Bilbao Surname

18,635th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29,583 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

Bilbao Surname Definition:

Surname common in Vizcaya, and name of principal city there. Meaning unknown.

Bilbao could mean the "desembocadura del río," or the mouth of the river.

Basque name of toponymic origin. Members belonged to Order of Santiago.

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Bilbao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain10,6701:4,382546
Philippines5,3021:19,0942,304
Argentina4,1531:10,292973
Chile1,7121:10,290891
Bolivia1,3631:7,789946
United States1,2681:285,85126,589
Colombia1,0311:46,3382,429
Ecuador7201:22,0913,021
Mexico5721:217,0045,674
Venezuela5031:60,0482,767
Peru4531:70,1645,199
Cuba3531:32,6421,623
Dominican Republic2161:48,3012,508
Portugal2081:50,0882,835
Uruguay1941:17,6891,999
France1851:359,04253,729
Brazil1801:1,189,30241,172
England1101:506,52832,143
Paraguay421:172,3033,394
Panama411:95,4213,699
Belgium411:280,40633,354
Canada391:944,75971,777
Russia301:4,804,102217,805
Germany241:3,354,394150,996
New Caledonia161:17,2644,719
United Arab Emirates141:654,44824,061
Guam121:13,3432,098
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Italy101:6,115,669111,715
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Honduras91:979,6054,574
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Georgia41:936,38624,100
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Guatemala31:5,360,8898,925
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Andorra21:41,9191,654
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Malta11:430,2723,380
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
Wales11:1,568,41619,290

The alternate forms: Bilbáo (2) are calculated separately.

Bilbao (49) may also be a first name.

Bilbao Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Surname common in Vizcaya, and name of principal city there. Meaning unknown.

Bilbao could mean the "desembocadura del río," or the mouth of the river.

Basque name of toponymic origin. Members belonged to Order of Santiago.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

Bilbao Last Name Facts

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

Bilbao (Arabic: بلباو, Georgian: ბილბაო, Russian: Бильбао) is held by more people in Spain than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as: Bilbáo. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bilbao? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 18,635th most prevalent surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 246,342 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 42 percent of Bilbao reside; 37 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 37 percent reside in Iberian Europe. Bilbao is also the 1,430,306th most frequently held first name at a global level It is held by 49 people.

The last name Bilbao is most frequently held in Spain, where it is held by 10,670 people, or 1 in 4,382. In Spain Bilbao is mostly concentrated in: Basque Country, where 76 percent are found, Madrid, where 6 percent are found and Andalusia, where 3 percent are found. Without taking into account Spain Bilbao is found in 71 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 18 percent are found and Argentina, where 14 percent are found.

Bilbao Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bilbao has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Bilbao last name increased 917 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bilbao Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Bilbao surname are 39.36% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 92.59% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Bilbao earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Peru they earn 0.51% more than the national average, earning S/. 19,483 per year; in Colombia they earn 11.3% more than the national average, earning $25,266,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 0.6% more than the national average, earning $43,409 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.62% less than the national average, earning $49,373 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bilbáo942/
Bilbaos922/
Billbao922/
Vilbao83140/
Bilboa8383/
Belbao8337/
Bilboat774/
Vilbaho771/
Bilboğa771/
Belbaouch6710/
Belboa674/
Vilboa673/
Welbao671/
Belbouah57174/
Belbouad572/
Belbajjia531/
Belboatch531/

Bilbao Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bilbao in the Georgian language
ბილბაოbilbao-
Bilbao in the Russian language
Бильбаоbilbao-
Bilbao in the Arabic language
بلباوblbaw-

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Footnotes

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