Gatchalian

== English == === Etymology === Filipino surname, from Gatchalian, Hispanicized form of Gat Sa Li-han, title of a legendary ruler of Ma-i (an ancient precolonial state in the Philippines) === Proper noun === Gatchalian (plural Gatchalians) A surname from Tagalog. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Gatchalian is the 29231st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 810 individuals. Gatchalian is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (92.47%) individuals. == Cebuano == === Etymology === From Tagalog Gatchalian, a Hispanicized form of Gat Sa Li-han, title of a Tagalog legendary ruler of Ma-i (an ancient precolonial state in the Philippines) === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: Gat‧cha‧li‧an IPA(key): /ɡatˈsaljan/ [ɡɐˈt͡sal̪.jɐn̪] === Proper noun === Gatchalian (Badlit spelling ᜄᜆ᜔ᜐᜎᜒᜀᜈ᜔) a surname from Tagalog, most common among residents of Tagalog origin in Mindanao == Tagalog == === Alternative forms === Gatsalian === Etymology === From Gat (“Lord”) +‎ sa (“object marker”) +‎ Li-han (“old name of Malolos city”), title of a legendary ruler of Ma-i (an ancient precolonial state in the Philippines). === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ɡat͡ʃalˈjan/ [ɡɐt.t͡ʃɐlˈjan̪] IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /ɡatsalˈjan/ [ɡɐt̪.sɐlˈjan̪] Rhymes: -an Syllabification: Gat‧chal‧ian === Proper noun === Gatchalián (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜆ᜔ᜐᜎ᜔ᜌᜈ᜔) a surname from Tagalog ==== Statistics ==== According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Gatchalian is the 256th most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 28,872 individuals. ==== See also ====