Bley Surname

40,109th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,083 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Bley Surname Definition:

From the German, Blei; from the Dutch, Bleij; a personal name.

Bley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6,4241:12,5321,622
United States2,2941:158,00316,134
Ivory Coast1,9211:12,010983
Brazil8001:267,59310,304
France4241:156,65724,308
Russia3341:431,50641,066
Luxembourg1061:5,477798
Austria951:89,63613,202
Argentina821:521,26138,206
Spain801:584,40027,603
Chile791:222,9936,896
Belgium661:174,19223,583
Benin551:187,92018,137
Canada521:708,56956,910
Sweden471:209,50514,512
Netherlands461:367,11340,368
Switzerland341:241,55620,206
Slovakia271:197,64632,915
England221:2,532,63991,802
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
Liberia71:629,79127,063
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Grenada21:54,2681,538
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2661:188,79216,642

Bley (802) may also be a first name.

Bley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the German, Blei; from the Dutch, Bleij; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Bley Last Name Facts

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

Bley (Russian: Блей) is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bley? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bley is the 40,109th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 557,024 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 59 percent of Bley live; 55 percent live in Western Europe and 51 percent live in Germanic Europe. Bley is also the 288,921st most frequently held first name globally, held by 802 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Germany, where it is held by 6,424 people, or 1 in 12,532. In Germany Bley is primarily concentrated in: Lower Saxony, where 30 percent are found, Saxony, where 12 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 11 percent are found. Not including Germany it is found in 56 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 18 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 15 percent are found.

Bley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bley has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Bley last name grew 862 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 220 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Bley last name is chiefly Orthodox (33%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Bley last name are 21.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 68.5% registered with the party.

The amount Bley earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 19.85% more than the national average, earning $51,715 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.56% more than the national average, earning $51,454 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bleys89940/
Bleya89255/
Bleyo89241/
Bleyz89161/
Bleye8947/
Bleyh8923/
Blehy8921/
Bleyi8919/
Bliey8915/
Bleyt897/
Bloey893/
Bhley891/
Blley891/
Bleiy891/
Bleyé891/
Bleey891/
Ble8637,354/
Bly8610,026/
Belley804,715/
Billey802,145/
Blahey80170/
Bleyie8030/
Bélley8030/
Bleyah8021/
Bleyee8013/
Bleyat8011/
Bleyou806/
Bleyis803/
Bleyet802/
B'Leye801/
Bleyid801/
Bleyes801/
Bleeya801/
Bleyth800/
Bleeye800/
Blue7551,253/
Blay7531,205/
Bleu7515,619/
Bled754,530/
Bleh752,889/
Blei752,827/
Blea752,201/
Bles751,845/
Blee751,678/
Bloy751,477/
Blet751,470/
Blye75930/
Bloe75908/
Blie75455/
Bliy75416/
Bleß75390/
Blyo75272/
Blej75260/
Bluy75191/
Blez75178/
Bőle7598/
Blae7555/
Bhle7532/
Bleț7527/
Bler7524/
Bøle7522/
Hbly7519/
Blya7516/
Blyh7512/
Blyß7510/
Wley758/
Blle757/
Vley757/
Blyy754/
Blåe754/
Blje753/
Blly753/
Blep752/
Blhe752/
Blyi752/
Blge751/
Blhy751/
Biolley73772/
Belleye7319/
Bleyová7318/
Bhelley738/
Billeya738/
Belleyo736/
Bleyhou733/
Bleyova733/
Belleya733/
Bellley731/
Billiey731/
Bleyhid731/
Billeyo731/
Beelley730/
Boelley730/
Beslley730/
Baelley730/
Beulley730/
Billy6737,276/
Belle6727,246/
Bille6721,109/
Blyth6714,555/
Bless6712,122/
Belly675,836/
Blaya674,057/
Blech673,119/
Blayi672,760/
Blehi672,036/
Bloye671,942/
Bleus671,926/
Blees671,603/
Bloyd671,260/
Blowe671,067/
Blaue67777/
Blaye67648/
Bleha67624/
Blest67570/
Blayo67553/
Bölle67537/
Bleah67480/
Bhler67444/
Bleas67417/
Bleja67366/
Bleis67347/
Bloys67345/
Bleue67270/
Bleij67247/
Bleuh67195/
Bøhle67175/
Blezz67169/
Bleie67167/
Blyau67155/
Blaie67142/
Blesh67132/
Bleer67130/
Blayu67126/
Blytt67124/
Blett67107/
Bleid6794/
Blaje6791/
Blawe6787/
Blepp6782/
Blyui6781/
Blehe6775/
Blahy6770/
Bleuß6769/
Bluys6766/
Bleiß6762/
Blehs6760/
Bleiz6750/
Bleet6744/
Blays6734/
Bledt6733/
Bliya6732/
Blyue6724/
Bloyo6723/
Bleih6720/
Bluie6720/
Bylle6719/
Bülle6719/
Bøler6714/
Bleeh6712/
Bølle6711/
Blysz6710/
Bølge6710/
Blayd679/
Bliyo679/
Blayz678/
Bleuš678/
Blaay678/
Bllya678/
Blyts678/
Blihe677/
Bloue677/
Blayt676/
Bleia676/
Blead676/
Blydt675/
Bliay675/
Bylly675/
Blueh675/
Blerr674/
Blecz674/
Blehh674/
Blyuy673/
Whley673/
Wlley673/
Blets673/
Blouy673/
Bělle673/
Bleed672/
Blyas672/
Bleea672/
Bleep672/
Blles672/
Bloya672/
Bleit672/
Bleut672/
Blled672/
Bleez672/
Bleeß672/
Bloyi672/
Bloyt672/
Bhliy671/
Bhlle671/
Bleua671/
Blhue671/
Blije671/
Blioy671/
Bllae671/
Bller671/
Bluyh671/
Blyeh671/
Blyht671/
Blyph671/
Vleye671/
Bleds671/
Blieh671/
Blleh671/
Wleyu671/
Blloe671/
Bllle671/
Bliuy671/
Blych671/
Blyay671/
Vlehy671/
Blayh671/
Bledz671/
Bleiu671/
Bleić671/
Bleui671/
Bleuz671/
Blyie671/
Blyoh671/
Bålet671/
Bélle671/
Blajy671/
Bhlee671/
Bllie671/
Blloy671/
Hblhy671/
Bleat670/
Bllet670/
Belleyes670/
Hwley670/
Bleaz670/
Bloeh670/

Bley Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bley in the Russian language
Блейblej-

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Bley Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bley
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