Blaha Surname
Approximately 17,268 people bear this surname
Blaha Surname Definition:
(Czech-Slovakian) The blithesome or happy person.
Read More About This SurnameBlaha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Czechia | 5,665 | 1:1,877 | 105 |
| United States | 4,537 | 1:79,890 | 9,101 |
| Algeria | 1,750 | 1:22,075 | 4,032 |
| Austria | 1,567 | 1:5,434 | 628 |
| Ukraine | 1,191 | 1:38,222 | 5,519 |
| Germany | 876 | 1:91,901 | 11,527 |
| Ivory Coast | 508 | 1:45,416 | 2,874 |
| Slovakia | 184 | 1:29,002 | 5,020 |
| Egypt | 183 | 1:502,381 | 28,715 |
| France | 156 | 1:425,787 | 61,887 |
| Hungary | 135 | 1:72,713 | 7,407 |
| Croatia | 81 | 1:52,205 | 9,959 |
| Canada | 75 | 1:491,275 | 42,011 |
| Argentina | 74 | 1:577,614 | 41,358 |
| Switzerland | 57 | 1:144,086 | 13,875 |
| Australia | 37 | 1:729,614 | 48,196 |
| South Africa | 20 | 1:2,708,885 | 106,094 |
| England | 18 | 1:3,095,448 | 105,421 |
| Brazil | 16 | 1:13,379,646 | 256,605 |
| Poland | 14 | 1:2,714,911 | 112,031 |
| Norway | 14 | 1:367,306 | 34,015 |
| Slovenia | 12 | 1:207,306 | 15,422 |
| Netherlands | 10 | 1:1,688,718 | 81,846 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| Chile | 8 | 1:2,202,059 | 30,910 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Venezuela | 7 | 1:4,314,868 | 39,591 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Niger | 6 | 1:3,198,670 | 54,540 |
| Belgium | 6 | 1:1,916,107 | 103,447 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| Northern Ireland | 4 | 1:461,259 | 16,615 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4 | 1:884,100 | 15,259 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Romania | 3 | 1:6,692,623 | 78,504 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 217 | 1:231,423 | 19,482 |
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.
User-submitted Reference
Various sources cite Blaha to mean 'good', 'blissful' or 'carefree'.
- jblahaBlaha Demographics
Average Blaha Salary in
United States
$45,894 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
Blaha Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Blaha in the Arabic language | ||
| بليحه | blyhh | - |
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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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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - 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 Blaha
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