Gadayan Surname

250,018th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,587 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Gadayan Surname User-submission:

The surname Gadayan means 'wanderer' in Hiligaynon (a Filipino dialect). It is derived from the words ga, denoting someone who is doing something, and dayan, meaning 'wander', or 'travel around'.

Gadayan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1,5121:66,95611,458
India401:19,176,635286,670
United States171:21,321,114641,998
United Arab Emirates51:1,832,45558,414
France41:16,605,680368,153
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
England21:27,859,030389,889
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Gadayan Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Gadayan means 'wanderer' in Hiligaynon (a Filipino dialect). It is derived from the words ga, denoting someone who is doing something, and dayan, meaning 'wander', or 'travel around'.

- jaggy

Gadayan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gadayan (Hindi: गदयान) is borne by more people in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gadayan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 250,018th most commonly used family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 4,592,026 people. The last name Gadayan occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Gadayan reside; 94 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 92 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia.

This last name is most widely held in The Philippines, where it is carried by 1,512 people, or 1 in 66,956. In The Philippines Gadayan is most frequent in: Western Visayas, where 34 percent live, Central Visayas, where 12 percent live and Calabarzon, where 11 percent live. Excluding The Philippines this last name exists in 10 countries. It is also found in India, where 3 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Gadayan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gadayan surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

Gadayan earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 51.85% less than the national average, earning $20,778 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gaudayan939/
Gadhayan937/
Adayan92217/
Gadhayane881/
Gaddhayan881/
Gadajan8649/
Hadayan8639/
Gadiyan8637/
Adayane8621/
Gadaian868/
Gadayon867/
Adayang867/
Gadoyan865/
Adauyan865/
Godayan865/
Gadayam864/
Gedayan863/
Gaduyan863/
Gadayen862/
Aidayan861/
Gadayne861/
Gadhayn861/
Adahyan861/
Addayan861/
Adhayan861/
Ngadiyan808/
Goidayan806/
Gadhiyan804/
Hadayang803/
Ghadiyan803/
Adhayane802/
Gadioyan802/
Gaudayam801/
Gaudiyan801/
Gaddiyan801/
Ghadeyan801/
Adiyan77754/
Odayan77388/
Adeyan77297/
Adoyan77247/
Adayon77124/
Gadain7771/
Gadean7747/
Gadaen7733/
Adayam7726/
Adayın7720/
Aduyan7718/
Adyian7718/
Adajan7710/
Gadaun7710/
Adayen774/
Adayin773/
Gadyen772/
Hadayn772/
Adayanova7513/
Ghahdiyan752/
Aideyan711,214/
Gadeyne711,119/
Hadiyan71542/
Gaduyon71445/
Gadiyam71131/
Gaudain7197/
Gaudaen7173/
Adhayon7163/
Adayeen7158/
Ahdiyan7147/
Aidoyan7141/
Oidayan7135/
Ghadean7130/
Gadeang7128/
Godayon7128/
Ghadain7122/
Adayina7119/
Godiyan7113/
Adiyang7112/
Adiyane719/
Gedoyan718/
Aydiyan717/
Adayhun715/
Godayen715/
Aydoyan713/
Godoyan713/
Gaidain713/
Haydayn713/
Adeeyan713/
Gadayum713/
Hadayam713/
Aidiyan712/
Gadajen712/
Gadaine712/
Gadoyon712/
Adiyant712/
Adayhon712/
Eadajan711/
Aydeyan711/
Gediyan711/
Gadhain711/
Adhayam711/
Gedeyan711/
Ahdayen711/
Odayang711/
Gedayen711/
Gaudean711/
Hadayin711/
Hadayne711/
Gaidean711/
Eidayan711/
Ahdoyan711/
Adeyang711/
Adhayen711/
Adiyann711/
Adouyan711/
Adaihan711/
Adayneh711/
Addajan711/
Adduyan711/
Asdiyan711/
Adahyun711/
Odayane711/
Adayine711/
Gadaing711/
Hadajan711/
Goodayn710/
Adaun67218/
Adain67218/
Adean6776/
Ghadiyam6746/
Haydeyan6742/
Hadayung6736/
Adeyn6728/
Hadeyang6713/
Gadhiyam679/
Gaddaing674/
Aidhayam673/
Asdiyand673/
Ahadiyan672/
Adaen672/
Haydoyan671/
Gadajing671/
Hadiyant671/
Adaynova671/
Gaudaine671/
Gaudoyon671/
Goudayon671/
Goodiyan671/
Godiyang671/
Haideyan671/
Ghodaian671/
Ghodajan671/
Gadeyene671/
Adaihant671/
Aidehyan671/
Addahyam671/

Gadayan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gadayan in the Hindi language
गदयानgadayana-

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