Familia Surname

60,175th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,376 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Dominican Republic
Highest density in:
Dominican Republic

Familia Surname User-submission:

This surname is derived from the Latin familia, meaning 'family' or 'clan'.

Familia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Dominican Republic6,0551:1,723266
United States8971:404,07935,286
Spain4501:103,8938,400
Brazil3981:537,87520,154
Indonesia1501:881,66166,139
Portugal1131:92,1974,545
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Israel381:225,20121,188
Colombia281:1,706,21711,445
Mexico271:4,597,26727,985
Angola251:1,079,5693,117
Venezuela221:1,372,91318,810
Peru161:1,986,50825,077
Puerto Rico101:355,0142,904
Ecuador91:1,767,31620,027
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Cuba41:2,880,67910,064
Panama41:978,06412,245
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Guatemala41:4,020,6677,726
Paraguay31:2,412,24913,111
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
France31:22,140,907385,998
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
England31:18,572,686338,250
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Guam11:160,1214,893
Dominica11:75,891912
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

The alternate forms: Família (158) & Fámilia (1) are calculated separately.

Familia (3,784) may also be a first name.

Familia Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname is derived from the Latin familia, meaning 'family' or 'clan'.

- chaisofly

Familia Last Name Facts

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

The last name Familia (Arabic: فاميليا) is carried by more people in The Dominican Republic than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as: Família or Fámilia. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Familia? popularity and diffusion

It is the 60,175th most prevalent surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 870,051 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 90 percent of Familia live; 72 percent live in Caribbean and 72 percent live in Hispano-Caribbean. It is also the 114,362nd most frequently occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 3,784 people.

This surname is most prevalent in The Dominican Republic, where it is carried by 6,055 people, or 1 in 1,723. Barring The Dominican Republic this last name exists in 51 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 11 percent reside and Spain, where 5 percent reside.

Familia Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Familia last name are 37.56% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 90.79% registered with the party.

The amount Familia earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 20.33% less than the national average, earning $34,378 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.42% less than the national average, earning $48,479 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Família95158/
Fámilia951/
Familias9347/
Famiglia9326/
Famielia931/
Famili921,094/
Famila92175/
Famelia86150/
Femilia86135/
Familie86128/
Familio86103/
Fatmila8675/
Familah8630/
Familiy8628/
Fahmila8616/
Famulia8614/
Fameila8613/
Familii868/
Famiola867/
Familoa867/
Familya864/
Familis864/
Fasmila863/
Fomilia862/
Vamilia861/
Famiela861/
Familas861/
Famiglio8065/
Fatmelia808/
Fahmelia804/
Familaya802/
Familich802/
Famailli801/
Fahmieli801/
Famiglie801/
Famílias801/
Familads800/
Family771,763/
Fameli77663/
Femila77400/
Famula77397/
Famela77292/
Familo77152/
Famile7740/
Vamila778/
Vamili773/
Fomila773/
Famiła771/
Famelis71282/
Famulla71248/
Phamila7189/
Vemilia7138/
Famelio7130/
Vaimili7125/
Vamaila7113/
Femelia7113/
Famulah718/
Fameela718/
Familet718/
Familey715/
Faimula713/
Familyo712/
Famulya712/
Fahmela711/
Famelie711/
Vomilia711/
Familer711/
Fahmula711/
Famelya711/
Famaile711/
Famioly711/
Vamilya710/
Familyz710/
Familys710/
Famullah6710/
Fameglio678/
Faamaile677/
Fatmelis675/
Familets675/
Vamaaila673/
D'Family672/
Fatmaily672/
Fahmulah671/
Faamelea671/
Familych671/
Faimulla671/

Familia Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Familia in the Arabic language
فاميلياfamylya-

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