Blessy Surname
Approximately 291 people bear this surname
Blessy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 178 | 1:4,309,356 | 113,912 |
| Ivory Coast | 71 | 1:324,947 | 11,901 |
| United States | 10 | 1:36,245,893 | 832,629 |
| Kenya | 10 | 1:4,617,990 | 42,693 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Blessy (7,573) may also be a first name.
Blessy Demographics
Blessy Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Blessy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Blessy Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Blessy (Bengali: ব্লেসি, Hindi: ब्लेसी, Marathi: बळेसी) is held by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Blessy? popularity and diffusion
The surname Blessy is the 912,827th most prevalent family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 25,043,113 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 64 percent of Blessy are found; 62 percent are found in South Asia and 62 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 73,726th most commonly occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 7,573 people.
Blessy is most common in India, where it is carried by 178 people, or 1 in 4,309,356. In India Blessy is mostly concentrated in: Kerala, where 28 percent reside, Tamil Nadu, where 15 percent reside and Andhra Pradesh, where 12 percent reside. Besides India this surname exists in 19 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 24 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.
Blessy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Blessy has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 500 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Blessy Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Blessy last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Blessy Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Blessy in the Bengali language | ||
| ব্লেসি | blesi | - |
| Blessy in the Marathi language | ||
| बळेसी | balesi | - |
| Blessy in the Hindi language | ||
| ब्लेसी | blesi | 50 |
| ब्लेस्सी | bles'si | 25 |
| बेलेसी | belesi | 12.5 |
| बलेसी | balesi | 12.5 |
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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
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- 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 Blessy
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