Baláš Surname

883,255th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 305 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Baláš Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Baláš Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia2881:36,9226,066
Slovakia171:313,90944,635

The alternate forms: Balaš (621), Balás (410), Balas (21,925), Balaş (370), Balaś (4), Balàs (1), Bălaş (238) & Bãlas (1) are calculated separately.

Baláš Last Name Facts

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

The surname Baláš is found in Czechia more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Balaš, Balás, Balas, Balaş, Balaś, Balàs, Bălaş or Bãlas. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Baláš? popularity and diffusion

Baláš is the 883,255th most frequently used last name globally, borne by around 1 in 23,893,593 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Baláš live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 100 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

The last name is most widely held in Czechia, where it is held by 288 people, or 1 in 36,922. In Czechia Baláš is mostly found in: South Moravian Region, where 44 percent reside, Moravian-Silesian Region, where 10 percent reside and Pardubice Region, where 7 percent reside. Outside of Czechia it is found in one country. It is also found in Slovakia, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Balaš93621/
Balás93410/
Balázš911/
Balas8721,925/
Balaş87370/
Balaś874/
Balàs871/
Baláž807,114/
Bălaş80238/
Baloš80164/
Baláč8029/
Baláz808/
Bãlas801/
Baláź801/
Balášová77299/
Balázs7325,454/
Balouš7325/
Balász7311/
Balloš738/
Valláš737/
Baláss731/
Balazš731/
Balašs731/
Ballázs674/
Balaišė671/

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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 Baláš
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