de Villeneuve Surname

526,285th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 616 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

de Villeneuve Surname Definition:

(French), of New town. (variant: de Bourgneuf.)

de Villeneuve Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France4821:137,80621,137
Netherlands511:331,12138,060
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Ireland141:336,35312,021
England101:5,571,806158,774
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Wales61:515,75523,171
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

de Villeneuve (19) may also be a first name.

de Villeneuve Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(French), of New town. (variant: de Bourgneuf.)

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

de Villeneuve Last Name Facts

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

The last name de Villeneuve is borne by more people in France than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name de Villeneuve? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 526,285th most widespread last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 11,830,432 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 92 percent of de Villeneuve are found; 87 percent are found in Western Europe and 78 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 2,523,061st most frequently occurring forename globally, held by 19 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in France, where it is carried by 482 people, or 1 in 137,806. In France it is most prevalent in: Île-de-France, where 35 percent are found, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 18 percent are found and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 16 percent are found. Outside of France this surname exists in 20 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 8 percent are found and Canada, where 3 percent are found.

de Villeneuve Last Name Statistics demography

de Villeneuve earn significantly less than the average income. In Canada they earn 29.82% less than the national average, earning $34,869 CAD per year.

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