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Where Does The Last Name Blighe Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Blighe is more frequently found in Ireland than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Blighe? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 1,518,885^th most frequently occurring family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 53,193,766 people. The surname Blighe is mostly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Blighe reside; 95 percent reside in Northern Europe and 95 percent reside in British Isles.

It is most prevalent in Ireland, where it is borne by 69 people, or 1 in 68,245. In Ireland Blighe is mostly found in: Leinster, where 61 percent live and Connaught, where 39 percent live. Beside Ireland this surname exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in England, where 44 percent live and Australia, where 1 percent live.

Blighe Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Blighe has changed over time. In Ireland the number of people bearing the Blighe last name rose 627 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it rose 375 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 60 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Blighe Last Name Statistics ^demography

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