Bobadilla Surname

8,085th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 70,362 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Paraguay

Bobadilla Surname Definition:

The double suffix added to "boba" means a small but at the same time great foolishness, or suggests an individual who is large physically but has few brains. It could be the name given for a misunderstanding between two families that was caused by an annoyance but had lasting consequences.

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Bobadilla Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico17,6291:7,041815
Paraguay9,8841:732183
Chile6,9071:2,551430
Peru6,2131:5,116828
Argentina5,3201:8,034796
Colombia5,0381:9,4831,029
Philippines5,0181:20,1752,485
United States3,4671:104,54511,498
Dominican Republic2,8271:3,690426
Honduras2,2641:3,894441
Ecuador1,4651:10,8571,742
Spain1,1171:41,8554,027
Guatemala9791:16,4281,447
Uruguay4501:7,626852
Nicaragua3891:15,478877
Cuba3111:37,0511,727
Brazil2121:1,009,78535,690
Venezuela1901:158,9694,793
Thailand1611:438,74776,894
Belize1181:3,012615
Panama871:44,9682,279
Canada751:491,27542,011
France381:1,747,966156,445
England261:2,143,00282,017
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
Puerto Rico171:208,8322,248
Costa Rica171:281,1813,072
United Arab Emirates141:654,44824,061
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Guam121:13,3432,098
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Northern Mariana Islands81:6,822652
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155

Bobadilla (17) may also be a first name.

Bobadilla Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

The double suffix added to "boba" means a small but at the same time great foolishness, or suggests an individual who is large physically but has few brains. It could be the name given for a misunderstanding between two families that was caused by an annoyance but had lasting consequences.

From Bobadilla de Río Tobia, a division of Nájera. Later extended to entire Peninsula with new houses in Castile and Andalusia. Other branches in Canary Islands and Mexico.

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

User-submitted Reference

A Spanish surname that is said to originate from the Arabic-Islamic, roots of Abou Abdillah.

- sharonelligue

Bobadilla Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bobadilla is found in Mexico more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bobadilla? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,085th most prevalent surname globally It is held by around 1 in 103,572 people. The surname Bobadilla is mostly found in The Americas, where 91 percent of Bobadilla reside; 51 percent reside in South America and 25 percent reside in Hispano-North America. Bobadilla is also the 2,694,839th most frequently held first name on earth. It is borne by 17 people.

Bobadilla is most widely held in Mexico, where it is borne by 17,629 people, or 1 in 7,041. In Mexico it is most numerous in: México, where 34 percent are found, Mexico City, where 14 percent are found and Jalisco, where 12 percent are found. Outside of Mexico this last name is found in 54 countries. It also occurs in Paraguay, where 14 percent are found and Chile, where 10 percent are found.

Bobadilla Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bobadilla surname are 44.52% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 97.75% registered with the party.

The amount Bobadilla earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Peru they earn 2.85% more than the national average, earning S/. 19,937 per year; in Colombia they earn 1.04% more than the national average, earning $22,938,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 6.79% less than the national average, earning $40,220 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.15% more than the national average, earning $51,247 CAD per year.

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