Baláz Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Iceland

Baláz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Baláz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

The alternate forms: Baláž (7,114), Balaz (2,161), Baláź (1), Balaž (2,280), Balaź (2) & Balaż (1) are calculated separately.

Baláz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Baláz occurs more in Slovakia more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Baláž, Balaz, Baláź, Balaž, Balaź or Balaż. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Baláz? popularity and diffusion

Baláz is the 6,723,624th most numerous last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 88 percent of Baláz are found; 38 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 38 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

This surname is most widespread in Slovakia, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 1,778,817. In Slovakia Baláz is most frequent in: Banská Bystrica Region, where 33 percent are found, Nitra Region, where 33 percent are found and Prešov Region, where 33 percent are found. Outside of Slovakia it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Iceland, where 25 percent are found and Brazil, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Baláž937,114/
Balaz932,161/
Baláź931/
Balázs9125,454/
Balász9111/
Balázš911/
Balá8963/
Balaž872,280/
Balaź872/
Balaż871/
Ballázs834/
Balás80410/
Baláš80305/
Beláz8079/
Baláč8029/
Baloz8015/
Ballá804/
Boláz803/
Balaá801/
Balázová773/
Balazs7312,317/
Balazh731,008/
Balasz73427/
Ballaz73371/
Balyoz73249/
Baylaz73161/
Balouz73146/
Bahlaz73129/
Bayloz7374/
Balioz7337/
Balaiz7327/
Balyaz7326/
Balğaz7320/
Balauz7316/
Bauloz7314/
Baulaz7314/
Baloiz7311/
Balgaz7310/
Balgoz7310/
Balacz7310/
Balatz7310/
Bailaz739/
Baladz733/
Balarz733/
Baliaz733/
Ballaá732/
Balhaz732/
Balooz732/
Bajloz732/
Balazc731/
Bala'z731/
Baloyz731/
Balozh731/
Balazš731/
Balács731/
Baláss731/
Baláyť731/
Balãzs731/
Balózs731/
Balaaz731/
Baalaz731/
Balázsová71612/
Bala671,179,383/
Balo6728,390/
Ballouz67361/
Baló67270/
Balaicz6739/
Balò6726/
Bahlouz6722/
Ballatz6719/
Balarzs6716/
Ballauz6714/
Ballács679/
Ballazs679/
Baladız676/
Balgaiz676/
Balazse675/
Bailouz674/
Balô673/
Ballázsová673/
Balahaz672/
Ballasz672/
Bhallaz671/
Batleiz671/
Balouzh671/
Ballosz671/
Balhouz671/
Balã671/
Balaizs671/
Baalouz671/
Baláová671/
Baylouz671/
Baylioz671/
Balaz's671/
Balochz671/

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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
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  • 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 Baláz
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