Bla Surname

46,258th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,208 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Bla Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bla Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast8,8731:2,600259
Burkina Faso3511:52,2852,283
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
Egypt2141:429,60625,756
Netherlands1681:100,51916,312
Philippines1611:628,80966,982
United States1561:2,323,455144,218
Vietnam1371:676,2491,632
Taiwan1081:217,0811,847
Germany891:904,55664,175
France771:862,633101,453
Cameroon501:415,38135,427
Nigeria451:3,936,506111,794
Niger401:479,80012,724
Portugal381:274,16410,086
England251:2,228,72284,230
Brazil241:8,919,764194,226
India231:33,350,669396,143
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
Argentina171:2,514,318114,515
Belgium171:676,27358,718
Papua New Guinea171:479,63060,627
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Spain171:2,750,12061,567
Indonesia141:9,446,371356,066
Israel141:611,26042,949
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Italy121:5,096,391108,968
Liberia121:367,37819,503
Mexico91:13,791,80145,470
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Mauritania81:511,85818,608
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
Peru61:5,297,35436,458
Serbia61:1,190,82529,487
Algeria51:7,726,31057,379
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Romania31:6,692,62378,504
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
China21:683,660,78330,601
Cuba21:5,761,35813,825
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Tonga11:107,313791
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales21:784,20816,349

The alternate forms: Blá (4), Blà (1) & Blä (1) are calculated separately.

Bla (10,689) may also be a first name.

Bla Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bla (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺑﻼ, Hindi: बाला) is found most frequently in The Ivory Coast. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Blá, Blà or Blä. For other potential spellings of Bla click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bla? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bla is the 46,258th most frequent last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 650,209 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Bla reside; 73 percent reside in West Africa and 58 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 58,603rd most frequent forename worldwide It is held by 10,689 people.

The surname Bla is most prevalent in The Ivory Coast, where it is carried by 8,873 people, or 1 in 2,600. In The Ivory Coast Bla is most frequent in: Montagnes District, where 24 percent are found, Bas-Sassandra District, where 16 percent are found and Abidjan Autonomous District, where 15 percent are found. Without taking into account The Ivory Coast this surname occurs in 107 countries. It is also found in Burkina Faso, where 3 percent are found and Ghana, where 2 percent are found.

Bla Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Orthodox (44%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Bla surname are 25.96% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 72.73% registered with the political party.

The amount Bla earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 19.67% more than the national average, earning $51,636 USD per year and in Canada they earn 33.77% less than the national average, earning $32,905 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Blá894/
Blà891/
Blä891/
Blas8673,359/
Blay8631,205/
Blau8611,216/
Blaj867,708/
Blah866,988/
Blaz862,539/
Blad862,431/
Blea862,201/
Blat861,811/
Blai861,307/
Bloa86418/
Blia86213/
Blaa86103/
Bhla8623/
Blla8621/
Blya8616/
Blaš863/
Blaň861/
Blaş861/
Blaź861/
Blúa861/
B'La861/
Blap861/
Blha861/
Bella7575,825/
Billa7555,391/
Blais7536,963/
Blaha7517,268/
Blatt7510,313/
Blass755,805/
Blaya754,057/
Blaas752,850/
Blach752,519/
Blash752,300/
Bláha752,026/
Bladt751,662/
Blaut751,654/
Bladh751,437/
Blaai751,267/
Blaja75657/
Bleha75624/
Blaud75609/
Bleah75480/
Bleas75417/
Blaus75339/
Bylla75334/
Bllah75186/
Blias75166/
Blyau75155/
Blaić75140/
Blats75114/
Bliah75103/
Blapp7595/
Åblad7589/
Blaia7582/
Blahy7570/
Blaat7565/
Blaid7555/
Blazs7550/
Bladd7545/
Bølla7544/
Blays7534/
Blaad7533/
Blajs7527/
Blaih7525/
Blaiz7523/
Blauß7521/
Bhlla7516/
Blhaj7513/
Blait7510/
Bhlai7510/
Bllai7510/
Blayd759/
Blayz758/
Blahá758/
Blahý758/
Blaay758/
Bliaa758/
Bllya758/
Blayt756/
Blahd756/
Blead756/
Bllha756/
Blaah755/
Bliay755/
Bllau755/
Bölla755/
Bhlia754/
Blaux754/
Blaaß754/
Blauh753/
Bllas753/
Bliat753/
Bliai753/
Blads753/
Blyas752/
Bleea752/
Blazz752/
Blajh752/
Blaht752/
Blast751/
Bllad751/
Blahh751/
Blyay751/
Bliad751/
Bliau751/
Blayh751/
Blaßs751/
Bélla751/
Bílla751/
Blacz751/
Blaij751/
Blajć751/
B'Lah751/
Blasd751/
Bllaz751/
Blhai751/
Hblas751/
Blauz750/
Bleat750/
Bleaz750/
Blatd750/
Billah67267,212/
Ble6737,354/
Bellah6711,748/
Bly6710,026/
Bellia675,560/
Bellas674,602/
Bellad673,944/
Bli673,713/
Biella673,125/
Buella672,760/
Blo672,317/
Wla672,170/
Blaich672,044/
Bellai671,999/
Bellay671,611/
Bleach671,596/
Blatch671,346/
Bellaj671,226/
Billha671,084/
Bellat671,055/
Bellaa671,034/
Billat671,002/
Blahyi67837/
Billia67766/
Billau67655/
Billai67579/
Baella67576/
Blauch67552/
Billas67518/
Billay67473/
Bhilla67393/
Bhella67361/
Boella67347/
Blaudt67263/
Bellau67221/
Vla67180/
Blahey67170/
Bliaux67164/
Billaa67150/
Billad67123/
Bellaz67105/
Blaush6770/
Blauss6769/
Blaiss6763/
Beella6759/
Biolla6752/
Blaitt6744/
Blé6744/
Blahay6742/
Belloa6742/
Billaz6741/
Bellea6739/
Builla6734/
Bliaut6733/
Bellya6724/
Blè6724/
Blautt6723/
Billya6721/
Bellap6718/
Bellla6718/
Blahai6718/
Blaash6718/
Beulla6717/
Blayds6716/
Bliach6714/
Bliaya6714/
Büllau6714/
Blahat6713/
Blausz6713/
Blaahs6712/
Billaj6712/
Blô679/
Bleads677/
Blaháč677/
Billoa675/
Blj675/
Blatts674/
Billea674/
Blajsz674/
Bllash674/
Buulla673/
Blaust673/
Blahas673/
Bellha673/
Bló673/
Bleass673/
Bleaut673/
Bladås673/
Blaach672/
Blautz672/
Blaggi672/
Bliaud672/
Blyash672/
Billla671/
Blahiy671/
Hblatt671/
Bhylla671/
Bhlgah671/
Bhllah671/
Blayzz671/
Bliass671/
Bliatt671/
Bliatz671/
Blaaid671/
Blahaj671/
Blaist671/
Blacht671/
Blllah671/
Blaïch671/
Blauph671/
Byllau671/
Blauht671/
Blaatz671/
Blaish671/
Åbladh671/
Blashh671/
Blouha671/
Blaëss671/
Bleast671/
Bleeha671/
Bllaut671/
Blliau671/
Bloaja671/
Blê671/
Bhlach671/
Bhlaya671/
Bladsz671/
Bladth671/
Bladts671/
Blaowa671/
Blaaij671/
Blaath671/
Blahad671/
Bislla671/
Blautd671/
Blahah670/
Blahaa670/
Bladch670/
Blaids670/

Bla Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bla in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﺑﻼabla-
Bla in the Hindi language
बालाbala25
बलाbala25
ब्लाbla25
ब्लbla25

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