Balagwa Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Balagwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Balagwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines191:5,328,328173,877
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906

Balagwa Last Name Facts

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

Balagwa has its highest incidence in The Philippines. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Balagwa.

How Common Is The Last Name Balagwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,116,508th most commonly held last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 83 percent of Balagwa are found; 83 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 83 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia.

Balagwa is most frequent in The Philippines, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 5,328,328. In The Philippines Balagwa is mostly found in: Davao Region, where 79 percent are found, Northern Mindanao, where 16 percent are found and Calabarzon, where 5 percent are found. Apart from The Philippines this last name exists in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 17 percent are found.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Balagwa
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