Dacayanan

Dacayanan Meaning & Origin

About Dacayanan
The surname Dacayanan is of Filipino origin and is derived from the Tagalog word "dacay," meaning "to grow" or "to increase." The suffix "-an" denotes a place or location. Therefore, the surname Dacayanan can be interpreted to mean "a place of growth" or "a place of increase." It may have been originally used to describe a location where crops or plants thrived, or it could have been given to individuals or families who were associated with such a place.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Dacayanan is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Dacayanan: 108
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 151,532
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.04

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Dacayanan based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Dacayanan is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
TKNN
🗽 NYSIIS
DA
🔊 Soundex
D020505
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
D EY2 K AH0 Y AA1 N AH0 N
🌐 IPA
/dacayanan*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('TKNN', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
D255

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Dacayanan in Braille

Here's how to represent Dacayanan in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Dacayanan in braille

How to sign the name Dacayanan using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Dacayanan using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Dacayanan in sign language

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