Bleyn Surname

910,497th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 292 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belarus

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.

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Bleyn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia2401:600,51352,991
Belarus211:452,43144,053
Kazakhstan121:1,473,54175,349
Kyrgyzstan51:1,194,53165,188
Azerbaijan41:2,412,28025,948
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
France11:66,422,722504,397
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

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.”

The Battle Abbey Roll (1889) by Catherine Lucy Wilhelmina Powlett

Bleyn: held five manors in Cornwall (Domesday). Name now, Blaine and Bloyne.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Bleyn Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bleyn (Russian: Блейн) is held by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bleyn? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 910,497th most frequently used surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 24,957,349 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 77 percent of Bleyn live; 76 percent live in Eastern Europe and 75 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The surname Bleyn is most commonly used in Russia, where it is held by 240 people, or 1 in 600,513. In Russia it is mostly found in: Moscow, where 29 percent are found, Saint Petersburg, where 15 percent are found and Volgograd Oblast, where 5 percent are found. Without taking into account Russia this surname exists in 11 countries. It is also common in Belarus, where 7 percent are found and Kazakhstan, where 4 percent are found.

Bleyn Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Bleyn last name is predominantly Orthodox (64%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Bleyn last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 33.33% registered with the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bleyen91422/
Bleyan91185/
Bleyon9116/
Bleyne911/
Blesyn911/
Blethyn83115/
Blessyn8320/
Belleyn831/
Bleyoen831/
Blehyan831/
Blein801,578/
Blyan80444/
Blean80188/
Blien80100/
Blayn8075/
Blaen8054/
Bleym8053/
Bluen8043/
Bleen8038/
Blehn8023/
Blene8022/
Bloen8011/
Bleun802/
Blyen802/
Bhlen801/
Bleathyn770/
Blayon73750/
Blejan73743/
Blasen73492/
Blegne73392/
Blayne73159/
Blesin73100/
Bloyon73100/
Blajen7384/
Blowen7374/
Blauen7373/
Bleinc7364/
Bleine7358/
Bläsen7356/
Blehen7337/
Bølgen7336/
Bloyen7329/
Blehin7329/
Bluyan7329/
Blahyn7327/
Blyant7326/
Blayan7322/
Bleten7321/
Bølien7320/
Blacen7314/
Blyank7312/
Bliten7311/
Blawen739/
Blaynd738/
Blayun734/
Blehan733/
Bloyan733/
Blaten733/
Blayin733/
Blayen733/
Blyand732/
Bleand732/
Blisen732/
Blesen732/
Blouen732/
Bleing732/
Blatyn732/
Bleane731/
Bliyen731/
Blejon731/
Blethn731/
Bleymc731/
Bliyan731/
Bloynt731/
Blysin731/
Blessn731/
Wleyan731/
Blesym731/
Bleßin731/
Blasyn731/
Bleint731/
Bleján731/
Blysen731/
Blaynn731/
Bleind730/
Bleund730/
Bleune730/
Bleink730/
Bloynk730/
Bluien730/
Bleisn730/
Bleant730/
Blan673,982/
Blessen671,086/
Blesing67752/
Blessin67467/
Billien67260/
Bellene67181/
Bellien6785/
Blayeng6765/
Bellein6750/
Blayong6750/
Bleisen6741/
Blahyna6740/
Blythyn6737/
Blassen6737/
Blechen6736/
Billein6736/
Billgen6729/
Blashyn6719/
Blayang6718/
Blajeen6718/
Bleßing6716/
Blyshyn6716/
Blausen6715/
Bluysen6713/
Bleheen6713/
Billene6713/
Bleesen6713/
Bliyand6711/
Blauwen6710/
Bellyan677/
Blysing677/
Bleuten677/
Blayung676/
Bletten676/
Bluyßen676/
Bliyang676/
Vlen673/
Blessng673/
Blowene673/
Willeyn673/
Billeen672/
Blaisen672/
Blahyon672/
Wlen672/
Blagien672/
Blatten671/
Bellean671/
Blitten671/
Blouynt671/
Blaggen671/
Bleesin671/
Blehyam671/
Blowehn671/
Blehoin671/
Blaasen671/
Billean671/
Blayene671/
Blessne671/
Blahcen671/
Blayneh671/
Belluen671/
Bljn671/
Blathyn670/
Bleasen670/
Blaseng670/
Blauten670/
Blissen670/
Billyen670/
Blaiten670/
Blouien670/

Bleyn Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bleyn in the Russian language
Блейнblejn-

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