Blenkey Surname

1,918,812th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 94 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Blenkey Surname User-submission:

Variant of Belenky , which is a derivative of beliy, Russian for 'white', meaning 'whitish' or 'little white'.

Blenkey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England751:742,90741,196
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England311:786,30235,304
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Blenkey Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Variant of Belenky , which is a derivative of beliy, Russian for 'white', meaning 'whitish' or 'little white'.

- vinniejoseph

Blenkey Last Name Facts

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

The last name Blenkey is found most frequently in England. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Blenkey? popularity and diffusion

The last name Blenkey is the 1,918,812th most widely held family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 77,527,084 people. The surname Blenkey occurs predominantly in Europe, where 81 percent of Blenkey are found; 81 percent are found in Northern Europe and 81 percent are found in British Isles.

It is most frequently used in England, where it is borne by 75 people, or 1 in 742,907. In England Blenkey is most common in: North Yorkshire, where 52 percent live, Durham, where 29 percent live and Tyne and Wear, where 7 percent live. Barring England this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 10 percent live and Australia, where 6 percent live.

Blenkey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Blenkey has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 242 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 450 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Blenke92616/
Blenky921/
Blencke8685/
Blinkey8630/
Bluenke862/
Bloenke861/
Blenkie861/
Blenkoe860/
Bellenke801/
Bluenkeh801/
Blinke77126/
Blemke7737/
Blinky7721/
Blenka7715/
Blence778/
Belnke773/
Bilnke771/
Bellenkes7521/
Blenche71399/
Blencoe71233/
Blemker71192/
Bleemke7128/
Blencki7114/
Blinkie715/
Blingke713/
Blienka712/
Blänker711/
Bellenkyeh711/
Blencea711/
Blienki711/
Bilnker711/
Belncke710/
Blemkee710/
Blencowe671,762/
Blenchea673/
Bellenki673/
Blinkaya672/
Blaenque671/
Bellnkes671/
Bellence670/

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