Blenke Surname

526,285th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 616 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Blenke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Blenke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2601:309,63631,423
Austria1051:81,09912,173
United States941:3,855,946211,262
Netherlands731:231,33130,466
Brazil481:4,459,882118,224
Switzerland181:456,27333,097
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
England11:55,718,059489,080
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States361:1,394,96375,931

Blenke Last Name Facts

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

Blenke is most common in Germany. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Blenke? popularity and diffusion

It is the 526,285th most widespread surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 11,830,432 people. The surname Blenke occurs predominantly in Europe, where 75 percent of Blenke are found; 74 percent are found in Western Europe and 74 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Blenke is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 260 people, or 1 in 309,636. In Germany it is most common in: Saxony-Anhalt, where 42 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 20 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 15 percent reside. Besides Germany it exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 17 percent reside and The United States, where 15 percent reside.

Blenke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Blenke has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Blenke surname rose 261 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 87 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Blenke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Blenke surname are 48.47% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 95.24% registered with the political party.

The amount Blenke earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 26.3% more than the national average, earning $54,498 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.14% less than the national average, earning $44,148 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Blenkey9294/
Blencke9285/
Bluenke922/
Bloenke921/
Blenkie921/
Blenk911,607/
Bluenkeh861/
Bellenke861/
Blinke83126/
Blenck83118/
Blemke8337/
Blenka8315/
Bloenk8312/
Blence838/
Belnke833/
Blaenk833/
Bilnke831/
Blenky831/
Blenks831/
Bellenkes8021/
Blnk804/
Blenche77399/
Blemker77192/
Blinkey7730/
Bleemke7728/
Blencki7714/
Blinkie775/
Blingke773/
Blienka772/
Blänker771/
Blencea771/
Blienki771/
Bilnker771/
Belncke770/
Blemkee770/
Blink731,314/
Blenx7354/
Blenc7322/
Bleng736/
Blünk731/
Blemk730/
Blenkova7118/
Bellenki713/
Blenchea713/
Bellnkes711/
Blaenque711/
Bellence710/
Blinka67497/
Blimke67316/
Blaeng67131/
Blinky6721/
Blinck6717/
Blymke6712/
Blengs6712/
Blinki674/
Billincke671/
Biellenki671/
Blenca671/
Belnki671/
Bellhemke671/
Bylnka671/
Blemck670/
Blengh670/
Blemki670/

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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 Blenke
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