Balawag Surname

142,145th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,132 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Balawag Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Balawag Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines3,1141:32,5114,793
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
England51:11,143,612252,590
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Balawag (43) may also be a first name.

Balawag Last Name Facts

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

The surname Balawag is most common in The Philippines. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Balawag? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 142,145th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,326,803 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Balawag reside; 99 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 77 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,545,828th most widely held forename in the world. It is borne by 43 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The Philippines, where it is carried by 3,114 people, or 1 in 32,511. In The Philippines Balawag is mostly found in: Soccsksargen, where 27 percent are found, Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 22 percent are found and Davao Region, where 18 percent are found. Excluding The Philippines this surname exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 0 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Balawaag931/
Balabag862,161/
Balawak864/
Balewag863/
Balabagh8024/
Balawaik802/
Balavagh802/
Ballawog801/
Ballewag800/
Balahabag751/
Balavac71446/
Balavak717/
Balabog711/
Balabac711/
Belavag711/
Balavaik67172/
Balhabak67149/
Balabaik674/
Valavaig673/
Ballabac673/
Balavake672/
Balowakhe631/
Ballaback631/
Bolabog57131/
Bolowak5711/
Balobog578/
Balevak576/
Balabok571/
Belavak571/
Belowac571/
Belavaik536/
Balhabouk501/

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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
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  • 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 Balawag
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