Surname Block (Blok 
, Block , بلوك 
, among others...) , in all the world, is a common family name. The family name Block is characteristic of Western Europe, particularly Netherlands, where it is quite a common surname, Monaco, and Belgium (explore the name in all countries). In absolute terms, it is commonest in the United States, Germany, and Netherlands. Much less frequently, Block is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Block, Blok | Germany, Poland, United States, Netherlands, Belgium |
| بلوك | Iran, Morocco, Egypt, Sudan, Syria |
| Bloc | France, Brazil, United Kingdom, United States, Belgium |
| ブロック | Japan |
| Блок | Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Russia, Kyrgyzstan |
| בלוק | Israel |
| johannes block PL (b. 1470) |
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| adriaen block Dutch explorer, NL (b. 1567) |
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agnes block Dutch botanist and art collector (1629-1704), NL (b. 1629) |
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| jacob block Dutch painter (1580-1646), NL (b. 1580) |
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benjamin block Hungarian artist German artist (1631-1690), DE (b. 1631) |
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| adriaen maertensz block Dutch naval commander, NL (b. 1582) |
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| catharina block (b. 1577) |
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| theodor block DE (b. 1578) |
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| albert block (b. 1594) |
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| johann block DE (b. 1595) |
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| emanuel block painter, DE (b. 1608) |
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magnus gabriel von block Swedish writer (1669-1722), SE (b. 1669) |
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| adolph block DE (b. 1615) |
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| dirck jansz de block Dutch scientific instrument maker (b. 1630) |
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| georg albrecht block DE (b. 1626) |
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