Balagtas Surname
Approximately 12,181 people bear this surname
Balagtas Surname User-submission:
The Balagtas surname means 'going across' or 'short cut'.
Balagtas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 11,001 | 1:9,203 | 851 |
| United States | 547 | 1:662,631 | 52,967 |
| Saudi Arabia | 358 | 1:86,189 | 12,374 |
| Singapore | 68 | 1:80,996 | 3,278 |
| Bahrain | 59 | 1:22,858 | 4,582 |
| Canada | 58 | 1:635,269 | 52,014 |
| Australia | 26 | 1:1,038,296 | 59,744 |
| Guam | 21 | 1:7,625 | 1,143 |
| Taiwan | 8 | 1:2,930,593 | 17,989 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1:3,054,091 | 90,853 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
Balagtas (74) may also be a first name.
Balagtas Surname Meaning
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Balagtas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Balagtas Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Balagtas is more commonly found in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Balagtas? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 42,745th most frequently occurring last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 598,272 people. The last name Balagtas is primarily found in Asia, where 94 percent of Balagtas are found; 90 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 89 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,125,792nd most frequent forename at a global level. It is borne by 74 people.
The last name Balagtas is most frequently held in The Philippines, where it is borne by 11,001 people, or 1 in 9,203. In The Philippines Balagtas is most frequent in: Central Luzon, where 56 percent reside, National Capital Region, where 18 percent reside and Calabarzon, where 11 percent reside. Beside The Philippines Balagtas is found in 24 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 4 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 3 percent reside.
Balagtas Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Balagtas surname are 0.56% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 53.79% being registered with the party.
The amount Balagtas earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 5.55% less than the national average, earning 326,888 kr per year; in United States they earn 21.94% more than the national average, earning $52,615 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.06% less than the national average, earning $41,208 CAD per year.
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