Paglas Surname

293,013th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,304 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Cyprus

Paglas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Paglas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1,2631:80,15713,870
Cyprus331:26,8143,049
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Paglas (113) may also be a first name.

Paglas Last Name Facts

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

The surname Paglas is more commonly found in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Paglas? popularity and diffusion

The last name Paglas is the 293,013th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 5,588,609 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Paglas live; 97 percent live in Southeast Asia and 65 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 881,625th most widely held forename internationally. It is borne by 113 people.

It is most frequently used in The Philippines, where it is held by 1,263 people, or 1 in 80,157. In The Philippines Paglas is most numerous in: Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 67 percent are found, Soccsksargen, where 28 percent are found and National Capital Region, where 2 percent are found. Other than The Philippines it exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Cyprus, where 3 percent are found and Romania, where 0 percent are found.

Paglas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Paglas has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Paglas surname decreased 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Panglas9226/
Paghlas921/
Pagla91671/
Paglasch863/
Pahaglas861/
Pangla83221/
Paglau83219/
Paglai839/
Paglla838/
Peglas835/
Peagla835/
Paugla835/
Paghla831/
Paglad831/
Paglea831/
Pagilla776,112/
Pagella772,422/
Panglea7727/
Panglaa7710/
Pageela778/
Pauglau777/
Paungla774/
Phangla773/
Ponglas773/
Panglai772/
Panglay772/
Panglha771/
Panglos771/
Panglau771/
Pogla7370/
Paglo736/
Pangella7192/
Paggilla7158/
Pangilla7149/
Paigilla7113/
Pheangla7110/
Paguilla718/
Pageella714/
Panghlia713/
Pagillia711/
Ppagilla711/
Phanglay711/
Phanglai711/
Paguella711/
Pagillaa711/
Pagley67269/
Pongla67100/
Panglo6743/
Phogla6714/
Poghla673/
Pangellah671/
Pagloy671/
Pagloc671/
Pagleu671/
Poglad671/

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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 Paglas
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