Blenham Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Blenham Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Blenham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England211:1,160,73243,748
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Blenham Last Name Facts

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

Blenham occurs more in Afghanistan more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Blenham? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,193,072nd most widespread family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Blenham occurs mostly in Asia, where 40 percent of Blenham reside; 40 percent reside in South Asia and 40 percent reside in Islamic South Asia.

The last name is most frequently used in Afghanistan, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 16,076,592. In Afghanistan it is primarily found in: Badghis, where 50 percent are found. Outside of Afghanistan Blenham occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 40 percent are found and The United States, where 20 percent are found.

Blenham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Blenham has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname fell 90 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Blenham Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Blenhaim930/
Blenhan861/
Blanham860/
Blenheim80136/
Blaynham802/
Blenaime801/
Blenan770/
Blonam770/
Bleinhant7517/
Willenham750/
Wellenham750/
Blesnahan750/
Blegnan7153/
Blengan717/
Blenyan716/
Blingam714/
Blenain711/
Bleinan711/
Blenhein674/
Blonheim672/
Blinheim671/
Blanheim670/
Billenan670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Blenham
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