Bluhm Surname

45,481st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,407 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Bluhm Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bluhm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6,3851:12,6091,635
United States3,9571:91,59910,299
Canada2041:180,61617,977
Brazil1511:1,417,71147,804
Australia1291:209,26920,284
Poland1111:342,42138,975
France811:820,03498,127
Mexico781:1,591,36216,746
Denmark731:77,3257,557
England431:1,295,76958,667
South Africa371:1,464,26276,407
Argentina311:1,378,82078,351
Ecuador181:883,65813,769
Chile121:1,468,04024,959
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Norway71:734,61250,907
Wales71:442,07621,198
China41:341,830,39216,990
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2471:203,31517,632

The alternate forms: Blühm (3) are calculated separately.

Bluhm Last Name Facts

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

Bluhm occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as: Blühm. For other possible spellings of Bluhm click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bluhm? popularity and diffusion

Bluhm is the 45,481st most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 638,866 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 59 percent of Bluhm reside; 57 percent reside in Western Europe and 56 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Bluhm is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 6,385 people, or 1 in 12,609. In Germany Bluhm is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 21 percent are found, Berlin, where 12 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 12 percent are found. Excluding Germany Bluhm occurs in 38 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 35 percent are found and Canada, where 2 percent are found.

Bluhm Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bluhm has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bluhm last name expanded 1,602 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 287 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bluhm Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Bluhm surname are 15.6% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.37% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Bluhm earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 21.78% less than the national average, earning 270,699 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 68.96% more than the national average, earning R 401,508 per year; in United States they earn 3.82% more than the national average, earning $44,796 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.15% less than the national average, earning $49,112 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Blühm933/
Bluhme91379/
Blum8982,947/
Blume8027,307/
Blyum801,607/
Bleum801,041/
Blaum801,021/
Blumm80521/
Bælum80213/
Bloum80161/
Bluum8033/
Bølum8017/
Blium808/
Blhom803/
Blumh802/
Blhum802/
Bhlum801/
Bluim800/
Blumt800/
Bellum73241/
Blaume73185/
Bloume73171/
Billum7339/
Bloohm7335/
Bøhlum7318/
Bloehm7312/
Blumme735/
Bloumd731/
Bliume731/
Bleume730/
Bllusm730/
Blom6750,999/
Belloum671,292/
Blüm67920/
Blumová67113/
Billium67105/
Blumova6711/
Bellium6711/
Vlum672/
Bellume672/
Bhillum671/
Bellhom671/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bluhm
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