Bag Surname

717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 753,158 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Bag Surname User-submission:

The Bag surname means 'garden' बाग़ in Hindi.

Bag Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India742,6491:1,033103
Pakistan7,0571:25,3141,330
Iran8611:89,1788,976
Bangladesh5411:294,5608,696
France2011:330,46149,960
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
United States1901:1,907,679123,720
Taiwan1811:129,5291,183
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Philippines1301:778,75675,558
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
United Arab Emirates961:95,4408,441
Germany871:925,35065,249
England661:844,21344,691
Israel611:140,28914,966
Austria471:181,17923,261
Algeria361:1,073,09942,429
Canada331:1,116,53381,834
Indonesia291:4,560,317223,141
China291:47,149,0202,555
Sweden281:351,67024,678
Cameroon281:741,75252,682
Netherlands241:703,63256,027
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Thailand201:3,531,917315,217
Malaysia191:1,552,32864,490
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Denmark171:332,04223,714
Norway171:302,48730,120
Papua New Guinea171:479,63060,627
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Chile71:2,516,63933,195
South Korea61:8,540,0431,433
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Romania51:4,015,57458,306
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Armenia41:732,54511,666
Myanmar41:12,984,4961,309
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150

The alternate forms: Băg (4) & Bâg (1) are calculated separately.

Bag (6,950) may also be a first name.

Bag Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Bag surname means 'garden' बाग़ in Hindi.

- Forebears.io Manual Submissions

Bag Last Name Facts

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

Bag (Arabic: بيغ, Bengali: বাগ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺎﻙ, Hindi: बाग, Marathi: बाग, Oriya: ବାଗ, Tibetan: བག་) is more frequently found in India than any other country or territory. It may also be found as: Băg or Bâg. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bag? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 717th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 9,676 people. The surname Bag is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Bag are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 99 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 77,949th most commonly used given name at a global level, held by 6,950 people.

The surname is most widespread in India, where it is held by 742,649 people, or 1 in 1,033. In India it is most common in: West Bengal, where 66 percent are found, Odisha, where 32 percent are found and Assam, where 1 percent are found. Barring India this surname is found in 95 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 1 percent are found and Iran, where 0 percent are found.

Bag Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bag has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Bag last name rose 1,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bag Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bag surname are 28.59% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 81.82% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Bag earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 28.89% less than the national average, earning 246,088 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 68.41% less than the national average, earning R 75,060 per year; in United States they earn 12.57% more than the national average, earning $48,571 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.42% more than the national average, earning $59,331 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Băg894/
Bâg891/
Baig86299,097/
Bagh8635,526/
Bhag865,972/
Bagg862,254/
Baag862,054/
Baug86953/
Beag86477/
Bahg86368/
Bags8680/
Bayg8643/
Bagt8612/
Bajg867/
Bagå866/
Bagq864/
Bagp864/
Hbag863/
Bagz863/
Bagk862/
Bakg862/
Basg861/
Bacg861/
Baugh7522,489/
Bague7511,804/
Baggs754,586/
Baigh751,773/
Bhagt751,338/
Bahgt75892/
Bahag75308/
Beagh75205/
Bhaig75125/
Baagø75113/
Bagsh7555/
Bashg7553/
Bachg7550/
Bhaag7546/
Bahug7546/
Bagås7535/
Hbagg7529/
Baagh7526/
Bhagh7524/
Baagt7521/
Baaig7515/
Baygh7514/
Bagth7512/
Baggh7512/
Bhaug758/
Bhagg758/
Baigs756/
Baigg756/
Bheag755/
Bhags755/
Baigt753/
Baigc753/
Baugs752/
Beagg752/
Baikg752/
Bagch752/
Baigq752/
Hbagt751/
Beaug751/
Baskg751/
Bagke751/
Bagkh751/
Bagcı751/
Bgaig751/
Baigk751/
Bașag751/
Bacgh751/
Baigz751/
Baisg751/
Bahyg751/
Bagpp751/
Baags750/
Beags750/
Bak6751,106/
Bac6719,963/
Bax6711,744/
Vag671,319/
Bog67820/
Wag67802/
Beague67394/
Baq67394/
Baigue67205/
Baugue67184/
Bagová67126/
Baheig67122/
Bahagt6716/
Bhaigh6715/
Bhaagt6712/
Bagowa6712/
Bahagh6712/
Bagiok6710/
Baggås6710/
Uag677/
Baague677/
Basgue674/
Baygue673/
Baggue672/
Bahaag672/
Baicgh671/
Baiggs671/
Baigph671/
Bhagkt671/
Bacgke671/
Baggsj671/
Bahgue671/
Bóg671/
Baghik671/
Baigqq671/
Bagchh671/
Beaggs670/

Bag Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bag in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﺎﻙbak-
Bag in the Oriya language
ବାଗbaga97.32
ବାଗ୍bag1.4
ବଗ୍bag0
Bag in the Hindi language
बागbaga95.42
बगbaga2.52
बाग्bag0.05
Bag in the Marathi language
बागbaga70.65
बगbaga26.77
Bag in the Tibetan language
བག་bak68.75
བཱག་bak25
སྦེགས་bek6.25
Bag in the Bengali language
বাগbaga66.67
বগbaga33.33
Bag in the Arabic language
بيغbygh-
باقbaq-

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