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

The surname Blok (Russian: Блок) is found most frequently in The Netherlands. It can also be rendered as: Blõk. Click here to see other potential spellings of Blok.

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

It is the 29,567^th most numerous family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 402,338 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 69 percent of Blok are found; 49 percent are found in Western Europe and 49 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 413,409^th most common first name internationally It is held by 431 people.

The surname Blok is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is held by 8,476 people, or 1 in 1,992. In The Netherlands it is mostly found in: South Holland, where 34 percent live, North Holland, where 20 percent live and Utrecht, where 11 percent live. Outside of The Netherlands this last name is found in 83 countries. It is also common in Poland, where 10 percent live and Russia, where 7 percent live.

Blok Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Blok has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Blok last name rose 2,806 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 533 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Blok Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Blok last name is principally Orthodox (91%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (61%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Blok surname are 25.25% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 72.02% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Blok earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 13.87% less than the national average, earning 298,092 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 15.18% less than the national average, earning R 201,576 per year; in United States they earn 7.74% more than the national average, earning $46,489 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.64% more than the national average, earning $50,496 CAD per year.