Balatbat Surname
Approximately 5,311 people bear this surname
Balatbat Surname User-submission:
The Filipino family name Balatbat is classified as being of occupational origin. It can be said that the most ancient and most interesting of surnames are those derived from the occupation of the original bearer. Occupational names have provided what has been described by scholars as 'an inventory of the common trades of medieval Europe'.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 4,832 | 1:20,952 | 2,631 |
| United States | 257 | 1:1,410,346 | 97,237 |
| Canada | 75 | 1:491,275 | 42,011 |
| Singapore | 51 | 1:107,994 | 4,447 |
| United Arab Emirates | 39 | 1:234,930 | 15,673 |
| Qatar | 28 | 1:84,214 | 9,043 |
| Guam | 12 | 1:13,343 | 2,098 |
| Australia | 9 | 1:2,999,522 | 116,751 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Balatbat Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Filipino family name Balatbat is classified as being of occupational origin. It can be said that the most ancient and most interesting of surnames are those derived from the occupation of the original bearer. Occupational names have provided what has been described by scholars as 'an inventory of the common trades of medieval Europe'. Such names offer a glimpse into the daily lives of our ancestors. With regard to the surname Balatbat, it derives from the Filipino word 'balat', which means 'bark of a tree, leather'. Thus, we can say, that the original bearer of the surname Balatbat would have been a person who gathered bark for use in tanning or for medicinal purposes. During the Middle Ages, and before the hereditary family surname system was instituted, it was a practice to adopt a second name to be able to differentiate one individual from others with the same personal name. Variants of the surname Balatbat include Balat and Balabat.
One of the earliest references to this name is a record of one Eduardo Balabat, who married Juana Gulay, in Duero, Bohol, in the year 1871. The christening of Jose Medrecacao Balabat, the son of Eduardo Balabat and Juana Gulay, took place on the 23rd of March, 1872, in the same place mentioned above, while Malio Cagasan Balabat was born in Duero, in 1896. Research is of course ongoing and this name may have been documented even earlier than the dates indicated above. The family name Balatbat has also been recorded in the New World as shown by documents from the United States, which mention the birth of Fernando Balatbat, a resident of California, recorded on the 17th of September, 1945. Up to the present time there is no record of bearers of this name granted a blazon of arms, therefore the arms described below are the national arms of their country of origin.
Blazon of arms:
Per pale, first azure an eagle displayed proper, second gules, a lion or, a chief argent, charged with three stars or, over all an escutcheon argent charged with a sun in splendor or.
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Balatbat Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Balatbat Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Balatbat occurs more in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Balatbat? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 90,274th most commonly held surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 1,372,161 people. The surname Balatbat occurs predominantly in Asia, where 92 percent of Balatbat reside; 91 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 90 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia.
The last name is most prevalent in The Philippines, where it is held by 4,832 people, or 1 in 20,952. In The Philippines Balatbat is mostly found in: Central Luzon, where 66 percent live, National Capital Region, where 20 percent live and Calabarzon, where 7 percent live. Besides The Philippines this surname is found in 15 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 5 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.
Balatbat Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Balatbat last name are 11.99% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 65.22% registered with the political party.
The amount Balatbat earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 10.13% more than the national average, earning $47,519 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.98% more than the national average, earning $58,119 CAD per year.
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