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 last name Tayag (Hindi: त्यागी, Marathi: तयग) is found in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tayag? popularity and diffusion
Tayag is the 32,481st most commonly used family name in the world, held by around 1 in 444,661 people. The surname Tayag is mostly found in Asia, where 92 percent of Tayag reside; 89 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 88 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia.
The last name is most frequently held in The Philippines, where it is held by 14,666 people, or 1 in 6,903. In The Philippines it is mostly concentrated in: Central Luzon, where 68 percent are found, National Capital Region, where 13 percent are found and Calabarzon, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account The Philippines it occurs in 34 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 6 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 2 percent are found.
Tayag Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Tayag surname are 0.99% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 54.22% being registered to vote for the political 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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