Blume Surname

20,036th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27,307 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Blume Surname Definition:

(German) Flower.

Blume Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany15,4031:5,227629
United States8,2811:43,7705,366
Brazil1,2941:165,4366,368
Denmark3651:15,4651,510
Australia3241:83,3209,655
Canada2111:174,62417,463
Argentina1651:259,05120,901
South Africa1601:338,61131,451
France1451:458,08865,490
Netherlands1351:125,09019,566
Peru1191:267,09310,664
England1061:525,64232,946
Sweden871:113,1818,121
Switzerland821:100,15810,705
Zimbabwe821:188,27122,304
Thailand361:1,962,176235,280
United Arab Emirates351:261,77919,039
Chile351:503,32812,866
Spain311:1,508,13046,256
Latvia231:89,13212,995
Russia211:6,863,003268,198
Aruba181:5,749789
Norway141:367,30634,015
Belgium131:884,35769,774
Austria111:774,13064,097
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Panama91:434,6958,518
Costa Rica81:597,5094,667
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Namibia51:481,88011,140
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
China41:341,830,39216,990
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Guam11:160,1214,893
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England321:761,73034,727
Scotland81:467,90212,875
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1921:42,1304,925

The alternate forms: Blüme (37) & Blūmė (1) are calculated separately.

Blume (232) may also be a first name.

Blume Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Flower.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Blume Last Name Facts

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

The surname Blume has its highest incidence in Germany. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Blüme or Blūmė. Click here for other possible spellings of Blume.

How Common Is The Last Name Blume? popularity and diffusion

The last name Blume is the 20,036th most frequently used family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 266,875 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 60 percent of Blume live; 58 percent live in Western Europe and 57 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 588,797th most frequently held first name internationally. It is borne by 232 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 15,403 people, or 1 in 5,227. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Lower Saxony, where 24 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 23 percent are found and Saxony-Anhalt, where 9 percent are found. Barring Germany this surname occurs in 70 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 30 percent are found and Brazil, where 5 percent are found.

Blume Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Blume has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Blume last name grew 695 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 331 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Blume Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Blume last name are 13.87% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.64% registered with the party.

The amount Blume earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 13.68% more than the national average, earning 393,409 kr per year; in Peru they earn 290.83% more than the national average, earning S/. 75,762 per year; in South Africa they earn 327.63% more than the national average, earning R 1,016,210 per year; in United States they earn 6.63% more than the national average, earning $46,009 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.43% more than the national average, earning $54,866 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Blüme9337/
Blumer916,234/
Bluhme91379/
Blaume91185/
Bloume91171/
Blumet91128/
Blumes9167/
Blyume9160/
Blumie918/
Blumme915/
Blueme913/
Blumed911/
Bliume911/
Bleume910/
Blum8982,947/
Blūmė871/
Bleumer83322/
Blummer83171/
Blaumer8352/
Blyumer8323/
Blumett838/
Bluemie833/
Bellume832/
Bloumer831/
Blumeer831/
Bleumie831/
Blumher830/
Blummet830/
Bluhm8011,407/
Blome805,784/
Bluma801,903/
Blyum801,607/
Bleum801,041/
Blaum801,021/
Blumm80521/
Bælum80213/
Bloum80161/
Blime80152/
Bluum8033/
Bølum8017/
Blumi8010/
Blium808/
Blumh802/
Blhum802/
Blumj801/
Bhlum801/
Wlume801/
Bluim800/
Blumy800/
Blumt800/
Blyummer7713/
Bellueme772/
Blummett770/
Blomme735,915/
Blümer73641/
Bloome73513/
Bellum73241/
Bloeme73117/
Blyuma7366/
Billum7339/
Blimie7328/
Wloume7323/
Bøhlum7318/
Blumit7316/
Blummi737/
Blummé737/
Bliuma734/
Blouma733/
Bloumi732/
Blauma732/
Bloumd731/
Blumaj731/
Blumid731/
Blomeh731/
Bleumi731/
Bleumy731/
Blumis731/
Blümme731/
Blumay731/
Bloumy731/
Bllusm730/
Blomie730/
Blomey730/
Bellhumer713/
Belloumes711/
Blom6750,999/
Belloum671,292/
Blüm67920/
Bellome67239/
Blumová67113/
Billium67105/
Blumish6753/
Bellime6742/
Belluma6742/
Bloumis6725/
Bliumis6713/
Bellium6711/
Blumova6711/
Blumich678/
Blyumis672/
Vlum672/
Mphlume671/
Bellumy671/
Bhillum671/
Bloemee671/
Bloemey671/
Blommee671/
Bellumè671/
Bellumé671/
Blommie671/
Bloomey670/
Bellheumer670/

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