Bongolan Surname

191,985th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,194 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Bongolan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bongolan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1,9361:52,2928,625
United States2131:1,701,685112,840
Canada331:1,116,53381,834
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

The alternate forms: Boñgolan (27) are calculated separately.

Bongolan (13) may also be a first name.

Bongolan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bongolan is borne by more people in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Boñgolan. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bongolan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 191,985th most common surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 3,321,580 people. The surname Bongolan is predominantly found in Asia, where 88 percent of Bongolan live; 88 percent live in Southeast Asia and 87 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequently occurring first name in the world, held by 13 people.

This last name is most frequently held in The Philippines, where it is carried by 1,936 people, or 1 in 52,292. In The Philippines it is primarily found in: Ilocos, where 43 percent live, Cagayan Valley, where 13 percent live and National Capital Region, where 10 percent live. Apart from The Philippines Bongolan exists in 9 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 10 percent live and Canada, where 2 percent live.

Bongolan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Bongolan are 10.87% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 64.1% registered with the party.

The amount Bongolan earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 12.33% more than the national average, earning $48,469 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.91% more than the national average, earning $54,108 CAD per year.

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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 Bongolan
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