Gatchalian

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)

Gatchalian (plural Gatchalians)

1. A surname from Tagalog.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Gatchalian is the 29231^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 810 individuals. Gatchalian is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (92.47%) individuals.

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)

• Hyphenation: Gat‧cha‧li‧an
• IPA^(key): /ɡatˈsaljan/ [ɡɐˈt͡sal̪.jɐn̪]

Gatchalian (Badlit spelling ᜄᜆ᜔ᜐᜎᜒᜀᜈ᜔)

1. a surname from Tagalog, most common among residents of Tagalog origin in Mindanao

• Gatsalian

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).

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ɡat͡ʃalˈjan/ [ɡɐt.t͡ʃɐlˈjan̪]
  • IPA^(key): (no palatal assimilation) /ɡatsalˈjan/ [ɡɐt̪.sɐlˈjan̪]
• Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: Gat‧chal‧ian

Gatchalián (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜆ᜔ᜐᜎ᜔ᜌᜈ᜔)

1. a surname from Tagalog

According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Gatchalian is the 256^th most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 28,872 individuals.