Bonilla Surname
Approximately 408,251 people bear this surname
Bonilla Surname Definition:
One who came from Bonilla (good), in Spain.
Found in La Rioja, Navarre, Leon, and Andalusia. Name of village near Cuenca. Derives from word "bueno" which means to be sufficient.
Castilian name found throughout the Peninsula because of Reconquest.
Read More About This SurnameBonilla Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 74,909 | 1:1,657 | 242 |
| Colombia | 65,069 | 1:734 | 149 |
| Honduras | 45,744 | 1:193 | 37 |
| United States | 41,455 | 1:8,743 | 1,056 |
| El Salvador | 34,680 | 1:183 | 42 |
| Spain | 19,870 | 1:2,353 | 279 |
| Ecuador | 19,004 | 1:837 | 135 |
| Costa Rica | 17,756 | 1:269 | 73 |
| Panama | 13,414 | 1:292 | 58 |
| Venezuela | 11,723 | 1:2,576 | 418 |
| Guatemala | 11,143 | 1:1,443 | 255 |
| Dominican Republic | 10,469 | 1:997 | 174 |
| Nicaragua | 8,913 | 1:676 | 141 |
| Peru | 8,480 | 1:3,748 | 615 |
| Philippines | 7,466 | 1:13,560 | 1,433 |
| Uruguay | 4,141 | 1:829 | 88 |
| Argentina | 2,817 | 1:15,173 | 1,349 |
| Chile | 2,570 | 1:6,855 | 730 |
| Bolivia | 2,253 | 1:4,712 | 668 |
| Puerto Rico | 2,244 | 1:1,582 | 183 |
| Cuba | 900 | 1:12,803 | 986 |
| France | 845 | 1:78,607 | 11,064 |
| Canada | 668 | 1:55,158 | 6,542 |
| Brazil | 456 | 1:469,461 | 17,773 |
| Belize | 235 | 1:1,513 | 346 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| Australia | 108 | 1:249,960 | 23,064 |
| England | 99 | 1:562,809 | 34,447 |
| Paraguay | 80 | 1:90,459 | 2,176 |
| Germany | 58 | 1:1,388,025 | 86,120 |
| Singapore | 56 | 1:98,352 | 4,171 |
| Italy | 31 | 1:1,972,796 | 88,569 |
| Netherlands | 29 | 1:582,316 | 51,332 |
| Switzerland | 29 | 1:283,204 | 22,806 |
| Qatar | 28 | 1:84,214 | 9,043 |
| Thailand | 26 | 1:2,716,859 | 279,944 |
| Belgium | 22 | 1:522,575 | 50,051 |
| Sweden | 20 | 1:492,338 | 35,486 |
| Aruba | 14 | 1:7,391 | 1,045 |
| Estonia | 12 | 1:110,150 | 19,471 |
| Japan | 10 | 1:12,784,429 | 45,945 |
| Iceland | 10 | 1:38,009 | 2,599 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Cayman Islands | 6 | 1:10,649 | 1,253 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| British Virgin Islands | 5 | 1:6,319 | 600 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| Curaçao | 4 | 1:39,312 | 638 |
| Austria | 4 | 1:2,128,859 | 91,203 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Haiti | 3 | 1:3,561,302 | 20,668 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Andorra | 2 | 1:41,919 | 1,654 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 1:1,434,974 | 11,081 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 1 | 1:34,329 | 862 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Comoros | 1 | 1:749,524 | 685 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 21 | 1:2,391,366 | 115,093 |
The alternate forms: Bonílla (1) & Boñilla (1) are calculated separately.
Bonilla (431) may also be a first name.
Bonilla Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
One who came from Bonilla (good), in Spain.
Found in La Rioja, Navarre, Leon, and Andalusia. Name of village near Cuenca. Derives from word "bueno" which means to be sufficient.
Castilian name found throughout the Peninsula because of Reconquest. One branch in America.
Bonilla Demographics
Average Bonilla Salary in
United States
$37,983 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Bonilla Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bonilla Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bonilla is borne by more people in Mexico than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Bonílla or Boñilla. Click here to see other possible spellings of Bonilla.
How Common Is The Last Name Bonilla? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,326th most frequently used last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 17,851 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 91 percent of Bonilla live; 32 percent live in Central America and 32 percent live in Hispano-Central America. It is also the 413,409th most numerous first name internationally, borne by 431 people.
It is most prevalent in Mexico, where it is held by 74,909 people, or 1 in 1,657. In Mexico Bonilla is mostly found in: Puebla, where 22 percent live, México, where 12 percent live and Veracruz, where 12 percent live. Outside of Mexico it occurs in 92 countries. It is also found in Colombia, where 16 percent live and Honduras, where 11 percent live.
Bonilla Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Bonilla has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Bonilla surname rose 197,405 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Bonilla Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Bonilla are 42.85% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 96.08% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Bonilla earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 49.39% less than the national average, earning €15,198 per year; in Norway they earn 30.51% less than the national average, earning 240,490 kr per year; in Peru they earn 10.15% more than the national average, earning S/. 21,352 per year; in Colombia they earn 6.27% more than the national average, earning $24,126,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 11.97% less than the national average, earning $37,983 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.2% less than the national average, earning $45,110 CAD per year.
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Bonilla Reference & Research
Bonilla DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Bonilla FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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