Blunder Surname

1,343,156th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 166 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Blunder Surname Definition:

Probably an ancient personal name. Ferguson makes the former signify drowsy, stupid, from Old Norse blunda, to sleep.

Blunder Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria771:110,59015,709
Germany301:2,683,515132,064
United States191:19,076,786604,894
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
England111:5,065,278148,650
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England391:625,00931,098
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Blunder Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Probably an ancient personal name. Ferguson makes the former signify drowsy, stupid, from Old Norse blunda, to sleep.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Blunder Last Name Facts

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

The last name Blunder is held by more people in Austria than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Blunder? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,343,156th most commonly occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 43,900,879 people. The surname Blunder occurs predominantly in Europe, where 73 percent of Blunder live; 65 percent live in Western Europe and 65 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Blunder is most widespread in Austria, where it is borne by 77 people, or 1 in 110,590. In Austria Blunder is most frequent in: Tyrol, where 70 percent are found, Carinthia, where 25 percent are found and Lower Austria, where 3 percent are found. Without taking into account Austria it occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 18 percent are found and The United States, where 11 percent are found.

Blunder Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Blunder has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 119 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 72 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Blunder Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Blunder earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 76.05% less than the national average, earning R 56,916 per year and in United States they earn 46.89% less than the national average, earning $22,917 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Blounder931/
Blunderd931/
Blundert930/
Blunde921/
Blonder861,103/
Blundie868/
Blaunde865/
Blundey862/
Blundet860/
Blondeer801/
Blondier800/
Blundoir800/
Blonde773,299/
Blunda77890/
Blundy77639/
Blundi77122/
Bellounde753/
Bloundi71173/
Blondey7182/
Blondea7152/
Blondie7127/
Blondir7120/
Blaundi717/
Blondee716/
Blaundy711/
Blunday710/
Bellonde673/
Bellundi673/
Blundish670/
Bellundgi631/
Blondy621,594/
Blondi62899/
Blonda62737/
Blondai575/
Blondiy571/
Blonday571/
Bellondi5351/
Bellonda531/

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