Blaž Surname
Approximately 320 people bear this surname
Blaž Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 126 | 1:28,067 | 4,477 |
| Slovenia | 74 | 1:33,617 | 6,581 |
| Serbia | 61 | 1:117,130 | 8,900 |
| Croatia | 40 | 1:105,715 | 16,512 |
| Czechia | 17 | 1:625,498 | 60,070 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
The alternate forms: Blaz (2,539), Bláž (5), Blaż (2), Blaź (1) & Bláz (2) are calculated separately.
Blaž (11,858) may also be a first name.
Blaž Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Blaž Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Blaž is found most frequently in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It may also appear in the variant forms: Blaz, Bláž, Blaż, Blaź or Bláz. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Blaž? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 853,416th most commonly used surname globally, held by around 1 in 22,773,581 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Blaž live; 94 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 94 percent live in South Slavic Europe. Blaž is also the 54,649th most frequently held first name in the world, held by 11,858 people.
It is most commonly used in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is held by 126 people, or 1 in 28,067. In Bosnia and Herzegovina it is primarily found in: Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 84 percent live and Republika Srpska, where 16 percent live. Not including Bosnia and Herzegovina it exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Slovenia, where 23 percent live and Serbia, where 19 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blaz | 92 | 2,539 | / |
| Bláž | 92 | 5 | / |
| Blaż | 92 | 2 | / |
| Blaź | 92 | 1 | / |
| Bláz | 83 | 2 | / |
| Blas | 75 | 73,359 | / |
| Blaj | 75 | 7,708 | / |
| Blac | 75 | 391 | / |
| Blax | 75 | 18 | / |
| Blaš | 75 | 3 | / |
| Blaş | 75 | 1 | / |
| Blais | 67 | 36,963 | / |
| Blaas | 67 | 2,850 | / |
| Blach | 67 | 2,519 | / |
| Blash | 67 | 2,300 | / |
| Bleas | 67 | 417 | / |
| Blaus | 67 | 339 | / |
| Blias | 67 | 166 | / |
| Blasz | 67 | 156 | / |
| Blazh | 67 | 126 | / |
| Bložė | 67 | 125 | / |
| Blaix | 67 | 85 | / |
| Bleaj | 67 | 36 | / |
| Blays | 67 | 34 | / |
| Blajs | 67 | 27 | / |
| Blaiz | 67 | 23 | / |
| Blhaj | 67 | 13 | / |
| Blayz | 67 | 8 | / |
| Blasc | 67 | 7 | / |
| Bllas | 67 | 3 | / |
| Blyas | 67 | 2 | / |
| Blajh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bllaz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hblas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Blaij | 67 | 1 | / |
| Blacz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Blaßs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Blaxx | 67 | 1 | / |
| Blauc | 67 | 0 | / |
| Bleaz | 67 | 0 | / |
| Blauz | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Blaž
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