Bly Surname

51,133rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,026 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Bly Surname Definition:

A weak form of Blythe, q.v.

Bly Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,3921:56,7056,754
Ivory Coast2,2411:10,295841
England2991:186,34816,642
Canada2551:144,49314,820
South Africa1401:386,98434,477
France1341:495,69269,430
Palestine921:49,4445,080
Sweden821:120,0828,566
New Zealand761:59,5839,301
Iraq471:745,14210,632
Finland451:122,14911,804
India431:17,838,730274,051
Australia401:674,89346,030
Lebanon171:331,59310,584
Belgium141:821,18966,436
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Wales81:386,81619,671
Japan61:21,307,38248,838
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Cambodia51:3,097,4298,690
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Burkina Faso31:6,117,36722,156
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2501:97,5019,918
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,7561:28,5983,491

Bly (1,122) may also be a first name.

Bly Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A weak form of Blythe, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From the German, Blei, Bloy; from the Dutch, Bleij, Bloys; in the Domesday Book, Bleio; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Bly Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bly is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Bly.

How Common Is The Last Name Bly? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 51,133rd most widespread last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 726,865 people. Bly occurs mostly in The Americas, where 66 percent of Bly are found; 66 percent are found in North America and 66 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 237,992nd most commonly held first name world-wide, borne by 1,122 people.

This surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 6,392 people, or 1 in 56,705. In The United States Bly is mostly found in: California, where 7 percent are found, New York, where 6 percent are found and Pennsylvania, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States Bly is found in 50 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 22 percent are found and England, where 3 percent are found.

Bly Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bly has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bly last name grew 364 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 120 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bly Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Bly last name is primarily Sunni (80%) in Lebanon.

In The United States Bly are 12.31% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 59.08% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Bly earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 62.87% more than the national average, earning R 387,048 per year; in United States they earn 1.4% more than the national average, earning $43,755 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.82% more than the national average, earning $54,065 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Blay8631,205/
Bley8613,083/
Bloy861,477/
Bliy86416/
Blyo86272/
Bluy86191/
Hbly8619/
Blya8616/
Blyh8612/
Blyß8610/
Blyy864/
Blly863/
Blyi862/
Blhy861/
Billy7537,276/
Blyth7514,555/
Belly755,836/
Blaya754,057/
Bloyd751,260/
Bleys75940/
Bloys75345/
Bleyz75161/
Blytt75124/
Blyui7581/
Blahy7570/
Bluys7566/
Blays7534/
Bleyh7523/
Blehy7521/
Bliey7515/
Blysz7510/
Blayd759/
Blayz758/
Blaay758/
Bllya758/
Blyts758/
Bleyt757/
Blayt756/
Blydt755/
Bliay755/
Bylly755/
Blyuy753/
Bloey753/
Blouy753/
Bloyt752/
Bhley751/
Bhliy751/
Blioy751/
Bluyh751/
Blyht751/
Blyph751/
Blley751/
Bliuy751/
Blych751/
Blyay751/
Blayh751/
Blyoh751/
Bleey751/
Blloy751/
Hblhy751/
Ble6737,354/
Bla6711,208/
Belley674,715/
Bli673,713/
Billey672,145/
Bellay671,611/
Belloy67925/
Blahyi67837/
Billay67473/
Blahey67170/
Blé6744/
Blahay6742/
Bélley6730/
Bellya6724/
Blè6724/
Billoy6722/
Billya6721/
Bielly6718/
Billiy6717/
Blayds6716/
Bliaya6714/
Bellhy6711/
Billyo677/
Bellyy676/
Billly676/
Blj675/
Beelly674/
Blytch674/
Blá674/
Blytsø673/
Blyscz672/
Blahiy671/
Behlly671/
Belliy671/
Belhly671/
Bhelly671/
Blayzz671/
Blytht671/
Bellyi671/
Bellyo671/
Belléy671/
Blysch671/
Blä671/
Blê671/
Bhlaya671/
Blyojh671/
Blytts671/
Bleyth670/
Bllyth670/
Blyths670/
Blloyd670/

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