Blin Surname

25,228th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,387 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Blin Surname Definition:

(Welsh.) Local. The same as Blaen, a point, the inland extremity of a valley. Blin also signifies weary, troublesome.

Blin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France17,0261:3,901297
Cambodia1,5081:10,270970
Ivory Coast1,2141:19,0041,440
Russia3951:364,86835,861
Belgium1521:75,63611,994
United States1431:2,534,678154,329
Poland1191:319,40137,249
England791:705,29239,851
Canada731:504,73442,927
Belarus711:133,81819,062
Latvia431:47,6757,247
Switzerland381:216,12918,575
Philippines381:2,664,164134,326
New Caledonia361:7,6731,760
Mauritius331:39,1947,252
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Germany301:2,683,515132,064
Spain251:1,870,08151,392
Thailand251:2,825,534284,782
Austria231:370,23639,193
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
Chile211:838,88017,964
Saint Pierre and Miquelon191:33781
Malaysia181:1,638,56867,452
French Polynesia181:15,6003,086
Argentina171:2,514,318114,515
Scotland131:411,83217,291
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Haiti121:890,32611,483
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Congo41:1,247,27420,238
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
China31:455,773,85521,925
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Andorra11:83,8382,381
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Iceland11:380,09011,096
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
Jersey51:10,3761,795
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States821:612,42340,920

The alternate forms: Blín (110) are calculated separately.

Blin (1,143) may also be a first name.

Blin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Welsh.) Local. The same as Blaen, a point, the inland extremity of a valley. Blin also signifies weary, troublesome.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Blin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Blin (Russian: Блин) is found most frequently in France. It can appear as: Blín. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Blin? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 25,228th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 340,747 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 83 percent of Blin live; 80 percent live in Western Europe and 80 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Blin is also the 235,437th most commonly occurring first name internationally, borne by 1,143 people.

Blin is most common in France, where it is held by 17,026 people, or 1 in 3,901. In France Blin is primarily concentrated in: Pays de la Loire, where 20 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 18 percent reside and Normandy, where 10 percent reside. Excluding France this surname is found in 84 countries. It is also common in Cambodia, where 7 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 6 percent reside.

Blin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Blin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Blin last name rose 174 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 608 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Blin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Blin last name is chiefly Orthodox (77%) in Russia and Catholic (86%) in Belarus.

In The United States those bearing the Blin last name are 22.46% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 69.23% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Blin earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 1.17% less than the national average, earning $42,645 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.08% more than the national average, earning $50,222 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Blín92110/
Blind894,515/
Blinn893,933/
Blint89402/
Bling89328/
Blien89100/
Blion8995/
Bluin8951/
Blina8925/
Blihn899/
Bllin896/
Blinc892/
Blhin891/
Bli'n891/
Bln8618/
Bellin807,426/
Biglin801,011/
Beglin80717/
Billin80314/
Blindt80303/
Blinne80136/
Böglin8030/
Blling8028/
Bølien8020/
Blinth8018/
Blimne8014/
Byglin808/
Blindh804/
Bhling803/
Blingø803/
Bøling802/
Béglin802/
Blingh801/
Bllion800/
Bllinn800/
Bllint800/
Blen751,048/
Blim75485/
Biln75214/
Vlin75174/
Blyn75138/
Beln7582/
Wlin7517/
Blng7514/
Blnn753/
Blnt752/
Blön751/
Blhn751/
Blnq751/
Hbln751/
Blne750/
Blinova7330,530/
Billing739,854/
Bellina734,974/
Belling733,823/
Billion733,200/
Bellion731,827/
Bölling731,351/
Billien73260/
Bülling73158/
Bølling73100/
Bellien7385/
Bylling7335/
Billina7327/
Bellind739/
Bøhling736/
Blinová735/
Billiën732/
Buillin731/
Byllina731/
Billinc731/
Blinowa731/
Blend67857/
Blynn67264/
Blenn67239/
Bellinck67141/
Blent6798/
Blaen6754/
Blynt6753/
Bluen6743/
Belne6739/
Bleen6738/
Blønd6731/
Belln6730/
Blehn6723/
Wålin6719/
Blinnova6713/
Vlind6713/
Vlion6713/
Bloen6711/
Bleng676/
Blymn676/
Bilne674/
Bhillion674/
Blnne674/
Bilnd673/
Bilng673/
Blndh673/
Belliehn672/
Hwlin672/
Bleun672/
Blynø672/
Belnd672/
Blyna672/
Bylnn671/
Bueln671/
Billingh671/
Bllen671/
Wllin671/
Vling671/
Beheling671/
Vlijn671/
Whlin671/
Belÿn671/
Bländ671/
Blénd671/
Blünd671/
Blünk671/
Bhlen671/
Bhlim671/
Billlion671/
Blyon671/
Bellinne671/
Baeln671/
Bilnt671/
Billn671/
Belhn670/
Beelling670/
Blimd670/
Blimt670/
Beslling670/

Blin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Blin in the Russian language
Блинblin-

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