Bendayon Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Bendayon Surname User-submission:

The Bendayon surname comes from the surname Sondayon. When the Americans occupied Philippines, following the defeat of Spain, they changed Sondayon to Bendayon for an unknown reason.

Bendayon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines221:4,601,737165,269
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Bendayon Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Bendayon surname comes from the surname Sondayon. When the Americans occupied Philippines, following the defeat of Spain, they changed Sondayon to Bendayon for an unknown reason.

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Bendayon Last Name Facts

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

Bendayon occurs most in The Philippines. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Bendayon.

How Common Is The Last Name Bendayon? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,034,050th most commonly held last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 83 percent of Bendayon live; 83 percent live in Southeast Asia and 83 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia.

This last name is most frequent in The Philippines, where it is held by 22 people, or 1 in 4,601,737. In The Philippines it is most numerous in: Western Visayas, where 91 percent live. Apart from The Philippines it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Greece, where 4 percent live and The United States, where 4 percent live.

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