Alacayan Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Alacayan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alacayan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines341:2,977,595140,497
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901

Alacayan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Alacayan is found in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Alacayan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Alacayan is the 3,100,440th most widely held surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 182,188,648 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 90 percent of Alacayan reside; 85 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 85 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia.

The surname is most widely held in The Philippines, where it is carried by 34 people, or 1 in 2,977,595. In The Philippines Alacayan is primarily found in: Soccsksargen, where 88 percent live, Caraga, where 9 percent live and Central Luzon, where 3 percent live. Apart from The Philippines Alacayan occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 10 percent live and Turkey, where 5 percent live.

Alacayan Last Name Statistics demography

Alacayan earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 43.4% more than the national average, earning $61,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alajayan882/
Alakayan881/
Alachoyan8214/
Alatcıyan8211/
Aladjayan822/
Aliasayan821/
Alacain8030/
Halachiyan783/
Aliakhayan781/
Alojayan759/
Halacean753/
Hallacean712/
Alahasain711/
Alajain6729/
Alazain6724/
Alasain672/
Alaqean671/
Alasaym671/

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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 Alacayan
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