Bloch Surname

14,825th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37,583 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Denmark

Bloch Surname Definition:

(Ger.) Block (nickname) [Middle High German bloch. O.H.Ger. bloh(h]

Bloch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7,7211:46,9455,700
Germany7,3911:10,8921,382
Poland4,7561:7,9921,057
France4,3211:15,3721,629
Pakistan3,3251:53,7272,150
Israel2,1521:3,977558
Switzerland2,0371:4,032570
Denmark1,8931:2,982251
South Africa5361:101,07812,246
Brazil4721:453,54717,201
Canada4191:87,9379,722
England3801:146,62614,112
Argentina3271:130,71411,069
Australia2991:90,28710,366
Belgium1371:83,91713,161
Norway1301:39,5565,626
India1131:6,788,189152,128
Netherlands1131:149,44422,442
Paraguay1061:68,2711,795
Thailand1011:699,390116,161
Sweden881:111,8958,035
Spain671:697,79230,551
Mexico641:1,939,47218,543
Austria561:152,06120,229
Iran511:1,505,54059,762
Czechia471:226,24431,645
Dominican Republic461:226,8038,136
Italy371:1,652,88383,776
Sudan361:1,041,9503,038
Romania321:627,43344,366
Lithuania291:104,64113,555
Ecuador231:691,55912,337
Venezuela221:1,372,91318,810
Greenland181:3,132341
Chile171:1,036,26320,476
Zimbabwe151:1,029,21663,831
Hungary141:701,16338,752
Scotland131:411,83217,291
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Malaysia131:2,268,78789,138
Northern Ireland131:141,9267,751
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Colombia121:3,981,17316,511
Uruguay111:311,97820,848
Slovakia91:592,93964,129
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Bolivia51:2,123,2876,830
China51:273,464,31313,838
El Salvador51:1,268,7784,375
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Cambodia41:3,871,7869,580
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Slovenia31:829,22525,091
Honduras21:4,408,2217,709
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
San Marino11:33,214932
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6831:73,5277,879

The alternate forms: Blöch (40) are calculated separately.

Bloch (112) may also be a first name.

Bloch Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Ger.) Block (nickname) [Middle High German bloch. O.H.Ger. bloh(h]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

“Stranger”. Corruption of Old High German Wallach, whence Welsch, applied to Italians and French.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(German, English) One who lived at the sign of the block or cube; the short, stumpy, or stupid man.

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

(from a place name) From the Slavic vlach, “foreigner.” The name originated when Jews from central Europe migrated into Poland and were given the name. When they returned to German areas, the name was Germanized into Bloch.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Bloch Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bloch (Hindi: ब्लोच, Marathi: बलोच) is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Blöch. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bloch? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bloch is the 14,825th most numerous family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 193,905 people. The surname Bloch is predominantly found in Europe, where 57 percent of Bloch are found; 37 percent are found in Western Europe and 24 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Bloch is also the 885,979th most numerous given name internationally. It is borne by 112 people.

The last name Bloch is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 7,721 people, or 1 in 46,945. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 13 percent reside, New York, where 12 percent reside and Florida, where 8 percent reside. Aside from The United States Bloch is found in 89 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 20 percent reside and Poland, where 13 percent reside.

Bloch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bloch has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bloch surname expanded 1,130 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 4,750 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bloch Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bloch last name are 37.21% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 90.44% registered with the political party.

The amount Bloch earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 56.93% more than the national average, earning €47,127 per year; in Norway they earn 7.69% more than the national average, earning 372,689 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 147.69% more than the national average, earning R 588,600 per year; in Colombia they earn 53.52% more than the national average, earning $34,853,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 22.19% more than the national average, earning $52,725 USD per year and in Canada they earn 39.58% more than the national average, earning $69,349 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Blöch9340/
Blouch911,342/
Blosch91442/
Bloche91162/
Blooch91156/
Bloc'h91141/
Bloech9152/
Blotch9117/
Blochs9110/
Blioch914/
Blochj914/
Blloch912/
Blochh912/
Bloich911/
Bloh891,696/
Bloc89584/
Belloch83636/
Billoch83154/
Blosche8343/
Bloshch833/
Blouc'h832/
Blochtz831/
Blotche831/
Blotsch831/
Blech803,119/
Blach802,519/
Wloch801,453/
Blokh80483/
Blouh80161/
Vloch8062/
Bluch8061/
Blosh8048/
Blohs8028/
Błoch8026/
Blohc805/
Bloph801/
Blouc801/
Blyoh801/
Blioc801/
Blohe801/
Bloxh801/
Bloce800/
Blosc800/
Bellouch772,859/
Belloche77626/
Billouch77137/
Blochová7755/
Blochova771/
Blloù'ch771/
Blo752,317/
Belloc733,315/
Blache731,490/
Blatch731,346/
Blasch73577/
Blauch73552/
Bluche73283/
Bloyce73253/
Bloice73200/
Belloh73164/
Bleech73133/
Bloukh73116/
Bliach7314/
Vlooch7314/
Billoh7311/
Bliokh739/
Blyokh736/
Blutch733/
Blaach732/
Bloshe732/
Blouth731/
Blacht731/
Blaïch731/
Bluosh731/
Bloosh731/
Bhlach731/
Blyojh731/
Bluich730/
Bloohs730/
Bladch730/
Vlloch730/
Bleuch730/
Blohse730/
Bellouche71801/
Billouche717/
Blot6716,871/
Blah676,988/
Blou673,343/
Bloy671,477/
Blos671,474/
Bloß671,412/
Bloj671,012/
Bloi67960/
Blasche67662/
Bellach67588/
Bloa67418/
Blac67391/
Bloo67348/
Villoch67305/
Blyo67272/
Blox67196/
Willoch67166/
Blatche67159/
Bllo67117/
Blaasch6796/
Blod6740/
Belluch6717/
Vloh6717/
Geebloh6717/
Belloth6714/
Blio6714/
Bloz6712/
Blop6711/
Welloch679/
Blatsch675/
Blho675/
Belloha674/
Belloci673/
Billosc673/
Blohova672/
Blausch672/
Bellech672/
Bellosc672/
Blgo672/
Bellouh672/
Bluo672/
Billioc671/
Billohe671/
Wlotsch671/
Bell'lloch671/
Blashch671/
Blaucht671/
Blôh671/
Bloushe671/
Billech671/
Vloc671/
Blha671/

Bloch Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bloch in the Hindi language
ब्लोचbloca-
Bloch in the Marathi language
बलोचbaloca-

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