West Africa and 39 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Blema is also the 669,105th most prevalent forename world-wide, held by 185 people.

The surname is most frequently used in The Ivory Coast, where it is held by 151 people, or 1 in 152,790. In The Ivory Coast Blema is primarily concentrated in: Abidjan Autonomous District, where 51 percent are found, Gôh-Djiboua District, where 44 percent are found and Woroba District, where 3 percent are found. Beside The Ivory Coast this surname occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 6 percent are found and Haiti, where 6 percent are found.

Blema Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Blema has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Blema surname declined 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Blemah9174/
Bloema9156/
Blesma9134/
Blemas916/
Bleema911/
Bellema8323/
Blehima8315/
Blemmah835/
Blejmas832/
Bhleema831/
Bleemah831/
Blama809,141/
Bleme80205/
Bloma80138/
Blemy8082/
Blima8074/
Blíma807/
Blemi806/
Blemo806/
Wlema802/
Billemaz7733/
Bellemma771/
Billiema771/
Boellema771/
Bellemat771/
Bellemah771/
Bellemay770/
Blamah731,304/
Blemou73501/
Blemie73407/
Blemer73174/
Blamma73120/
Blysma7351/
Bhlama7338/
Blemee7324/
Blemet7321/
Bllama7319/
Bleeme7310/
Blomma739/
Vlemma739/
Blaima737/
Bhlima734/
Blamai732/
Blemes731/
Blemho731/
Blimah731/
Blemeh731/
Bleumi731/
Blomah731/
Blamay731/
Bleumy731/
Vleima731/
Blemey731/
Blemit731/
Blimas731/
Bleame731/
Bleume730/
Blemis730/
Bellemaus711/
Bellemais711/
Bellemo671,371/
Vellema67828/
Bellima67291/
Bellama67221/
Belloma67141/
Bleemie6786/
Wellema6775/
Belleme6773/
Bleemer6761/
Bellemy6750/
Blemith6724/
Willema6723/
Bleamer6718/
Blemmer6715/
Bleimer6715/
Billima6713/
Bellemi6712/
Vlesmas6710/
Bleimes677/
Villema676/
Blismas675/
Billama672/
Billemo672/
Blessme672/
Vlemmas672/
Blehmie671/
Bhleemi671/
Blimeau671/
Bllemou671/
Bleamie671/
Blammah671/
Bleumie671/
Bleemis671/
Blehmer671/
Bloemey671/
Billemy670/
Bleymer670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Blema
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