Calanayan Surname
Approximately 90 people bear this surname
Calanayan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 86 | 1:1,177,189 | 93,405 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
Calanayan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Calanayan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Calanayan is held by more people in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Calanayan? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,967,751st most commonly occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 80,972,732 people. The last name Calanayan is predominantly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Calanayan live; 96 percent live in Southeast Asia and 96 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia.
The surname is most widespread in The Philippines, where it is carried by 86 people, or 1 in 1,177,189. In The Philippines it is most frequent in: Ilocos, where 40 percent live, Calabarzon, where 34 percent live and National Capital Region, where 14 percent live. Other than The Philippines this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent live and Guam, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salanayan | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kalaniyan | 78 | 1 | / |
| Kalanajan | 78 | 1 | / |
| Zalaniyan | 78 | 1 | / |
| Salonayan | 78 | 1 | / |
| Kallanayne | 74 | 1 | / |
| Calenain | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kalaniyen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khalanean | 67 | 1 | / |
| Calonaine | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kalanijian | 63 | 1 | / |
| Kolanain | 59 | 1 | / |
| Caleñajan | 56 | 1 | / |
| Kalaingoen | 53 | 156 | / |
| Kalyaniyan | 53 | 2 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Calanayan
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