Blues Surname

509,082nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 643 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

Blues Surname Definition:

Blue’s (Son): v. Blue.

Blues Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland2361:22,6862,561
Nigeria1121:1,581,63259,341
England1091:511,17532,340
Afghanistan891:361,2725,318
South Africa321:1,693,05382,821
Germany221:3,659,339158,771
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland971:38,5902,978
England381:641,45731,575
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Blues (288) may also be a first name.

Blues Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Blue’s (Son): v. Blue.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Blues Last Name Facts

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

Blues is most common in Scotland. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Blues? popularity and diffusion

Blues is the 509,082nd most numerous family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 11,333,664 people. The surname Blues is predominantly found in Europe, where 59 percent of Blues reside; 54 percent reside in Northern Europe and 54 percent reside in British Isles. Blues is also the 520,883rd most widely held given name internationally. It is borne by 288 people.

This last name is most widespread in Scotland, where it is borne by 236 people, or 1 in 22,686. In Scotland Blues is most frequent in: City of Edinburgh, where 20 percent live, Perth and Kinross, where 19 percent live and Fife, where 10 percent live. Barring Scotland this surname exists in 19 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 17 percent live and England, where 17 percent live.

Blues Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Blues has changed over time. In Scotland the number of people who held the Blues surname grew 243 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it grew 287 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Blues Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Blues earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 54.15% more than the national average, earning R 366,312 per year and in Canada they earn 9.03% less than the national average, earning $45,195 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bluehs9126/
Bluess916/
Bluesz916/
Bluest913/
Bluesh911/
Bluese911/
Bleues910/
Blue8951,253/
Biloues834/
Blhoues831/
Beloues831/
Bleus801,926/
Belue801,615/
Blees801,603/
Blaes801,156/
Bleys80940/
Bluet80480/
Bleas80417/
Bleis80347/
Blaus80339/
Bluer80297/
Bloes80280/
Blies80275/
Blous80117/
Bluey8073/
Bluys8066/
Bluis8035/
Blyue8024/
Bluez8024/
Bluee8024/
Bluie8020/
Bilue8016/
Bluhe8011/
Bloue807/
Blueh805/
Blued803/
Blyes801/
Blhue801/
Blbes801/
Bluea801/
Bylue800/
Belloues778/
Blouet732,052/
Bluett731,911/
Blease731,807/
Bleuse731,648/
Belbes731,275/
Blowes731,101/
Blaess73915/
Bellue73491/
Bilbes73470/
Blouse73464/
Billue73420/
Bleise73286/
Bleess73284/
Bleuss73231/
Bleijs73198/
Blaies73166/
Bloess73146/
Bluijs73119/
Bleuez73106/
Blaush7370/
Blauss7369/
Bleiss7367/
Bloehs7362/
Beluet7357/
Belyue7339/
Blayes7338/
Blejsz7333/
Bluish7329/
Bilyue7327/
Bilwes7326/
Bleish7321/
Blaius7317/
Blajus7315/
Blause7314/
Blausz7313/
Beloue738/
Beluis738/
Bleads737/
Blouer736/
Blaust733/
Bleyis733/
Bloust733/
Bleass733/
Bluyos732/
Bloesh732/
Blouss732/
Biloue732/
Blyuer731/
Blauce731/
Bleist731/
Bleits731/
Bliess731/
Bloesz731/
Blueii731/
Bluiss731/
Beluer731/
Blawes731/
Blhous731/
Blujos731/
Beliue731/
Bleast731/
Bleihs731/
Bloies731/
Bleisz731/
Bleius731/
Bleuce731/
Bleuhs731/
Biluer731/
Baelue731/
Bleyes731/
Beluey731/
Blbees731/
Bleyse731/
Bluise730/
Bleuis730/
Bleust730/
Bielue730/
Blouea730/
Bellaoues711/
Blahaoues711/
Beloued671,074/
Belleus67979/
Belbeis67948/
Bleisch67910/
Bloesch67362/
Belouet67264/
Bilouer67185/
Billoue67109/
Bellous6790/
Bilouet6760/
Bellahoues6753/
Billies6750/
Belluet6736/
Bellies6733/
Bilweis6733/
Bellaus6729/
Blui6724/
Bliesch6724/
Vlue6723/
Bleusse6713/
Belleas675/
Blousse675/
Belluer675/
Billyue674/
Blve672/
Blwe672/
Blausch672/
Belouer672/
Bilouez672/
Billoes672/
Billous672/
Belluie671/
Billeas671/
Billuer671/
Bheluer671/
Bilbees671/
Blueche671/
Geeblue671/
Belloue671/
Billaes671/
Bilbeis671/
Bloushe671/
Belluis671/
Belbess671/
Blbe671/
Billuez671/
Blowess670/
Bluitts670/
Belloes670/

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