View the most religious surnames in Kenya

Where Does The Last Name Blessed Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Blessed (Oriya: େବେସଡ, Russian: Блессед) is found most in Nigeria. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Blessed? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 261,733^rd most widespread last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 4,861,605 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Blessed reside; 82 percent reside in West Africa and 82 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 36,305^th most frequently held first name on earth. It is borne by 21,117 people.

This last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,231 people, or 1 in 143,902. In Nigeria it is most common in: Rivers, where 20 percent live, Cross River, where 13 percent live and Kaduna, where 8 percent live. Beside Nigeria this surname occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 6 percent live and England, where 6 percent live.

Blessed Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Blessed has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Blessed surname rose 205 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Blessed Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (97%) in Nigeria.