Blijd Surname

692,305th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 427 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Suriname
Highest density in:
Suriname

Blijd Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Blijd Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Suriname3001:1,842227
Netherlands1191:141,90921,612
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013

Blijd Last Name Facts

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

Blijd is found in Suriname more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Blijd? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 692,305th most common surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 17,066,852 people. The surname Blijd is predominantly found in The Americas, where 72 percent of Blijd reside; 70 percent reside in South America and 70 percent reside in Gallo-Germanic South America.

It is most frequently used in Suriname, where it is carried by 300 people, or 1 in 1,842. Beside Suriname Blijd is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 28 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Blid89313/
Blij89255/
Bljd891/
Bleij80247/
Bleid8094/
Blied8071/
Blaid8055/
Blidh8035/
Blijs8027/
Blihd8015/
Bliuj805/
Bloid803/
Blidt803/
Blicd803/
Blije801/
Blaij801/
Bli753,713/
Blj755/
Bleidt73269/
Bleijs73198/
Blehid73121/
Bluijs73119/
Blålid73107/
Bleije7340/
Bellid7329/
Billid7312/
Bliaud732/
Blaaij731/
Bleyid731/
Blooij731/
Blhied731/
Blaaid731/
Blaids730/
Blaj677,708/
Bled674,530/
Blei672,827/
Blai671,307/
Bloj671,012/
Bloi67960/
Blis67632/
Blie67455/
Bliy67416/
Bluj67336/
Blej67260/
Blia67213/
Bliß67198/
Blit67164/
Blih6764/
Bellaid6742/
Bhli6736/
Blui6724/
Blip6720/
Blli6716/
Blio6714/
Wlid679/
Blyd678/
Blaihid678/
Blooijs676/
Bliz676/
Blhj676/
Blje673/
Blidova673/
Blhi672/
Bøli672/
Blyi672/
Bliś671/
Bleyhid671/
Bléi671/
Blii671/
Bllj671/
Bljz671/
Blgi671/
Vlid671/
Billiod670/
Belloid670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Blijd
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