Blatt Surname

49,822nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,313 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,4421:66,6047,769
Germany2,7961:28,7933,788
Brazil7151:299,40511,533
France2901:229,04435,526
Canada2021:182,40418,127
South Africa1461:371,08033,514
Argentina1161:368,47828,618
England961:580,39635,131
Cuba821:140,5213,545
Switzerland681:120,77812,249
Hungary541:181,78315,754
Austria511:166,96921,809
Israel491:174,64617,612
Luxembourg381:15,2773,461
Australia321:843,61652,533
Russia231:6,266,220254,708
Netherlands161:1,055,44866,951
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Norway101:514,22941,629
Venezuela91:3,356,00933,931
Uruguay61:571,96026,877
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Paraguay41:1,809,18612,346
Namibia41:602,35012,421
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:1,282,91446,315
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4801:104,62210,531

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.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(German) Leaf.

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

Blatt Last Name Facts

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

Blatt (Russian: Блатт) is found most in The United States. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Blatt? popularity and diffusion

The last name Blatt is the 49,822nd most commonly occurring family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 706,637 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 53 percent of Blatt reside; 44 percent reside in North America and 43 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,306,491st most commonly held first name throughout the world It is held by 12 people.

This last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 5,442 people, or 1 in 66,604. In The United States Blatt is most common in: Pennsylvania, where 14 percent live, Florida, where 6 percent live and Ohio, where 6 percent live. Outside of The United States this last name occurs in 49 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 27 percent live and Brazil, where 7 percent live.

Blatt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Blatt has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Blatt surname grew 1,134 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 505 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Blatt Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Blatt surname are 41.51% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 94.74% being registered to vote for 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Blatte9176/
Blaitt9144/
Blautt9123/
Blatts914/
Hblatt911/
Bliatt911/
Blat891,811/
Bellatt8343/
Billatt832/
Blaitte831/
Bladt801,662/
Blaut801,654/
Blott801,116/
Blate80264/
Blyat80208/
Blath80206/
Blats80114/
Blaat8065/
Blait8010/
Blayt806/
Bliat803/
Blaht802/
Blast801/
Blgat801/
Wlatt801/
Bleat800/
Blatd800/
Bellatte7713/
Billatte779/
Blattová774/
Hbellatt771/
Bla7511,208/
Blauth732,742/
Blahut731,492/
Blatch731,346/
Bellat731,055/
Billat731,002/
Blaudt73263/
Blotte7377/
Bliaut7333/
Blaute7322/
Blaite7318/
Blahat7313/
Blaith735/
Blayth734/
Blaust733/
Blaste733/
Bleaut733/
Blehat732/
Bhlgat732/
Blautz732/
Blhate731/
Bliatz731/
Blaist731/
Wlyatt731/
Vliatt731/
Blacht731/
Blauht731/
Blaatz731/
Blathe731/
Bleast731/
Bllaut731/
Bladth731/
Bladts731/
Blaath731/
Blautd731/
Blottz730/
Bloutt730/
Bleutt730/
Blas6773,359/
Blay6731,205/
Blot6716,871/
Blau6711,216/
Blaj677,708/
Blah676,988/
Billiat675,017/
Blaz672,539/
Blad672,431/
Blea672,201/
Blai671,307/
Billaut671,235/
Bellott67498/
Willatt67443/
Bloa67418/
Blatova67213/
Blia67213/
Bellate67196/
Billate67194/
Blaa67103/
Bliault6795/
Blatová6787/
Billast6755/
Bhla6723/
Blla6721/
Byllott6717/
Blya6716/
Vellatt6710/
Wlat6710/
Billott678/
Bleateh678/
Böllath678/
Belliat677/
Blahyst676/
Blayteh675/
Blatsch675/
Blaythe674/
Blliott673/
Blaš673/
Villatt672/
Bellyat672/
Bellaut672/
Vlat672/
Hbellat671/
Bleault671/
Bleitte671/
Bellait671/
Blatssh671/
Blaucht671/
Blaň671/
Blaş671/
Blaź671/
Blòt671/
Blahaut671/
B'La671/
Bellath671/
Belladt671/
Blashth671/
Blap671/
Blha671/

Blatt Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Blatt in the Russian language
Блаттblatt-

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