Tayag Surname

32,481st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,389 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines14,6661:6,903608
United States9301:389,74134,252
Saudi Arabia3981:77,52710,981
Canada1151:320,39629,368
Singapore941:58,5932,307
Israel591:145,04515,356
United Arab Emirates271:339,34322,790
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
Thailand181:3,924,352328,346
Guam81:20,0153,029
France71:9,488,960336,266
Qatar61:393,00055,922
India61:127,844,230863,365
England51:11,143,612252,590
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Marshall Islands11:51,8212,326
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Macau11:601,6301,582
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

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 Submissions

Tayag is an Ilocano surname in The Philippines. It was given to someone who was tall.

- mechayran

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 in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tayag? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 32,481st most numerous family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 444,661 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 92 percent of Tayag live; 89 percent live in Southeast Asia and 88 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia.

This last name is most frequent in The Philippines, where it is carried by 14,666 people, or 1 in 6,903. In The Philippines Tayag is primarily concentrated in: Central Luzon, where 68 percent live, National Capital Region, where 13 percent live and Calabarzon, where 7 percent live. Excluding The Philippines this surname is found in 34 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 6 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 2 percent live.

Tayag Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Tayag surname are 0.99% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thayag915/
Tayakg911/
Tayagg911/
Tayg892/
Tayac80314/
Tayak80247/
Tayog80165/
Tayeg80120/
Tayug8087/
Tayig8011/
Tayaq809/
Tiyag809/
Tuyag807/
Tajag805/
Teyag801/
Taygh801/
Taiag801/
Tayhg800/
Tayake7356/
Tayack7350/
Thayak7311/
Thajag739/
Thiyag735/
Tayakk733/
Tayehg732/
Tayaux732/
Tayoug731/
Tayaqs731/
Tayyog731/
Tahaig731/
Tayugh731/
Taig67770/
Taug67648/
Taykova67198/
Teag6729/
Tajg6714/
Tahajig6711/
Tuyague678/
Thayakk677/
Tayk675/
Tayq674/
Tayc673/
Tayaque672/
Taygova672/
Thayoug671/
Taeg671/
Tyeg671/
Tayakhe671/
Toyague670/

Tayag Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tayag in the Hindi language
त्यागीtyagi-
Tayag in the Marathi language
तयगtayaga-

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