Cayayan Surname

1,104,724th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 221 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Cayayan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cayayan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines2051:493,84558,364
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Cayayan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cayayan is more frequently found in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Cayayan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cayayan? popularity and diffusion

Cayayan is the 1,104,724th most commonly occurring family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 32,975,321 people. The last name Cayayan is predominantly found in Asia, where 93 percent of Cayayan reside; 93 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 93 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia.

The surname Cayayan is most widespread in The Philippines, where it is held by 205 people, or 1 in 493,845. In The Philippines Cayayan is most prevalent in: Western Visayas, where 74 percent reside, National Capital Region, where 15 percent reside and Calabarzon, where 6 percent reside. Aside from The Philippines it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 6 percent reside and Australia, where 0 percent reside.

Cayayan Last Name Statistics demography

Cayayan earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 89.6% more than the national average, earning $81,812 USD per year.

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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 Cayayan
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