Kagayan Surname

2,530,696th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 58 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Georgia

Kagayan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kagayan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines421:2,410,434128,915
Georgia141:267,53913,476
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Kagayan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kagayan (Georgian: კაგაიანი, Russian: Кагаян) is more commonly found in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kagayan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kagayan is the 2,530,696th most widely held family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 125,647,343 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Kagayan reside; 74 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 72 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.

It is most prevalent in The Philippines, where it is held by 42 people, or 1 in 2,410,434. In The Philippines Kagayan is most prevalent in: Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 98 percent are found and Zamboanga Peninsula, where 2 percent are found. Besides The Philippines Kagayan exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Georgia, where 24 percent are found and Malaysia, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kangayan9312/
Kagayane931/
Khaghayan881/
Cagayan861,578/
Kagiyan86118/
Kagoyan8660/
Kagajan863/
Kangeyan8043/
Kagayung8020/
Kaghiyan8015/
Caghayan805/
Cangayan804/
Kagaun771/
Kagean771/
Caangayan7510/
Khangoyan753/
Kegeyan71294/
Kangean71101/
Cagayon7177/
Kagaine7156/
Kagiyon7148/
Kangain7114/
Cagoyan7111/
Kegiyan719/
Kogoyan719/
Kagayom717/
Kogaian715/
Cogayan713/
Kagojan712/
Kagayem712/
Kangaun711/
Kageyam711/
Kogayun711/
Caghoyan6715/
Kagoyine672/
Cagayong672/
Cagiyang671/
Kougoyan671/
Khangain671/
Khogiyan671/
Kaugaine671/

Kagayan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kagayan in the Georgian language
კაგაიანიkagaiani-
Kagayan in the Russian language
Кагаянkagaan-

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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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  • 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 Kagayan
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