Blokha Surname
Approximately 3,353 people bear this surname
Blokha Surname User-submission:
This surname comes from блоха (blokha), which is the Russian word for 'flea'. From this, one can extrapolate that this is likely similar to the other Slavic words for 'flea', such as Ukrainian блоха (blokha), Hungarian бълха (bŭlkha), and even Slovak blcha.
Read More About This SurnameBlokha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | 2,386 | 1:19,079 | 2,635 |
| Russia | 905 | 1:159,252 | 18,265 |
| Kazakhstan | 20 | 1:884,125 | 54,571 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 19 | 1:314,350 | 27,488 |
| Belarus | 7 | 1:1,357,294 | 83,128 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
Blokha (22) may also be a first name.
Blokha Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname comes from блоха (blokha), which is the Russian word for 'flea'. From this, one can extrapolate that this is likely similar to the other Slavic words for 'flea', such as Ukrainian блоха (blokha), Hungarian бълха (bŭlkha), and even Slovak blcha.
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Blokha Political Affiliation
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Russia
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Blokha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Blokha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Blokha (Russian: Блоха) is carried by more people in Ukraine than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of Blokha click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Blokha? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 134,298th most common last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,173,440 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 87 percent of Blokha reside; 87 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 87 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. Blokha is also the 2,301,746th most frequently held first name world-wide, borne by 22 people.
The surname Blokha is most common in Ukraine, where it is borne by 2,386 people, or 1 in 19,079. In Ukraine Blokha is most common in: Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where 16 percent live, Poltava Oblast, where 14 percent live and Kharkiv Oblast, where 9 percent live. Other than Ukraine this last name is found in 14 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 27 percent live and Kazakhstan, where 1 percent live.
Blokha Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Orthodox (87%) in Russia and Orthodox (85%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Blokha surname are 7.08% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 53.85% being registered with the party.
Phonetically Similar Names
Blokha Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Blokha in the Russian language | ||
| Блоха | bloha | - |
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