Blixt Surname
Approximately 3,573 people bear this surname
Blixt Surname User-submission:
Blixt is Swedish for 'bolt of lightning'. Blixt is an old Swedish soldiers' name. When young men went to do military service back in the days, Sweden still had the old Nordic patrilineal tradition naming sons after the father.
The tradition of patrilineal naming of sons faded away in the last half of the 20th century.
Read More About This SurnameBlixt Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 2,517 | 1:3,912 | 371 |
| United States | 711 | 1:509,788 | 42,749 |
| Denmark | 137 | 1:41,202 | 4,292 |
| Norway | 79 | 1:65,092 | 9,213 |
| Canada | 38 | 1:969,621 | 73,252 |
| Netherlands | 26 | 1:649,507 | 53,972 |
| Finland | 20 | 1:274,835 | 20,939 |
| Australia | 13 | 1:2,076,592 | 93,242 |
| Germany | 11 | 1:7,318,678 | 235,042 |
| Belgium | 8 | 1:1,437,080 | 92,692 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 62 | 1:809,979 | 50,387 |
Blixt Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Blixt is Swedish for 'bolt of lightning'. Blixt is an old Swedish soldiers' name. When young men went to do military service back in the days, Sweden still had the old Nordic patrilineal tradition naming sons after the father.
The tradition of patrilineal naming of sons faded away in the last half of the 20th century. Let's say Erik, a son of Peter Johansson, he would be Erik Petersson. A lieutenant colonel might have had many men in his battalion with the same name.The recruits were renamed, often with short and powerful names:
Karlsson will be Spjuth (spear)
Johansson will be Granath (grenade)
Eriksson will be Blixt (lightning).
After military service the recruits could go back to their original surnames, the -son names. However many choose to keep their military name.
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Blixt Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Blixt Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Blixt is found most in Sweden. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Blixt? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 127,047th most widespread family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 2,039,615 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 79 percent of Blixt are found; 77 percent are found in Northern Europe and 77 percent are found in Scandinavia.
It is most prevalent in Sweden, where it is borne by 2,517 people, or 1 in 3,912. In Sweden Blixt is most frequent in: Västra Götaland County, where 18 percent reside, Skåne County, where 17 percent reside and Stockholm County, where 16 percent reside. Excluding Sweden it is found in 19 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent reside and Denmark, where 4 percent reside.
Blixt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Blixt has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 1,147 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Blixt Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Blixt last name are 1.33% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 51.9% being registered with the political party.
The amount Blixt earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 14.82% less than the national average, earning 294,798 kr per year; in United States they earn 2.82% less than the national average, earning $41,931 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.13% more than the national average, earning $53,226 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blixth | 91 | 69 | / |
| Blixte | 91 | 19 | / |
| Blix | 89 | 1,541 | / |
| Blaix | 80 | 85 | / |
| Blext | 80 | 6 | / |
| Bliex | 80 | 6 | / |
| Blist | 80 | 4 | / |
| Blixtová | 77 | 1 | / |
| Blixtova | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bellix | 73 | 29 | / |
| Blicht | 73 | 25 | / |
| Blickx | 73 | 13 | / |
| Blikst | 73 | 10 | / |
| Bliste | 73 | 1 | / |
| Blaist | 73 | 1 | / |
| Blisst | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bleist | 73 | 1 | / |
| Billix | 73 | 0 | / |
| Bliest | 73 | 0 | / |
| Blex | 67 | 161 | / |
| Blaiset | 67 | 82 | / |
| Blisstt | 67 | 3 | / |
| Billicx | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vlix | 67 | 1 | / |
| Billist | 67 | 1 | / |
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