Getegan Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Getegan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Getegan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Getegan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Getegan is found in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Getegan.

How Common Is The Last Name Getegan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Getegan is the 7,117,718th most prevalent family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 86 percent of Getegan reside; 86 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 86 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia.

The last name Getegan is most commonly used in The Philippines, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 16,873,037. In The Philippines Getegan is most frequent in: Davao Region, where 33 percent reside, National Capital Region, where 33 percent reside and Central Visayas, where 17 percent reside. Barring The Philippines this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Etegan92211/
Getigan861,634/
Gitegan863/
Gategan861/
Hetegan861/
Gettigan809/
Ghategan801/
Eshtegan801/
Esteghan801/
Gathegan800/
Ethengain7518/
Cgettigan751/
Gitigan71229/
Hetigan7151/
Gotogan7130/
Jetigan7110/
Gotigan713/
Gatigan712/
Gitagan711/
Gathagan67159/
Gotaghan6739/
Gotighan6724/
Guitigan672/
Gadtogan672/
Djetigan671/
Ghatigan671/
Gahtagan671/
Gatagann671/
Ethegoin671/
Heatigan671/
Gattigan670/

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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 Getegan
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