Bleyn Surname
Approximately 292 people bear this surname
Bleyn Surname Definition:
“or De Bloin, from Brittany; variously written Bloy, Bly, Bloyne, Bloe, Blue, Bloyo, Blohin, Blohowe, &c. In 1086 Blohin “Blohin’s manors are stated to have been an usurpation of the Earl of Mortaine from the church of St. Michael.” - Sir Henry Ellis.
Bleyn Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 240 | 1:600,513 | 52,991 |
| Belarus | 21 | 1:452,431 | 44,053 |
| Kazakhstan | 12 | 1:1,473,541 | 75,349 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 5 | 1:1,194,531 | 65,188 |
| Azerbaijan | 4 | 1:2,412,280 | 25,948 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Bleyn Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
“or De Bloin, from Brittany; variously written Bloy, Bly, Bloyne, Bloe, Blue, Bloyo, Blohin, Blohowe, &c. In 1086 Blohin “Blohin’s manors are stated to have been an usurpation of the Earl of Mortaine from the church of St. Michael.” - Sir Henry Ellis. (the Christian name omitted) held five lordships, making seven fees, in Cornwall. Grailan de Bloihon lived t. Stephen; Geoffrey, his son, held seven fees, 1165 (Lib. Niger): Sir Ralph de Bloihon had a writ of military summons, 1350: and Alan Bloihon, 1401, held fees of the Honour of Mortaine, Cornwall (Carew, Cornwall, 39, 43).” - The Norman People. “In this name,” says Lysons, “we recognize the ancestors of the ancient family of Bloyhon or Blohowe, which became extinct (at least in its elder branch) in the fourteenth century, when the heiress married Tinten, whose heiress married Carminow. They were seated at Tregewell, and Polrode in St. Tudye, and bore Sable a saltire engrailed Argent. One of the Bloyowes married the heiress of Nansuke.”
Bleyn: held five manors in Cornwall (Domesday). Name now, Blaine and Bloyne.
Bleyn Demographics
Bleyn Political Affiliation
in Russia
Russia
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Bleyn Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bleyn Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bleyn (Russian: Блейн) is more commonly found in Russia than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Bleyn.
How Common Is The Last Name Bleyn? popularity and diffusion
Bleyn is the 910,497th most widespread family name globally It is held by around 1 in 24,957,349 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 77 percent of Bleyn are found; 76 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 75 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.
It is most frequently occurring in Russia, where it is held by 240 people, or 1 in 600,513. In Russia Bleyn is mostly concentrated in: Moscow, where 29 percent reside, Saint Petersburg, where 15 percent reside and Volgograd Oblast, where 5 percent reside. Without taking into account Russia this last name occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Belarus, where 7 percent reside and Kazakhstan, where 4 percent reside.
Bleyn Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Bleyn last name is predominantly Orthodox (64%) in Russia.
In The United States those holding the Bleyn last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 33.33% being registered with the political party.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bleyn Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bleyn in the Russian language | ||
| Блейн | blejn | - |
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