Blatt Surname
Approximately 10,313 people bear this surname
Blatt Surname Definition:
“Leaf” in German. Jewish pun on “Taube” which means both “Deaf” and “Dove” in German. (Noah’s dove carried a leaf in its beak.) “Dove” is also Jonah in Hebrew.
Blatt Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5,442 | 1:66,604 | 7,769 |
| Germany | 2,796 | 1:28,793 | 3,788 |
| Brazil | 715 | 1:299,405 | 11,533 |
| France | 290 | 1:229,044 | 35,526 |
| Canada | 202 | 1:182,404 | 18,127 |
| South Africa | 146 | 1:371,080 | 33,514 |
| Argentina | 116 | 1:368,478 | 28,618 |
| England | 96 | 1:580,396 | 35,131 |
| Cuba | 82 | 1:140,521 | 3,545 |
| Switzerland | 68 | 1:120,778 | 12,249 |
| Hungary | 54 | 1:181,783 | 15,754 |
| Austria | 51 | 1:166,969 | 21,809 |
| Israel | 49 | 1:174,646 | 17,612 |
| Luxembourg | 38 | 1:15,277 | 3,461 |
| Australia | 32 | 1:843,616 | 52,533 |
| Russia | 23 | 1:6,266,220 | 254,708 |
| Netherlands | 16 | 1:1,055,448 | 66,951 |
| Thailand | 13 | 1:5,433,719 | 375,884 |
| Norway | 10 | 1:514,229 | 41,629 |
| Venezuela | 9 | 1:3,356,009 | 33,931 |
| Uruguay | 6 | 1:571,960 | 26,877 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Paraguay | 4 | 1:1,809,186 | 12,346 |
| Namibia | 4 | 1:602,350 | 12,421 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 19 | 1:1,282,914 | 46,315 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 480 | 1:104,622 | 10,531 |
Blatt (12) may also be a first name.
Blatt Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
“Leaf” in German. Jewish pun on “Taube” which means both “Deaf” and “Dove” in German. (Noah’s dove carried a leaf in its beak.) “Dove” is also Jonah in Hebrew.
(German) Leaf.
Blatt Demographics
Average Male Blatt Height
176.13 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Blatt Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Blatt Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Blatt (Russian: Блатт) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Blatt? popularity and diffusion
Blatt is the 49,822nd most common surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 706,637 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 53 percent of Blatt reside; 44 percent reside in North America and 43 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Blatt is also the 3,306,491st most frequently used first name globally, borne by 12 people.
It is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 5,442 people, or 1 in 66,604. In The United States it is most frequent in: Pennsylvania, where 14 percent live, Florida, where 6 percent live and Ohio, where 6 percent live. Not including The United States Blatt exists in 49 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 27 percent live and Brazil, where 7 percent live.
Blatt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Blatt has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Blatt last name expanded 1,134 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 505 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Blatt Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Blatt last name are 41.51% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 94.74% being registered with the political party.
The amount Blatt earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 42.67% less than the national average, earning 198,398 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 51.88% more than the national average, earning R 360,924 per year; in United States they earn 15.13% more than the national average, earning $49,679 USD per year and in Canada they earn 45.37% more than the national average, earning $72,222 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Blatt Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Blatt in the Russian language | ||
| Блатт | blatt | - |
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