Gacayan Surname

81,599th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,951 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Gacayan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gacayan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines5,7221:17,6932,069
United States1431:2,534,678154,329
Singapore341:161,9916,884
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
England21:27,859,030389,889
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Brunei11:418,7313,893

Gacayan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gacayan occurs in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gacayan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 81,599th most commonly held surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 1,224,592 people. Gacayan occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Gacayan are found; 96 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 95 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia.

This surname is most frequently held in The Philippines, where it is held by 5,722 people, or 1 in 17,693. In The Philippines it is most frequent in: Ilocos, where 32 percent reside, Central Visayas, where 14 percent reside and Mimaropa, where 9 percent reside. Beside The Philippines Gacayan occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent reside and Singapore, where 1 percent reside.

Gacayan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gacayan surname are 24.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 77.5% being registered with the political party.

The amount Gacayan earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 32.04% more than the national average, earning $56,972 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.67% less than the national average, earning $42,892 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gachayan931/
Gacayanq931/
Acayan92750/
Gacayn921/
Acayang86208/
Gacayon8669/
Aicayan8625/
Gasayan8616/
Gacayen868/
Gazayan866/
Gaceyan864/
Gajayan862/
Agcayan861/
Gacuyan861/
Gakayan861/
Gacheyan8014/
Ghazayan807/
Gachiyan805/
Gochayan804/
Gaycayen801/
Gascayne800/
Acayen771,121/
Acayam77666/
Acıyan77646/
Acuyan77584/
Akayan77121/
Aqayan7776/
Ocayan7768/
Acayin7766/
Aciyan7711/
Gacean775/
Acoyan773/
Gacain771/
Aicayn771/
Acayon771/
Geckayhan7515/
Gashkayan757/
Gochhayan752/
Gadzhayan751/
Gasoyan711,125/
Gajajan71274/
Aikayan71109/
Gaziyan71100/
Gazoyan7198/
Gaicean7186/
Akhayan7170/
Gagiyan7162/
Hakayan7159/
Gacawen7140/
Akkayan7133/
Adqayan7132/
Aşcıyan7129/
Gakayen7123/
Gasiyan7116/
Gajiyan7114/
Agcaian7113/
Akayhan7110/
Aycayen716/
Akahyan716/
Gocayne715/
Haciyan715/
Gasayun715/
Gazeyan714/
Atkayan714/
Acayamd714/
Aukayan714/
Gajayam713/
Gajayon713/
Aicajan713/
Acheyan712/
Gascoyn711/
Askayan711/
Gozayan711/
Gageyan711/
Gazayam711/
Gecayon711/
Gasajan711/
Gosayan711/
Ghouchayan711/
Gachain711/
Aicayam711/
Acayamh711/
Acayamt711/
Acayaum711/
Acayong711/
Ascayon711/
Ayciyan711/
Ağciyan711/
Achiyan711/
Ascauyn710/
Acain674,575/
Gascoyne672,510/
Gadziyan67407/
Ghajoyan67129/
Ghasoyan67125/
Ghazoyan67105/
Ghazeyan6765/
Ashqayan6733/
Garzoyan6724/
Ghazaian6720/
Ghaziyan6719/
Achkoyan6718/
Gokceyan6713/
Gadjoyan6710/
Aikhayan679/
Gokkayan679/
Ghaqiyan679/
Ghasiyan676/
Ozcayhan676/
Gochiyan674/
Acean674/
Ahchiyan673/
Gochoyan672/
Gazhoyan672/
Gadzoyan671/
Hakayang671/
Gaychean671/
Ghagiyan671/
Gausiyan671/
Goisayan671/
Gasiyane671/
Gadjiyan671/
Acaen671/
Ashkayan671/
Gascuyne670/

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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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  • 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 Gacayan
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