Blij Surname

1,001,271st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 255 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Blij Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Blij Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1801:93,81815,387
Poland351:1,085,96474,912
Belgium141:821,18966,436
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
England41:13,929,515290,718
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
France11:66,422,722504,397
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Suriname11:552,6169,664
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Blij Last Name Facts

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

The last name Blij occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Blij? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,001,271st most common surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 28,578,611 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 93 percent of Blij live; 77 percent live in Western Europe and 77 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most widely held in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 180 people, or 1 in 93,818. In The Netherlands it is most prevalent in: Gelderland, where 52 percent live, North Holland, where 23 percent live and South Holland, where 15 percent live. Aside from The Netherlands it exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in Poland, where 14 percent live and Belgium, where 5 percent live.

Blij Last Name Statistics demography

Blij earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 64.9% less than the national average, earning R 83,400 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Blijd89427/
Bleij89247/
Blijs8927/
Blija8922/
Bliuj895/
Blije891/
Bliji891/
Blaij891/
Bli863,713/
Blj865/
Bleijs80198/
Bluijs80119/
Bleije8040/
Blijie8030/
Blooij801/
Blaaij801/
Blijah801/
Blaj757,708/
Blei752,827/
Blix751,541/
Blai751,307/
Bloj751,012/
Bloi75960/
Blis75632/
Blie75455/
Bliy75416/
Bluj75336/
Blid75313/
Blej75260/
Blia75213/
Bliß75198/
Blit75164/
Blih7564/
Blic7560/
Bhli7536/
Blui7524/
Blip7520/
Blli7516/
Blio7514/
Bliz756/
Blhj756/
Blje753/
Bøli752/
Blhi752/
Blyi752/
Blii751/
Blič751/
Bliś751/
Bléi751/
Blgi751/
Blyj751/
Bljd751/
Bljz751/
Bllj751/
Blooijs736/
Bellidj732/
Bellijo731/
Billijo731/
Belli6743,300/
Blais6736,963/
Bliss6729,420/
Billi677,442/
Blois673,927/
Blayi672,760/
Blehi672,036/
Blaai671,267/
Blish67769/
Blaja67657/
Bleja67366/
Bleis67347/
Blich67168/
Bleie67167/
Bölli67167/
Blitt67153/
Blaie67142/
Blaić67140/
Blaji67114/
Blejc6795/
Bleid6794/
Blaje6791/
Blaix6785/
Blaia6782/
Blyui6781/
Blaju6777/
Vleij6775/
Vlijt6767/
Bleiß6762/
Blaid6755/
Bleiz6750/
Blaiu6738/
Bleaj6736/
Blidh6735/
Bluis6735/
Bliya6732/
Blikh6729/
Blajs6727/
Blaih6725/
Blaiz6723/
Bloji6722/
Bleih6720/
Bluie6720/
Bøhli6720/
Bleyi6719/
Bälli6716/
Bliey6715/
Blihd6715/
Blhaj6713/
Blait6710/
Bhlai6710/
Bllai6710/
Bloit6710/
Bliyo679/
Bliaa678/
Blihe677/
Blizz676/
Bleia676/
Billiejo675/
Bliay675/
Blisz675/
Bluit674/
Bhlia674/
Blist674/
Blojo674/
Blidt673/
Bloid673/
Bliai673/
Bloiz673/
Blaio672/
Blajh672/
Bleit672/
Bloja672/
Bloyi672/
Bhliy671/
Blioy671/
Bluip671/
Bluja671/
Bluji671/
Blieh671/
Bliuy671/
Bláia671/
Blóis671/
Bellj671/
Bliau671/
Blihs671/
Blooj671/
Bleiu671/
Bleiy671/
Bleić671/
Bleui671/
Blyie671/
Blajo671/
Blajć671/
Blajy671/
Blhai671/
Bllie671/
Bloia671/
Hblic671/
Bloio670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Blij
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