Gagalang Surname

568,231st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 556 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Gagalang Surname User-submission:

The Gagalang surname in Filipino means 'to respect' or 'to give respect'.

Gagalang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines5241:193,20330,698
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
England31:18,572,686338,250
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Gagalang Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Gagalang surname in Filipino means 'to respect' or 'to give respect'.

- thomaskabamalan3

Gagalang Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gagalang is most common in The Philippines. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gagalang? popularity and diffusion

Gagalang is the 568,231st most common family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 13,107,097 people. Gagalang occurs mostly in Asia, where 96 percent of Gagalang live; 95 percent live in Southeast Asia and 94 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia.

This last name is most frequent in The Philippines, where it is held by 524 people, or 1 in 193,203. In The Philippines it is most frequent in: Calabarzon, where 73 percent are found, National Capital Region, where 10 percent are found and Central Luzon, where 6 percent are found. Other than The Philippines Gagalang occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 3 percent are found and Indonesia, where 2 percent are found.

Gagalang Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gagalang surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 75% registered with the political party.

Gagalang earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 65.7% more than the national average, earning $71,500 USD per year.

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