Gatao Surname

806,178th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 347 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Gatao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gatao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines3161:320,37444,502
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
Niger91:2,132,44640,124
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

The alternate forms: Gataõ (1) are calculated separately.

Gatao (22) may also be a first name.

Gatao Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gatao occurs more in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Gataõ. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gatao? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 806,178th most frequent last name globally, borne by around 1 in 21,001,573 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 91 percent of Gatao live; 91 percent live in Southeast Asia and 87 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. Gatao is also the 2,301,746th most prevalent given name on earth. It is borne by 22 people.

The last name is most frequently held in The Philippines, where it is held by 316 people, or 1 in 320,374. In The Philippines it is most common in: Northern Mindanao, where 37 percent reside, Caraga, where 19 percent reside and Western Visayas, where 15 percent reside. Besides The Philippines it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 4 percent reside and Niger, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gataõ931/
Gastao91393/
Gataou9199/
Ngatao9121/
Gattao917/
Gaitao916/
Gataoi911/
Gataho911/
Atao892,628/
Gaithao831/
Gaytaou831/
Gautaho831/
Ataho80787/
Attao80134/
Ataou80134/
Ataop80129/
Ataot80102/
Ataoz8050/
Aitao8041/
Getao8037/
Hatao8015/
Gotao8012/
Autao8011/
Ataos808/
Ataoi805/
Adtao805/
Athao803/
Ata'o803/
Gatoa803/
Eatao803/
Ahtao802/
Atauo801/
Ataoa801/
Aatao801/
Ataout731,341/
Attaou73238/
Haitao73129/
Attaho73112/
Gatoho73104/
Atahou7378/
Ngatoa7365/
Gatoua7322/
Atağoy7321/
Ataaho7320/
Adthao7313/
Gataua7310/
Getaou736/
Ghatoa734/
Atagio734/
Ataoot734/
Gateaa732/
Ataiyo732/
Ataayo732/
Hataoa731/
Gotaod731/
Atauot731/
Hataos731/
Hataou731/
Hattao731/
Hajtao731/
Ghetao731/
Aataoo731/
Adtaho731/
Ataïho731/
Atahoy731/
Ataohe731/
Attaos731/
Aztaou731/
Aitaos731/
Aithao731/
Aythao731/
Ataijo731/
Gathoa731/
Otao671,507/
Atoa67800/
Attaous67206/
Ngatoua6736/
Attahou679/
Gatayya678/
Ngataua676/
Gateiyo675/
Achtaou674/
Gateiya674/
Ngatouo672/
Gathuia672/
Gottauo671/
Athaiyo671/
Hatagio671/
Hatahot671/
Hatahou671/
Hattaho671/
Hattaou671/
Gataaya671/
Gatea'a671/
Gateija671/
Ghatouo671/
Atahohe671/
Attaijo671/
Ngathoa671/
Attaout671/
Gataiya671/

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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 Gatao
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