Gecalao Surname

1,076,574th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 230 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Gecalao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gecalao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines2281:444,02754,717
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Gecalao Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gecalao has its highest incidence in The Philippines. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gecalao? popularity and diffusion

Gecalao is the 1,076,574th most widespread family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 31,684,982 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Gecalao reside; 98 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 98 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia.

Gecalao is most common in The Philippines, where it is borne by 228 people, or 1 in 444,027. In The Philippines Gecalao is most numerous in: Calabarzon, where 81 percent live, Western Visayas, where 10 percent live and National Capital Region, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account The Philippines this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 0 percent live and Spain, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gicalao86111/
Hecalao8621/
Escalao869/
Escalhao8074/
Escaliao8014/
Escaleao805/
Eucaliao801/
Geesalao801/
Ekalao779/
Escalliao751/
Gisalao7117/
Hicalao715/
Ekalaou711/
Guisalao6726/
Gokeelao672/
Iscalhao671/
Chekalaou636/
Ecallayya633/
Chikkalao631/
Sikalao573/
Hikalao571/
Zicolao571/
Sikalaho531/
Gaykaloa531/
Ekoilaho531/
Sekalaiya507/

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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 Gecalao
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