Gayetano Surname

2,152,526th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 77 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Gayetano Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gayetano Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines661:1,533,912105,821
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Gayetano (52) may also be a first name.

Gayetano Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gayetano is carried by more people in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gayetano? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,152,526th most numerous family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 94,643,453 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 86 percent of Gayetano reside; 86 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 86 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. Gayetano is also the 1,381,723rd most numerous first name at a global level, held by 52 people.

Gayetano is most widespread in The Philippines, where it is held by 66 people, or 1 in 1,533,912. In The Philippines it is most prevalent in: Calabarzon, where 48 percent are found, Mimaropa, where 45 percent are found and National Capital Region, where 5 percent are found. Excluding The Philippines this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 8 percent are found and The United States, where 4 percent are found.

Gayetano Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gayetano has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Gayetano surname increased 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gaetano935,260/
Gaytano931,248/
Gayitano888/
Gayatano882/
Gaettano881/
Gaeteano881/
D'Gaetano821/
Gaitano801,220/
Gaytana80213/
Gaetana8040/
Gautano803/
Gaetono800/
Gaitanos75479/
Gaitanou75386/
Gojetano759/
Ngaitano751/
Ghaitano751/
Gaitaino751/
Gaetanna750/
Gaitana67282/
Gautana6711/
Geatana671/
Gaitanas63121/
Goitannou591/
Ngoutanoh591/
Ngoutanou591/
Gejitanga591/
Gouetongo591/
Goutana534/
Goitana532/
Gautamá531/
Goutonou5013/
Ngoutana5012/
Gujtanga501/
Goustana501/

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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 Gayetano
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