Blesson Surname

178,787th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,388 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Wallis and Futuna

Blesson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Blesson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast2,0021:11,524945
France1511:439,88663,493
India851:9,024,299181,432
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Brazil271:7,928,679178,836
United States231:15,759,084542,937
England151:3,714,537119,675
United Arab Emirates131:704,79025,221
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Wallis and Futuna41:3,40266
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Blesson (3,440) may also be a first name.

Blesson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Blesson (Hindi: ब्लेसनसेम, Marathi: बेसन, Oriya: େବସନ) is found in The Ivory Coast more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Blesson? popularity and diffusion

Blesson is the 178,787th most frequently occurring surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 3,051,736 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 66 percent of Blesson reside; 66 percent reside in West Africa and 63 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 121,259th most prevalent first name world-wide, held by 3,440 people.

The surname Blesson is most numerous in The Ivory Coast, where it is carried by 2,002 people, or 1 in 11,524. In The Ivory Coast it is primarily concentrated in: Montagnes District, where 65 percent are found, Abidjan Autonomous District, where 22 percent are found and Bas-Sassandra District, where 4 percent are found. Apart from The Ivory Coast it exists in 21 countries. It is also found in France, where 6 percent are found and India, where 4 percent are found.

Blesson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Blesson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Blesson last name expanded 135 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 136 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Blesson Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Blesson surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Blesson earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 18.95% more than the national average, earning R 282,672 per year and in United States they earn 10.62% more than the national average, earning $47,732 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Blesson Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Blesson in the Hindi language
ब्लेसनसेमblesanasema-
Blesson in the Oriya language
େବସନebasana-
Blesson in the Marathi language
बेसनbesana-

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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 Blesson
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