Bluff Surname

340,834th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,078 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Bluff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bluff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3391:164,36015,274
United States2721:1,332,57092,890
Nigeria1671:1,060,73544,297
Australia1551:174,16617,758
South Africa421:1,289,94571,309
Iran201:3,839,126105,129
France141:4,744,480251,814
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Wales101:309,45316,869
Israel91:950,84857,975
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Barbados11:287,4482,772
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England891:273,88119,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1011:497,21535,030

Bluff (94) may also be a first name.

Bluff Last Name Facts

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

Bluff is found most frequently in England. It can appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bluff? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bluff is the 340,834th most commonly held last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 6,760,247 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 35 percent of Bluff are found; 34 percent are found in Northern Europe and 33 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 980,251st most commonly used given name worldwide, held by 94 people.

The surname Bluff is most frequently used in England, where it is carried by 339 people, or 1 in 164,360. In England it is mostly found in: Derbyshire, where 19 percent reside, South Yorkshire, where 17 percent reside and Lincolnshire, where 12 percent reside. Aside from England it occurs in 24 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 25 percent reside and Nigeria, where 15 percent reside.

Bluff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bluff has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Bluff surname expanded 381 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 269 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bluff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bluff last name are 24.42% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 71.19% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Bluff earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 3.59% less than the national average, earning R 229,116 per year; in United States they earn 18.02% more than the national average, earning $50,926 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.56% less than the national average, earning $35,492 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bluffe910/
Bluf892/
Blouffe831/
Blauffs830/
Bleuf8026/
Bluft802/
Blouf801/
Wluff801/
Bellhuff771/
Belluf738/
Bleufe731/
Bloufe731/
Belleuf6719/
Bellouf673/
Blub673/
Bluw673/
Blaufhs670/
Billufs670/

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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
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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 Bluff
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