Blokken Surname

823,466th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 337 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Blokken Surname User-submission:

The origin of name is in the profession of making wooden clogs, also called 'blokken'.

Blokken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium3201:35,9275,860
Norway121:428,52437,411
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Blokken Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The origin of name is in the profession of making wooden clogs, also called 'blokken'.

- eddyb

Blokken Last Name Facts

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

The last name Blokken is more frequently found in Belgium than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Blokken? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 823,466th most commonly occurring surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 21,624,765 people. The last name Blokken occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Blokken live; 96 percent live in Western Europe and 85 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequently held in Belgium, where it is borne by 320 people, or 1 in 35,927. In Belgium it is primarily found in: Flemish Region, where 89 percent reside, Walloon Region, where 10 percent reside and Brussels Capital Region, where 0 percent reside. Other than Belgium this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Norway, where 4 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Blokken Last Name Statistics demography

Blokken earn notably less less than the average income. In Norway they earn 23.4% less than the national average, earning 265,108 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Blockken9363/
Bloken920/
Blocken86151/
Blekken8680/
Blokkin867/
Blakken860/
Blokkina809/
Bleken77215/
Blaken77152/
Blokin7719/
Blokem771/
Blockienė7532/
Blecken71300/
Blacken71177/
Bleeken7146/
Blokina7115/
Blasken7114/
Blukeng717/
Blockem715/
Blotkin712/
Bloşkin711/
Blakemn711/
Blauken711/
Blokyna711/
Blakeng710/
Blockin710/
Blyoskin67200/
Bloshkyn6741/
Bleecken6712/
Blekienė671/
Blaskenk670/
Blackend670/

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