Cebuano Surname

253,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,557 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Cebuano Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cebuano Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1,5451:65,52611,187
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Cebuano Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cebuano occurs in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cebuano? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 253,799th most prevalent last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 4,680,505 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Cebuano reside; 99 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 99 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia.

It is most widely held in The Philippines, where it is borne by 1,545 people, or 1 in 65,526. In The Philippines Cebuano is primarily found in: Western Visayas, where 19 percent are found, Eastern Visayas, where 17 percent are found and Central Visayas, where 14 percent are found. Other than The Philippines this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Brazil, where 0 percent are found.

Cebuano Last Name Statistics demography

Cebuano earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 107.13% more than the national average, earning $89,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cebuhano9387/
Cebuahano881/
Cebuana865/
Cepuano861/
Cebwano861/
Cibuano861/
Cibuhano801/
Chebwana677/
Tchibuanga5912/
Cibwana571/
Chibwana5325,098/
Chipwano531/
Chibvana531/
Chibvongo5060/
Chibwanga503/
Chepwongo501/
Tsibuanga501/
Chiobvana501/

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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 Cebuano
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