Blus Surname

90,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,300 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Blus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Blus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4,7121:37,5943,034
Poland4181:90,93013,981
United States511:7,107,038327,397
Russia301:4,804,102217,805
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Scotland121:446,15118,166
Argentina121:3,561,951138,643
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
China21:683,660,78330,601
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Bluś (5) are calculated separately.

Blus (1,100) may also be a first name.

Blus Last Name Facts

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

The surname Blus (Russian: Блус) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Bluś. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Blus? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 90,442nd most widespread surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,375,009 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Blus are found; 89 percent are found in West Africa and 89 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Blus is also the 240,570th most frequently used first name internationally, borne by 1,100 people.

The surname Blus is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 4,712 people, or 1 in 37,594. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Borno, where 91 percent are found, Kebbi, where 2 percent are found and Plateau, where 1 percent are found. Other than Nigeria Blus is found in 26 countries. It also occurs in Poland, where 8 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Blus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Blus has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Blus last name grew 2,550 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Blus Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Blus last name are 0.62% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 53.85% being registered to vote for the political party.

Blus earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.61% less than the national average, earning $37,278 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bluś925/
Blust892,415/
Bleus891,926/
Blush89526/
Blaus89339/
Blyus89237/
Bluss89155/
Blous89117/
Bluse89102/
Bluys8966/
Bluis8935/
Blusz8927/
Blius892/
Blu86483/
Bleuse801,648/
Bellus80917/
Blouse80464/
Bleuss80231/
Bluijs80119/
Billus8094/
Blaush8070/
Blauss8069/
Blusch8039/
Bluish8029/
Blyuss8018/
Blause8014/
Blausz8013/
Blusse8012/
Blutse804/
Blaust803/
Bloust803/
Blouss802/
Bluiss801/
Blhous801/
Bleuhs801/
Bluszt801/
Blushe801/
Bluise800/
Bleust800/
Bleu7515,619/
Blau7511,216/
Blou753,343/
Blos751,474/
Blut75478/
Blud75364/
Bluj75336/
Bluy75191/
Bluz75100/
Bluh7583/
Bluc7549/
Blui7524/
Bliu7520/
Blup7513/
Bluu757/
Bllu753/
Blux752/
Bluß752/
Hblu752/
Bhlu751/
Blgu751/
Bŭlu751/
Belleus73979/
Bellush73105/
Bellous7390/
Blutsch7342/
Bellaus7329/
Bellusz7324/
Bleusse7313/
Blushøj738/
Blousse735/
Blyusch734/
Blusová734/
Blausch732/
Bellius732/
Belluse732/
Billous732/
Bluschz731/
Bloushe731/
Belluis731/
Billius730/
Billuss730/
Bluitts730/
Bloss674,840/
Bellu672,683/
Billu671,780/
Blaut671,654/
Bloos671,168/
Blaud67609/
Blouz67394/
Blout67298/
Bloes67280/
Bleue67270/
Bloud67244/
Blouh67161/
Blyau67155/
Blyui6781/
Bleuß6769/
Blutt6768/
Bluch6761/
Blosh6748/
Bludd6738/
Blozs6731/
Blyusova6728/
Blosz6722/
Blauß6721/
Blyuz6717/
Bloux6716/
Bluhe6711/
Vluys6710/
Blyut679/
Bloup678/
Bleuš678/
Bluce677/
Bllau675/
Bellusse675/
Bliuj675/
Bluit674/
Blaux674/
Bléou674/
Blauh673/
Blyuy673/
Hblos673/
Blouy673/
Vlgus672/
Blousova672/
Bleut672/
Blüss672/
Billouts671/
Bluip671/
Bluyh671/
Bllou671/
Bluph671/
Bliuy671/
Blóis671/
Bliau671/
Bleuz671/
Blyushch671/
Bluzz671/
Blhou671/
Bellusce671/
Bliux671/
Blliu671/
Blauz670/
Bludt670/
Belleuse670/
Blauc670/

Blus Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Blus in the Russian language
Блусblus-

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