Blums Surname

351,873rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,036 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Blums Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Blums Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia8431:2,432297
Australia931:290,27625,669
United States461:7,879,542351,394
England151:3,714,537119,675
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

The alternate forms: Blūms (19) & Blüms (2) are calculated separately.

Blums Last Name Facts

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

Blums (Russian: Блумс) occurs more in Latvia more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Blūms or Blüms. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Blums? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 351,873rd most commonly held last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 7,034,311 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 85 percent of Blums reside; 83 percent reside in Northern Europe and 81 percent reside in Baltic Europe.

This surname is most frequent in Latvia, where it is carried by 843 people, or 1 in 2,432. In Latvia Blums is primarily found in: Riga Planning Region, where 52 percent reside, Kurzeme Planning Region, where 27 percent reside and Semigallia, where 10 percent reside. Besides Latvia Blums exists in 20 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 9 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.

Blums Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Blums has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 383 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 250 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Blums Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Blums surname are 26.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 80% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Blums earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 4.29% less than the national average, earning $41,296 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.75% more than the national average, earning $62,975 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Blūms9319/
Blüms932/
Blaums9111/
Blumst918/
Bleums914/
Blyums911/
Bellums832/
Bluijms831/
Billums831/
Bloms80265/
Blims803/
Bluns802/
Blumsova771/
Blomsø73117/
Bloems7353/
Blooms7347/
Blumze735/
Blauns732/
Blumch732/
Bleuns731/
Blimss731/
Bluins730/
Blunse730/
Blouns730/
Willums6749/
Blounsø677/
Villums674/
Blusins671/
Blumche671/
Vellums671/
Blumnch671/
Billuns671/
Belloms670/
Bellims670/
Blummch670/

Blums Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Blums in the Russian language
Блумсblums-

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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 Blums
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