Balaž Surname
Approximately 2,280 people bear this surname
Balaž Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serbia | 1,163 | 1:6,144 | 740 |
| Czechia | 837 | 1:12,704 | 1,791 |
| Croatia | 205 | 1:20,627 | 4,262 |
| Slovakia | 67 | 1:79,649 | 15,428 |
| North Macedonia | 3 | 1:700,491 | 23,754 |
| Slovenia | 3 | 1:829,225 | 25,091 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
The alternate forms: Baláž (7,114), Balaz (2,161), Balaź (2), Balaż (1), Baláz (8) & Baláź (1) are calculated separately.
Balaž (146) may also be a first name.
Balaž Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Balaž Come From? nationality or country of origin
Balaž is carried by more people in Serbia than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as: Baláž, Balaz, Balaź, Balaż, Baláz or Baláź. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Balaž? popularity and diffusion
The last name Balaž is the 185,837th most common family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 3,196,292 people. Balaž occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Balaž are found; 60 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 60 percent are found in South Slavic Europe. It is also the 763,528th most numerous first name in the world, borne by 146 people.
The surname Balaž is most common in Serbia, where it is carried by 1,163 people, or 1 in 6,144. In Serbia it is most prevalent in: South Bačka District, where 30 percent are found, North Bačka District, where 20 percent are found and North Banat District, where 16 percent are found. Barring Serbia this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Czechia, where 37 percent are found and Croatia, where 9 percent are found.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Balaž
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