Gecangao Surname

1,244,200th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 186 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Gecangao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Gecangao 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
Philippines1851:547,23461,910
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Gecangao Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gecangao has its highest incidence in The Philippines. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Gecangao.

How Common Is The Last Name Gecangao? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,244,200th most widely held last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 39,180,354 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Gecangao are found; 99 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 99 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia.

The last name Gecangao is most numerous in The Philippines, where it is held by 185 people, or 1 in 547,234. In The Philippines Gecangao is mostly found in: Western Visayas, where 75 percent live, National Capital Region, where 10 percent live and Calabarzon, where 7 percent live. Besides The Philippines this surname exists in one country. It is also common in The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent live.

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
Gicangao88191/
Gicanggao8216/
Escanao801/
Ekanao711/
Ekangouo6336/
Hekanaho6329/
Chikangoua563/
Ikangoa531/
Ekongo'o503/
Ikangoua501/

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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 Gecangao
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