Gadayan Surname
Approximately 1,587 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 1,512 | 1:66,956 | 11,458 |
| India | 40 | 1:19,176,635 | 286,670 |
| United States | 17 | 1:21,321,114 | 641,998 |
| United Arab Emirates | 5 | 1:1,832,455 | 58,414 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
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'.
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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
Gadayan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gadayan in the Hindi language | ||
| गदयान | gadayana | - |
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