Bly Surname
Approximately 10,026 people bear this surname
Bly Surname Definition:
A weak form of Blythe, q.v.
Bly Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6,392 | 1:56,705 | 6,754 |
| Ivory Coast | 2,241 | 1:10,295 | 841 |
| England | 299 | 1:186,348 | 16,642 |
| Canada | 255 | 1:144,493 | 14,820 |
| South Africa | 140 | 1:386,984 | 34,477 |
| France | 134 | 1:495,692 | 69,430 |
| Palestine | 92 | 1:49,444 | 5,080 |
| Sweden | 82 | 1:120,082 | 8,566 |
| New Zealand | 76 | 1:59,583 | 9,301 |
| Iraq | 47 | 1:745,142 | 10,632 |
| Finland | 45 | 1:122,149 | 11,804 |
| India | 43 | 1:17,838,730 | 274,051 |
| Australia | 40 | 1:674,893 | 46,030 |
| Lebanon | 17 | 1:331,593 | 10,584 |
| Belgium | 14 | 1:821,189 | 66,436 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Indonesia | 10 | 1:13,224,919 | 434,432 |
| Ethiopia | 9 | 1:10,838,474 | 14,518 |
| Wales | 8 | 1:386,816 | 19,671 |
| Japan | 6 | 1:21,307,382 | 48,838 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Cambodia | 5 | 1:3,097,429 | 8,690 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| Burkina Faso | 3 | 1:6,117,367 | 22,156 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 250 | 1:97,501 | 9,918 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,756 | 1:28,598 | 3,491 |
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.
From the German, Blei, Bloy; from the Dutch, Bleij, Bloys; in the Domesday Book, Bleio; a personal name.
Bly Demographics
Average Male Bly Height
176.47 cm
Average Female Bly Height
161.94 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Bly Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bly Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bly is found most frequently in The United States. It may also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Bly.
How Common Is The Last Name Bly? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 51,133rd most commonly held surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 726,865 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 66 percent of Bly live; 66 percent live in North America and 66 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 237,992nd most prevalent forename on earth, borne by 1,122 people.
This surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 6,392 people, or 1 in 56,705. In The United States Bly is primarily found in: California, where 7 percent are found, New York, where 6 percent are found and Pennsylvania, where 6 percent are found. Aside from The United States Bly occurs 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 rose 364 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 120 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Bly Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Bly surname is primarily Sunni (80%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Bly surname are 12.31% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 59.08% being registered to vote for the 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blay | 86 | 31,205 | / |
| Bley | 86 | 13,083 | / |
| Bloy | 86 | 1,477 | / |
| Bliy | 86 | 416 | / |
| Blyo | 86 | 272 | / |
| Bluy | 86 | 191 | / |
| Hbly | 86 | 19 | / |
| Blya | 86 | 16 | / |
| Blyh | 86 | 12 | / |
| Blyß | 86 | 10 | / |
| Blyy | 86 | 4 | / |
| Blly | 86 | 3 | / |
| Blyi | 86 | 2 | / |
| Blhy | 86 | 1 | / |
| Billy | 75 | 37,276 | / |
| Blyth | 75 | 14,555 | / |
| Belly | 75 | 5,836 | / |
| Blaya | 75 | 4,057 | / |
| Bloyd | 75 | 1,260 | / |
| Bleys | 75 | 940 | / |
| Bloys | 75 | 345 | / |
| Bleyz | 75 | 161 | / |
| Blytt | 75 | 124 | / |
| Blyui | 75 | 81 | / |
| Blahy | 75 | 70 | / |
| Bluys | 75 | 66 | / |
| Blays | 75 | 34 | / |
| Bleyh | 75 | 23 | / |
| Blehy | 75 | 21 | / |
| Bliey | 75 | 15 | / |
| Blysz | 75 | 10 | / |
| Blayd | 75 | 9 | / |
| Blayz | 75 | 8 | / |
| Blaay | 75 | 8 | / |
| Bllya | 75 | 8 | / |
| Blyts | 75 | 8 | / |
| Bleyt | 75 | 7 | / |
| Blayt | 75 | 6 | / |
| Blydt | 75 | 5 | / |
| Bliay | 75 | 5 | / |
| Bylly | 75 | 5 | / |
| Blyuy | 75 | 3 | / |
| Bloey | 75 | 3 | / |
| Blouy | 75 | 3 | / |
| Bloyt | 75 | 2 | / |
| Bhley | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bhliy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Blioy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bluyh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Blyht | 75 | 1 | / |
| Blyph | 75 | 1 | / |
| Blley | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bliuy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Blych | 75 | 1 | / |
| Blyay | 75 | 1 | / |
| Blayh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Blyoh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bleey | 75 | 1 | / |
| Blloy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hblhy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ble | 67 | 37,354 | / |
| Bla | 67 | 11,208 | / |
| Belley | 67 | 4,715 | / |
| Bli | 67 | 3,713 | / |
| Billey | 67 | 2,145 | / |
| Bellay | 67 | 1,611 | / |
| Belloy | 67 | 925 | / |
| Blahyi | 67 | 837 | / |
| Billay | 67 | 473 | / |
| Blahey | 67 | 170 | / |
| Blé | 67 | 44 | / |
| Blahay | 67 | 42 | / |
| Bélley | 67 | 30 | / |
| Bellya | 67 | 24 | / |
| Blè | 67 | 24 | / |
| Billoy | 67 | 22 | / |
| Billya | 67 | 21 | / |
| Bielly | 67 | 18 | / |
| Billiy | 67 | 17 | / |
| Blayds | 67 | 16 | / |
| Bliaya | 67 | 14 | / |
| Bellhy | 67 | 11 | / |
| Billyo | 67 | 7 | / |
| Bellyy | 67 | 6 | / |
| Billly | 67 | 6 | / |
| Blj | 67 | 5 | / |
| Beelly | 67 | 4 | / |
| Blytch | 67 | 4 | / |
| Blá | 67 | 4 | / |
| Blytsø | 67 | 3 | / |
| Blyscz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Blahiy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Behlly | 67 | 1 | / |
| Belliy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Belhly | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhelly | 67 | 1 | / |
| Blayzz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Blytht | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bellyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bellyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Belléy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Blysch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Blä | 67 | 1 | / |
| Blê | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhlaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Blyojh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Blytts | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bleyth | 67 | 0 | / |
| Bllyth | 67 | 0 | / |
| Blyths | 67 | 0 | / |
| Blloyd | 67 | 0 | / |
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