Balagtas is used as a family name or surname in Philippines. It is 8 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Balagtas
No. of characters: 8
Origin: Philippines
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Balagtas

How popular is Balagtas?

Balagtas is common in Philippines.

Balagtas is ranked 29709 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Balagtases grew by 25.13227 per cent to 473 since 2000 and ranked 45253 after elevating 6427 spots. The last name was found in around 2 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 88.37 90.48
White 5.29 5.29
Others 4.23 2.38
Hispanic or Latino 2.11 1.85
Balagtas is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Philippines which signifies that it is originated from Philippines. Around 16963 people have been found who wears Balagtas as their family name. Balagtas is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
5,340 Iceland6
10,542 China4
2,113 Taiwan3
4,104 South Korea2
201,317 England2
1,333 Guam2
77,122 Sweden1
29,046 Japan1
16,640 Hong Kong1
7,198 Maldives1
62,864 New Zealand1
17,236 Ghana1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
3,004 Bahrain49
42,427 Australia48
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
4,367 Qatar58
56,416 Canada53
5,773 Singapore53
Countries with hundreds of Balagtas:
50,441 United States526
9,426 Saudi Arabia346
6,720 United Arab Emirates145
Countries with ten thousands of Balagtas:
579 Philippines15,660
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Balagtas Namesakes

  • Francisco Balagtas, Poet
  • Bernadette Balagtas, Actress
  • Francisco Balagtas, Poet
  • Maria Belen Balagtas de Jesus, Author

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