Gantawan Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Gantawan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Gantawan Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Gantawan Last Name Facts

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

Gantawan occurs in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gantawan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,360,413th most frequently used last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Gantawan reside; 100 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 78 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia.

The last name is most common in The Philippines, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 12,654,778. In The Philippines Gantawan is mostly found in: Zamboanga Peninsula, where 88 percent reside and Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 13 percent reside. Not including The Philippines Gantawan occurs in one country. It is also found in Indonesia, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gantawang9412/
Gaintawan941/
Gantawon8828/
Gantawong8251/
Ganthawong782/
Gantavong7114/
Gantowong711/
Gontowon6323/
Gontoewon591/
Gontowoun591/
Gontowong591/
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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 Gantawan
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