Blignaut Surname

52,092nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,830 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Blignaut Surname Definition:

Place name in France, probably from Bligny.

Blignaut Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa9,3211:5,812737
Zimbabwe1111:139,08318,071
Australia881:306,76926,711
England861:647,88437,755
United States621:5,846,112285,490
Canada451:818,79163,991
Botswana221:99,40615,343
New Zealand201:226,41621,878
Netherlands191:888,79962,169
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Wales71:442,07621,198
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Zambia31:5,283,30743,479
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Chile11:17,616,47493,597

Blignaut Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Place name in France, probably from Bligny.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Blignaut Last Name Facts

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

The last name Blignaut is found most in South Africa. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Blignaut? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 52,092nd most widespread surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 741,358 people. Blignaut is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Blignaut live; 96 percent live in Southern Africa and 96 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

Blignaut is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is carried by 9,321 people, or 1 in 5,812. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Gauteng, where 37 percent reside, Eastern Cape, where 14 percent reside and Western Cape, where 12 percent reside. Aside from South Africa this surname is found in 34 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 1 percent reside and Australia, where 1 percent reside.

Blignaut Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Blignaut last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Blignaut earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 155.15% more than the national average, earning R 606,336 per year; in United States they earn 90.29% more than the national average, earning $82,107 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.24% more than the national average, earning $50,794 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Blignault94898/
Blignaudt9415/
Blighnaut9414/
Bllignaut943/
Blignauts941/
Bleignaut941/
Blignout8810/
Vlignaut883/
Blinault883/
Blingaut881/
Blienaut881/
Blinat861/
Blineau80569/
Bleinat80166/
Blainat801/
Blinaux801/
Blingat801/
Blina7725/
Blaineau75626/
Bellinat752/
Blegna71238/
Bliona7180/
Bellineau7132/
Blinja7130/
Blenau7125/
Bleina7115/
Blinya7111/
Bellinate7110/
Blinaj718/
Blinot716/
Blinas714/
Blinga713/
Blaina712/
Blinia712/
Blenat712/
Bellinatt711/
Blinaa711/
Blynut711/
Blinoa711/
Bellina674,974/
Bleynat67227/
Blohina67160/
Bleneau67136/
Billina6727/
Blainas679/
Blisginnus675/
Bleniat672/
Blinius672/
Blinjus671/
Vlaigna671/
Bléneau671/
Bellinatte671/
Blyaina671/
Blahina671/
Byllina671/

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