Tayag Surname
Approximately 16,389 people bear this surname
Tayag Surname User-submission:
The Tayag surname comes from the word tayag or tanyag, which in Filipino means 'famous, righteous, and respected family'.
Tayag Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 14,666 | 1:6,903 | 608 |
| United States | 930 | 1:389,741 | 34,252 |
| Saudi Arabia | 398 | 1:77,527 | 10,981 |
| Canada | 115 | 1:320,396 | 29,368 |
| Singapore | 94 | 1:58,593 | 2,307 |
| Israel | 59 | 1:145,045 | 15,356 |
| United Arab Emirates | 27 | 1:339,343 | 22,790 |
| Australia | 19 | 1:1,420,826 | 73,129 |
| Thailand | 18 | 1:3,924,352 | 328,346 |
| Guam | 8 | 1:20,015 | 3,029 |
| France | 7 | 1:9,488,960 | 336,266 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Marshall Islands | 1 | 1:51,821 | 2,326 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
Tayag Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Tayag surname comes from the word tayag or tanyag, which in Filipino means 'famous, righteous, and respected family'.
- Forebears.io Manual SubmissionsTayag is an Ilocano surname in The Philippines. It was given to someone who was tall.
- mechayranTayag Demographics
Average Tayag Salary in
United States
$57,820 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Tayag Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tayag Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tayag (Hindi: त्यागी, Marathi: तयग) occurs most in The Philippines. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tayag? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 32,481st most commonly occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 444,661 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 92 percent of Tayag live; 89 percent live in Southeast Asia and 88 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia.
It is most numerous in The Philippines, where it is carried by 14,666 people, or 1 in 6,903. In The Philippines it is most numerous in: Central Luzon, where 68 percent reside, National Capital Region, where 13 percent reside and Calabarzon, where 7 percent reside. Apart from The Philippines this last name occurs in 34 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 6 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 2 percent reside.
Tayag Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Tayag last name are 0.99% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 54.22% registered with the party.
The amount Tayag earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 34% more than the national average, earning $57,820 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.1% less than the national average, earning $48,638 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thayag | 91 | 5 | / |
| Tayakg | 91 | 1 | / |
| Tayagg | 91 | 1 | / |
| Tayg | 89 | 2 | / |
| Tayac | 80 | 314 | / |
| Tayak | 80 | 247 | / |
| Tayog | 80 | 165 | / |
| Tayeg | 80 | 120 | / |
| Tayug | 80 | 87 | / |
| Tayig | 80 | 11 | / |
| Tayaq | 80 | 9 | / |
| Tiyag | 80 | 9 | / |
| Tuyag | 80 | 7 | / |
| Tajag | 80 | 5 | / |
| Teyag | 80 | 1 | / |
| Taygh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Taiag | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tayhg | 80 | 0 | / |
| Tayake | 73 | 56 | / |
| Tayack | 73 | 50 | / |
| Thayak | 73 | 11 | / |
| Thajag | 73 | 9 | / |
| Thiyag | 73 | 5 | / |
| Tayakk | 73 | 3 | / |
| Tayehg | 73 | 2 | / |
| Tayaux | 73 | 2 | / |
| Tayoug | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tayaqs | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tayyog | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tahaig | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tayugh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Taig | 67 | 770 | / |
| Taug | 67 | 648 | / |
| Taykova | 67 | 198 | / |
| Teag | 67 | 29 | / |
| Tajg | 67 | 14 | / |
| Tahajig | 67 | 11 | / |
| Tuyague | 67 | 8 | / |
| Thayakk | 67 | 7 | / |
| Tayk | 67 | 5 | / |
| Tayq | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tayc | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tayaque | 67 | 2 | / |
| Taygova | 67 | 2 | / |
| Thayoug | 67 | 1 | / |
| Taeg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tyeg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tayakhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Toyague | 67 | 0 | / |
Tayag Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tayag in the Hindi language | ||
| त्यागी | tyagi | - |
| Tayag in the Marathi language | ||
| तयग | tayaga | - |
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- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tayag
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