Bañaga Surname

74,000th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,649 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Bañaga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bañaga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines6,6171:15,3001,696
Mexico171:7,301,54134,591
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

The alternate forms: Banaga (15,925) are calculated separately.

Bañaga Last Name Facts

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

Bañaga is held by more people in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Banaga. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bañaga? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 74,000th most widespread surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 1,096,036 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Bañaga live; 99 percent live in Southeast Asia and 99 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia.

The last name Bañaga is most commonly used in The Philippines, where it is borne by 6,617 people, or 1 in 15,300. In The Philippines it is primarily concentrated in: Central Luzon, where 24 percent reside, National Capital Region, where 16 percent reside and Ilocos, where 14 percent reside. Without taking into account The Philippines this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Mexico, where 0 percent reside and Spain, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Banaga9415,925/
Bañagas9242/
Bañiaga925/
Bañeaga921/
Bañagaa921/
Bañiagas861/
Boñaga83528/
Bañago83203/
Bannaga7710,084/
Bananga774,444/
Baniaga773,829/
Banagah77208/
Banyaga77200/
Banagas7797/
Banagad7721/
Bainaga7712/
Bhanaga7712/
Banagay7711/
Baanaga774/
Banagai773/
Bahnaga772/
Bamnaga772/
Banagga772/
Banjaga772/
Banaaga772/
Bangaga772/
Banagoa771/
Banaiga771/
Bagnaga771/
Basnaga771/
Banagap771/
Banagat771/
Baneaga771/
Banagha771/
Banyanga712,591/
Baniagas71169/
Bainanga71103/
Banianga7144/
Bhanagay7126/
Baunanga7121/
Bhananga7116/
Banaugha7110/
Banagahe716/
Bhannaga716/
Banangga713/
Bhatnaga713/
Banagaud713/
Banyagai713/
Banjagai713/
Bhanagat712/
Bhanagad712/
Bamjagai712/
Bannanga711/
Banngaga711/
Banjanga711/
Banangay711/
Banagash711/
Bainyaga711/
Banahaga711/
Bannagad711/
Banaggai711/
Vanaga676,184/
Bonaga67963/
Banago67393/
Wanaga6793/
Banoga6763/
Banyaanga675/
Bhatnagat675/
Bahienaga672/
Baanyanga672/
Bahanjaga671/
Baynyanga671/
Baïnangaï671/

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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 Bañaga
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