Archila Surname

26,507th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,302 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Guatemala
Highest density in:
Guatemala

Archila Surname User-submission:

Archila (also written as 'Archila') means 'the waterfall' in Arabic. Its is an Arab surname and it comes from the word Al-shilal (الشلال). This last name is recognized in Levante and Mashrek. Some people with this surname live in Western Europe and Latin America as war refugees.

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Archila Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Guatemala7,4231:2,167355
Colombia6,3261:7,552937
Venezuela2,1181:14,2611,175
Mexico1,5621:79,4663,339
United States1,1711:309,52928,400
El Salvador7361:8,619641
Honduras6581:13,399720
Brazil1581:1,354,90146,001
Spain501:935,04135,950
Canada311:1,188,56786,017
Ecuador191:837,15013,424
Belize121:29,6232,063
Costa Rica91:531,1194,381
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
England21:27,859,030389,889
France21:33,211,361423,184
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

Archila (61) may also be a first name.

Archila Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Archila (also written as 'Archila') means 'the waterfall' in Arabic. Its is an Arab surname and it comes from the word Al-shilal (الشلال). This last name is recognized in Levante and Mashrek. Some people with this surname live in Western Europe and Latin America as war refugees. Also an Arab diaspora had lived in Mecina Bombaron and Murtas since around 1680.

- wikomon

The Archila surname comes from the Arabic word al shala, which means 'the waterfall'.

- jakaty

Archila Last Name Facts

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

The last name Archila (Arabic: يرشيلا, Georgian: არჩილა, Hindi: अर्चिला) is found most frequently in Guatemala. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Archila.

How Common Is The Last Name Archila? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 26,507th most common last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 358,957 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Archila live; 44 percent live in Central America and 43 percent live in Hispano-Central America. It is also the 1,257,960th most widely held first name world-wide It is held by 61 people.

The last name Archila is most frequent in Guatemala, where it is borne by 7,423 people, or 1 in 2,167. In Guatemala it is most numerous in: Guatemala Department, where 44 percent live, Zacapa Department, where 9 percent live and San Marcos Department, where 9 percent live. Barring Guatemala this surname is found in 30 countries. It also occurs in Colombia, where 31 percent live and Venezuela, where 10 percent live.

Archila Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Archila last name are 46.08% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 99.31% being registered with the political party.

The amount Archila earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Colombia they earn 3.89% less than the national average, earning $21,818,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 2.67% less than the national average, earning $41,995 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.17% more than the national average, earning $50,262 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Archilla932,867/
Archilia93113/
Archilha93105/
Archilas9315/
Archilea931/
Harchila931/
Archiela931/
Arcila9234,457/
Arhila92171/
Harchilla8824/
Archillia8811/
Archillas885/
Archiella881/
Archilhas881/
Archillha881/
Archielia881/
Archillea881/
Archile86439/
Arhilas86375/
Garcila86136/
Arcilia8685/
Erchila8660/
Archela8650/
Archili8618/
Arcilas8610/
Arshila866/
Arciloa863/
Harhila863/
Archyla862/
Archula861/
Arcilay861/
Archilo861/
Archily861/
Arcuila861/
Arcilya861/
Archille80800/
Archiles80384/
Archilli8099/
Archilei8082/
Archioli8069/
Harchula8031/
Archelay8023/
Archella8013/
Garciela8012/
Archelas809/
Archilés808/
Arcilaus807/
Archiele807/
Arhilass804/
Archelia803/
Archillo803/
Arcilias802/
Archilos802/
Archuela802/
Garchile801/
Arcailla801/
Garcilah801/
Erchilia801/
Garcilia801/
Archélia801/
Harchile801/
Harcilia801/
Archilee801/
Arceilla801/
Archiley801/
Architle800/
Arcela771,886/
Arkila77465/
Arjila77264/
Argila77229/
Arsila77149/
Arcilo7734/
Arzila7714/
Orcila7710/
Arhela778/
Arhile774/
Arhili774/
Orhila773/
Archilles7599/
Archiello7534/
Archelaus7520/
Archiolli7514/
Archielli753/
Garcielia752/
Harchulla752/
Archielle751/
Harchille751/
Archellia751/
Arhillass751/
Harchiley751/
Archilett750/
Archillis750/
Garcela71434/
Arcelay71326/
Argilla71238/
Arjilah71235/
Arjilat71180/
Arcelia71144/
Harsila7199/
Arcilio7187/
Arsilah7176/
Arkkila7174/
Arjilla7166/
Arhilei7118/
Garsila7116/
Arquila7114/
Archeli7113/
Ardjila7110/
Orchile7110/
Argilas7110/
Orchula719/
Harkila719/
Artsila719/
Arzilah717/
Arcelau717/
Archely716/
Arshela715/
Gorcila715/
Argilia714/
Garcilo714/
Orcilia714/
Arcelas713/
D'Archille712/
Erchula711/
Arsilia711/
Arsiloa711/
Arcielo711/
Arcilos711/
Arcitillas711/
Arzilia711/
Garzila711/
Orciela711/
Arxilha711/
Arkilia711/
Orchilo711/
Arsuila711/
Arsilas711/
Arkilya711/
Argilea711/
Arcelai711/
Argilau711/
Ardsila711/
Arquiola67368/
Archelos6786/
Harsilah6766/
Arquilas6749/
Archelli6747/
Orchuela6734/
Arkhiley6728/
Harkkila6725/
Garsilah6723/
Arcelias6713/
Archelle6710/
D'Argila678/
Harkiola677/
Arciglio677/
Arsheela676/
Arquilha676/
Archelis675/
Arcilios675/
Archelós673/
Horcilia672/
Arshelia672/
Garshela671/
Garcuilo671/
Hargilya671/
Harkaila671/
Aarkechella671/
Arsheala671/
Arkhelia671/
Arcelays671/
Orcilias671/
Hargiela671/
Harchuła671/
Harcilio671/
Garcelya671/
Arsilias671/
Archuelo671/
Arheiler671/
Arquoila671/
Garcelau671/
Archeliz671/
Orchelia671/
Arshiley671/
Arsailad671/
Arsailas671/
Archello671/
Harhille670/
Harhoile670/

Archila Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Archila in the Georgian language
არჩილაarchila-
Archila in the Hindi language
अर्चिलाarcila-
Archila in the Arabic language
يرشيلاyrshyla-

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