Balazs Surname

42,327th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,317 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Balazs Surname User-submission:

The name "Balazs" may originate from the latin "Blasio" family name used by the Roman Cornelia gens. Balazs correspondes to the English "Blaise" or "Blasius" in the German, Blažej in Czech. However, the origin of the word "Balazs" is far from being entirely clear.

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Balazs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania8,3171:2,414326
United States1,5021:241,31823,050
Canada4141:88,9999,813
Hungary4011:24,4792,728
Germany2871:280,50729,430
Australia2161:124,98013,694
England1821:306,14323,159
France1701:390,72257,689
Spain951:492,12724,892
Austria941:90,59013,329
Brazil881:2,432,66374,473
Sweden771:127,8809,055
Switzerland551:149,32614,246
Belgium471:244,60930,321
Chile431:409,68511,039
Netherlands391:433,00544,158
Slovakia391:136,83224,940
Luxembourg331:17,5923,875
Poland301:1,266,95880,461
Thailand291:2,435,805267,220
Argentina281:1,526,55084,030
Norway211:244,87126,357
Greece191:583,14770,237
Denmark131:434,20928,556
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Serbia91:793,88326,061
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
China21:683,660,78330,601
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

The alternate forms: Balázs (25,454), Balazš (1) & Balázš (1) are calculated separately.

Balazs (6,748) may also be a first name.

Balazs Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The name "Balazs" may originate from the latin "Blasio" family name used by the Roman Cornelia gens. Balazs correspondes to the English "Blaise" or "Blasius" in the German, Blažej in Czech. However, the origin of the word "Balazs" is far from being entirely clear. There are sources, which suggest that it has a Greek origin: "Bazileos" (royal).

Today, Balazs (Balázs) is a common first name in Hungary.

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Balazs Last Name Facts

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

Balazs is carried by more people in Romania than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as: Balázs, Balazš or Balázš. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Balazs? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 42,327th most prevalent family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 591,666 people. Balazs occurs predominantly in Europe, where 81 percent of Balazs are found; 71 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 68 percent are found in Romanian Europe. Balazs is also the 79,468th most frequently used first name at a global level It is held by 6,748 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Romania, where it is carried by 8,317 people, or 1 in 2,414. In Romania Balazs is most numerous in: Harghita County, where 27 percent are found, Cluj County, where 14 percent are found and Mureș County, where 14 percent are found. Without taking into account Romania this surname is found in 52 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 12 percent are found and Canada, where 3 percent are found.

Balazs Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Balazs last name are 1.7% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 51.53% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Balazs earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 60.52% less than the national average, earning €11,855 per year; in Norway they earn 24.56% less than the national average, earning 261,099 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 2.98% less than the national average, earning R 230,568 per year; in United States they earn 3.09% more than the national average, earning $44,481 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.91% less than the national average, earning $49,231 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Balázs9425,454/
Balazš941/
Balas9121,925/
Balaz912,161/
Balázš891/
Balais837,131/
Ballas835,139/
Balash834,048/
Baylas831,227/
Balazh831,008/
Balias83827/
Balasz83427/
Ballaz83371/
Bailas83226/
Baylaz83161/
Balhas83155/
Balaus83131/
Bhalas83125/
Balaas8380/
Balaiz8327/
Balğaz8320/
Balauz8316/
Baulaz8314/
Balasc8311/
Bajlas8311/
Balacz8310/
Baulas839/
Bailaz839/
Balays837/
Balarz833/
Bealas833/
Baliaz833/
Balhaz832/
Bala'z831/
Balazc831/
Balašs831/
Baalas831/
Balaaz831/
Baalaz831/
Baleas830/
Ballais771,342/
Balasch77930/
Ballash77343/
Ballias7760/
Balaicz7739/
Balaish7719/
Baylash7716/
Ballaus7716/
Batlash7715/
Balaush7715/
Beallas7714/
Ballauz7714/
Balhash7713/
Baillas776/
Baalash775/
Bailash773/
Bhalash772/
Balleas772/
Balhaus772/
Ballasz772/
Baliais772/
Balahaz772/
Bhallas771/
Bhallaz771/
Bhalyas771/
Baulias771/
Baylais770/
Bayleas770/
Bealias770/
Balaj739,016/
Bolas736,155/
Balos733,249/
Balaž732,280/
Balac73802/
Balaš73621/
Balás73410/
Balaş73370/
Bolaz7360/
Balax7329/
Baloz7315/
Baláz738/
Balaś734/
Balaź732/
Bãlas731/
Balaż731/
Balàs731/
Balazova71492/
Ballhaus71378/
Ballasch71192/
Baillais71169/
Balazová7135/
Balatsch7116/
Beallias714/
Balliais711/
Bahalarz711/
Balous673,121/
Ballos672,576/
Balios672,398/
Balois671,734/
Bollas671,340/
Balach671,203/
Baylac671,202/
Boulas671,060/
Ballaj67553/
Baulos67514/
Balhaj67452/
Bolash67324/
Valash67186/
Balouz67146/
Baliaj67134/
Boylas67109/
Bolazh6799/
Bailos6797/
Baleis6787/
Boulaz6780/
Boylaz6779/
Balosh6775/
Bayloz6774/
Bhalaj6771/
Balahj6749/
Bolais6747/
Balajc6746/
Bollaz6741/
Bahlaj6739/
Balioz6737/
Balões6725/
Bajlos6724/
Baylos6723/
Balhos6718/
Bauloz6714/
Batlaj6714/
Bholas6713/
Bağlaş6713/
Baloiz6711/
Baloos6711/
Bolaas6711/
Bolarz6710/
Bolaus678/
Balaszová676/
Baleys675/
Bolacz675/
Bhalac674/
Balhac674/
Balazzová674/
Beilas674/
Balaij674/
Ballac674/
Baladj673/
Balooz672/
Baloys672/
Baalaj672/
Balyaş672/
Balaaj672/
Bajloz672/
Boolas671/
Balauj671/
Beilaz671/
Bolasz671/
Beylas671/
Baladc671/
Bajlaj671/
Ballax671/
Ballaś671/
Baloyz671/
Balozh671/
Balaszova671/
Bailliais671/
Baalos671/
Bahlos671/
Bohlas670/

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