Blaha Surname

30,926th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,268 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Blaha Surname Definition:

(Czech-Slovakian) The blithesome or happy person.

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Blaha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia5,6651:1,877105
United States4,5371:79,8909,101
Algeria1,7501:22,0754,032
Austria1,5671:5,434628
Ukraine1,1911:38,2225,519
Germany8761:91,90111,527
Ivory Coast5081:45,4162,874
Slovakia1841:29,0025,020
Egypt1831:502,38128,715
France1561:425,78761,887
Hungary1351:72,7137,407
Croatia811:52,2059,959
Canada751:491,27542,011
Argentina741:577,61441,358
Switzerland571:144,08613,875
Australia371:729,61448,196
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
England181:3,095,448105,421
Brazil161:13,379,646256,605
Poland141:2,714,911112,031
Norway141:367,30634,015
Slovenia121:207,30615,422
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Chile81:2,202,05930,910
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Niger61:3,198,67054,540
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Bosnia and Herzegovina41:884,10015,259
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Romania31:6,692,62378,504
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2171:231,42319,482

The alternate forms: Bláha (2,026) & Blahá (8) are calculated separately.

Blaha (729) may also be a first name.

Blaha Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Czech-Slovakian) The blithesome or happy person.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

Various sources cite Blaha to mean 'good', 'blissful' or 'carefree'.

- jblaha

Blaha Last Name Facts

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

The surname Blaha (Arabic: بليحه) is carried by more people in Czechia than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant: Bláha or Blahá. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Blaha? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 30,926th most widespread last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 422,026 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 58 percent of Blaha live; 42 percent live in Eastern Europe and 34 percent live in West Slavic Europe. Blaha is also the 305,398th most frequent given name in the world, held by 729 people.

This surname is most frequent in Czechia, where it is borne by 5,665 people, or 1 in 1,877. In Czechia it is most common in: South Moravian Region, where 15 percent reside, Prague, where 14 percent reside and Central Bohemian Region, where 12 percent reside. Other than Czechia Blaha is found in 46 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 26 percent reside and Algeria, where 10 percent reside.

Blaha Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Blaha has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Blaha surname increased 2,091 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Blaha Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Blaha are 17.69% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.46% registered with the party.

The amount Blaha earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 7.08% less than the national average, earning 321,575 kr per year; in Peru they earn 74.71% less than the national average, earning S/. 4,903 per year; in South Africa they earn 17.07% more than the national average, earning R 278,196 per year; in United States they earn 6.36% more than the national average, earning $45,894 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.54% more than the national average, earning $53,928 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bláha932,026/
Blahá938/
Blahay9142/
Blahai9118/
Blahat9113/
Blahas913/
Blahaj911/
Blahad911/
Blahah910/
Blahaa910/
Blah896,988/
Blaa89103/
Blha891/
Billaha831,125/
Blahova83534/
Bellaha83375/
Blaas802,850/
Blach802,519/
Blash802,300/
Bladh801,437/
Blaai801,267/
Bleha80624/
Bleah80480/
Bllah80186/
Bliah80103/
Vlaha8098/
Blahy8070/
Blaat8065/
Blaad8033/
Blaih8025/
Blhaj8013/
Blahý808/
Blaay808/
Bliaa808/
Blahd806/
Bllha806/
Blaah805/
Blaaß804/
Blauh803/
Blajh802/
Blaht802/
Blahh801/
Blayh801/
B'Lah801/
Blhai801/
Blyahova776/
Bllahova776/
Bellaaha771/
Bla7511,208/
Billah73267,212/
Bellah7311,748/
Blaich732,044/
Bleach731,596/
Blatch731,346/
Billha731,084/
Bellaa731,034/
Blahyi73837/
Blauch73552/
Blahey73170/
Billaa73150/
Blaush7370/
Blaash7318/
Bliach7314/
Blaahs7312/
Blaháč737/
Bllash734/
Bellha733/
Blaach732/
Blyash732/
Vllaha732/
Blahiy731/
Bhlgah731/
Bhllah731/
Blaaid731/
Blacht731/
Blllah731/
Blaïch731/
Blauph731/
Blauht731/
Blaatz731/
Blaish731/
Åbladh731/
Blashh731/
Bleeha731/
Bloaja731/
Bhlach731/
Bladth731/
Blaowa731/
Blaaij731/
Blaath731/
Bladch730/
Bellahach711/
Blas6773,359/
Blay6731,205/
Blau6711,216/
Blahová678,213/
Blaj677,708/
Blaz672,539/
Blad672,431/
Blea672,201/
Blat671,811/
Bloh671,696/
Blai671,307/
Vlah671,058/
Bellach67588/
Bloa67418/
Blia67213/
Bellaaj6773/
Bhla6723/
Blaisch6723/
Bellash6721/
Blla6721/
Geeblah6719/
Blya6716/
Bellahy6713/
Billeah6711/
Bellhaj6711/
Billahu6710/
Böllath678/
Blaashh678/
Blahyst676/
Blatsch675/
Blho675/
Belloha674/
Bellahu674/
Blaš673/
Blausch672/
Billash671/
Buullah671/
Bellaih671/
Blaaich671/
Boellah671/
Bellahs671/
Blashch671/
Blatssh671/
Blaucht671/
Blauova671/
Blaň671/
Blaş671/
Blaź671/
Blôh671/
Blajova671/
B'La671/
Billahh671/
Biellah671/
Blaaaaa671/
Blashth671/
Blap671/
Bellaah670/

Blaha Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Blaha in the Arabic language
بليحهblyhh-

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Blaha Reference & Research

Blahut, Blahant, etc DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Blahut, Blahant, etc FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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