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Where Does The Last Name Block Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Block (Arabic: بلوك) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Block? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Block is the 8,013^th most widely held last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 102,865 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 55 percent of Block live; 52 percent live in North America and 52 percent live in Anglo-North America. Block is also the 249,427^th most frequently occurring forename internationally, held by 1,034 people.

This surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 34,593 people, or 1 in 10,478. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 11 percent live, New York, where 9 percent live and Illinois, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this surname occurs in 110 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 31 percent live and Canada, where 3 percent live.

Block Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Block has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 989 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 237 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 1,250 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 620 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 126 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Block Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Methodist (47%) in Ireland, Orthodox (67%) in Russia and Sunni (50%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Block surname are 6.62% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.39% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Block earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 18.6% more than the national average, earning 410,457 kr per year; in Peru they earn 199.79% more than the national average, earning S/. 58,115 per year; in South Africa they earn 2.71% less than the national average, earning R 231,204 per year; in United States they earn 10.18% more than the national average, earning $47,540 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.61% more than the national average, earning $50,481 CAD per year.