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
Balagtas Demographics
Average Balagtas Salary in
United States
$52,615 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Balagtas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Balagtas Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Balagtas is found in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of Balagtas click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Balagtas? popularity and diffusion
It is the 42,745th most prevalent surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 598,272 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 94 percent of Balagtas live; 90 percent live in Southeast Asia and 89 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. Balagtas is also the 1,125,792nd most frequently held first name throughout the world It is held by 74 people.
Balagtas is most frequently used in The Philippines, where it is carried by 11,001 people, or 1 in 9,203. In The Philippines Balagtas is primarily concentrated in: Central Luzon, where 56 percent are found, National Capital Region, where 18 percent are found and Calabarzon, where 11 percent are found. Besides The Philippines this surname occurs in 24 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 4 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 3 percent are found.
Balagtas Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Balagtas last name are 0.56% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 53.79% being registered to vote for 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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Footnotes
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