Gancayco Surname

864,701st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 314 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Palau

Gancayco Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gancayco Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1991:508,73559,367
United States1071:3,387,467192,132
Palau41:5,411112
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
France11:66,422,722504,397

Gancayco Last Name Facts

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

Gancayco has its highest incidence in The Philippines. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gancayco? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 864,701st most frequent surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 23,208,745 people. Gancayco is primarily found in Asia, where 62 percent of Gancayco live; 62 percent live in Southeast Asia and 61 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia.

The last name is most frequently held in The Philippines, where it is carried by 199 people, or 1 in 508,735. In The Philippines it is most common in: Calabarzon, where 79 percent live, National Capital Region, where 12 percent live and Davao Region, where 3 percent live. Barring The Philippines it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 34 percent live and Palau, where 1 percent live.

Gancayco Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gancayco last name are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 60% registered to vote for the political party.

Gancayco earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 31.89% more than the national average, earning $56,908 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gangcayco9410/
Angcaco80214/
Ancacoy8099/
Ancacoi8035/
Gansaco801/
Gancesco7526/
Ganchazo752/
Ganchico751/
Ancico711/
Ganchecko711/
Anchico673,135/
Ganseco6740/
Gansico6722/
Ancicco675/
Ancheco671/
Gangica671/
Gancejo671/
Ganceca671/

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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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  • 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 Gancayco
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