Baz Surname

3,684th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 152,437 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Baz Surname User-submission:

In the Middle-East, this surname means 'falcon' or 'hawk'.

In the Pyrenees it is usually worn by Bearnese people, coming from the village of Bazet.

Baz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan77,7181:41449
Pakistan36,2181:4,932480
Turkey7,7941:9,9851,320
Egypt7,4741:12,3011,465
Iran3,2941:23,3102,942
Spain3,0311:15,4251,750
Morocco2,2831:15,1012,246
Saudi Arabia2,2261:13,8621,957
Algeria1,7231:22,4214,089
Lebanon1,6831:3,349632
Mexico1,4551:85,3103,478
India9891:775,59735,075
United States6721:539,37344,730
Argentina5311:80,4966,808
United Arab Emirates5001:18,3252,169
Ukraine4871:93,47613,417
Uruguay4731:7,255803
Australia4571:59,0727,169
Kuwait4241:8,9641,244
Brazil3271:654,66224,187
England3101:179,73616,229
Palestine2781:16,3632,819
Philippines2171:466,53656,377
France2151:308,94347,111
Israel1881:45,5196,107
Russia1821:791,88565,188
Qatar1721:13,7091,501
Jordan1371:64,5435,726
Bahrain1181:11,4292,102
Romania991:202,80720,158
Canada901:409,39536,056
Germany831:969,94567,438
Iraq631:555,8998,855
Dominican Republic541:193,2027,170
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Kazakhstan251:707,30046,975
Netherlands231:734,22557,169
Taiwan221:1,065,6707,365
Thailand221:3,210,834301,565
Moldova191:187,44018,150
Sweden181:547,04239,827
Indonesia171:7,779,364314,803
Syria171:1,135,3547,033
Belgium141:821,18966,436
Chile141:1,258,32022,898
Venezuela141:2,157,43425,468
Mauritania131:314,98913,616
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Northern Cyprus121:26,5845,945
Scotland121:446,15118,166
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Belarus61:1,583,51089,472
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Paraguay61:1,206,12410,500
Liberia51:881,70733,815
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Oman51:737,5946,889
Peru51:6,356,82538,776
Tunisia51:122,12516,050
Yemen51:5,285,05921,214
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
China31:455,773,85521,925
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Cuba21:5,761,35813,825
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

The alternate forms: Báz (1), Bâz (1) & Báž (2) are calculated separately.

Baz (47,350) may also be a first name.

Baz Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

In the Middle-East, this surname means 'falcon' or 'hawk'.

In the Pyrenees it is usually worn by Bearnese people, coming from the village of Bazet.

- selrahc

Baz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Baz (Arabic: بز, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺎﺯ, Hindi: बज़, Russian: Базь) is carried by more people in Afghanistan than any other country/territory. It can also appear as: Báz, Bâz or Báž. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Baz? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,684th most prevalent last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 47,807 people. The last name Baz is mostly found in Asia, where 86 percent of Baz live; 78 percent live in South Asia and 77 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Baz is also the 19,349th most common given name throughout the world, held by 47,350 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Afghanistan, where it is carried by 77,718 people, or 1 in 414. In Afghanistan Baz is most common in: Kabul, where 12 percent are found, Kandahar, where 11 percent are found and Balkh, where 5 percent are found. Outside of Afghanistan Baz occurs in 107 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 24 percent are found and Turkey, where 5 percent are found.

Baz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Baz has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Baz surname rose 4,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Baz Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Baz surname is chiefly Orthodox (71%) in Russia, Maronite (42%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (85%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Baz last name are 37.15% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 90.38% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Baz earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 97.65% more than the national average, earning R 469,680 per year; in United States they earn 4.23% more than the national average, earning $44,976 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.5% more than the national average, earning $56,392 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Báz891/
Bâz891/
Batz8620,671/
Baaz8615,295/
Barz868,627/
Baiz865,465/
Bazz86854/
Beaz86817/
Bazh86478/
Bauz86379/
Bahz86301/
Bacz86184/
Badz86166/
Bayz86106/
Basz8667/
Bajz8643/
Baïz8611/
Bhaz868/
Hbaz868/
Bazt864/
Baíz863/
Bazs861/
Bazï861/
Bgaz861/
Bazp861/
Ba801,320,521/
Báž782/
Bautz753,845/
Bahaz753,426/
Baatz752,617/
Beatz75812/
Baitz75742/
Hbaiz75375/
Baucz75172/
Batze75141/
Hbazh75122/
Bearz75107/
Bağız75103/
Bajsz7599/
Baarz7596/
Bausz7590/
Baicz7577/
Bajcz7556/
Beadz7513/
Battz7513/
Baytz7513/
Baãez7513/
Baaiz7512/
Baisz758/
Bayrz756/
Baszt753/
Bahtz753/
Baczs752/
Badzh752/
Baizz752/
Bachz752/
Bahsz752/
Baazc752/
Baztz751/
Baidz751/
Baizs751/
Bhatz751/
Basze751/
Bahuz751/
Bassz751/
Bastz751/
Baëtz751/
Baazh751/
Badtz751/
Bazsz751/
Batrz751/
Bagyz751/
Bascz751/
Bazzs750/
Baztt750/
Bai679,907,044/
Bah671,085,979/
Vaz67307,259/
Bha6797,330/
Baş6788,088/
Bay6772,985/
Boz6747,958/
Boa6744,552/
Bau6742,782/
Bas6734,453/
Bat6722,759/
Baa6720,345/
Bac6719,963/
Bea6714,743/
Baj6714,054/
Bax6711,744/
Bad6710,657/
Bağ6710,553/
Bap672,008/
Waz671,520/
Baç67899/
Bazova67562/
Baß67542/
Bağsız67516/
Hba67469/
Baï67430/
Baš67298/
Bautze67157/
Başsız67117/
Baszcz6777/
Beautz6768/
Baysız6768/
Bga6754/
Baî6752/
Bač6741/
Baydız6732/
Batsız6729/
Bóz6719/
Uaz6717/
Bôa6717/
Béa6715/
Bautsz6711/
Baś6710/
Baaszh676/
Bhattz674/
Baţ674/
Baitez673/
Baÿ673/
Bać673/
Baaitz672/
Baí671/
Ğba671/
Bïa671/
Bahazh671/
Bausze671/
Bazowa671/
Baà671/
Baû671/
Baș671/
Baț671/
Baahtz671/
Bahadz671/
Bahaiz671/

Baz Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Baz in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﺎﺯbaz-
Baz in the Hindi language
बज़baza51.61
बाज़baza32.26
बाज़baza16.13
Baz in the Russian language
Базьbaz-
Baz in the Arabic language
بزbz-
بظbz-
بازbaz-

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