Getano Surname

1,210,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 194 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Getano Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Getano Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1891:535,65261,128
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Getano (33) may also be a first name.

Getano Last Name Facts

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

Getano occurs in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Getano? popularity and diffusion

Getano is the 1,210,518th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 37,564,670 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Getano reside; 97 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 97 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,807,719th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, held by 33 people.

This surname is most frequently used in The Philippines, where it is carried by 189 people, or 1 in 535,652. In The Philippines Getano is primarily found in: Western Visayas, where 45 percent live, Soccsksargen, where 31 percent live and National Capital Region, where 15 percent live. Not including The Philippines it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent live and Argentina, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Getagno92576/
Gietano9210/
Gettano921/
Gitano83802/
Getana8330/
Jetano8321/
Getono835/
Zetano831/
Settano7735/
Gittano7711/
Gitagno7711/
Getauna779/
Zettano775/
Gettana773/
Ceetano773/
Jetaino773/
Seetano772/
Jestano772/
Gestana772/
Ceitano771/
Zeetano771/
Gistano771/
Seitano771/
Seetanoi712/
Settanoo712/
Seetanoy711/
Djetanou711/
Settanoi711/
Gitana67332/
Setthanoo67109/
Setana6774/
Gitono6746/
Jetana6714/
Cetana6713/
Jitano679/
Getona675/
Seethanoo671/
Jetono671/
Zetana671/

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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
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  • 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 Getano
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