Llamas Surname
Approximately 62,573 people bear this surname
Llamas Surname Definition:
One who came from Llamas (tongues of fire; flame), the name of several places in Spain.
Found in Asturias and Santander. Name of several villages near Leon, Oviedo, and Astorga. Originated in village of Cangas de Tineo in Asturias.
Read More About This SurnameLlamas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 25,801 | 1:4,811 | 622 |
| Spain | 12,645 | 1:3,697 | 448 |
| United States | 9,857 | 1:36,772 | 4,559 |
| Philippines | 7,293 | 1:13,882 | 1,482 |
| Guatemala | 1,790 | 1:8,985 | 1,026 |
| Colombia | 1,750 | 1:27,299 | 1,831 |
| Argentina | 1,204 | 1:35,501 | 2,966 |
| France | 639 | 1:103,948 | 15,344 |
| Saudi Arabia | 278 | 1:110,992 | 14,774 |
| Peru | 216 | 1:147,149 | 7,892 |
| Paraguay | 169 | 1:42,821 | 1,307 |
| Venezuela | 162 | 1:186,445 | 5,247 |
| Brazil | 97 | 1:2,206,952 | 68,831 |
| Cuba | 88 | 1:130,940 | 3,424 |
| Canada | 70 | 1:526,366 | 44,416 |
| Dominican Republic | 62 | 1:168,273 | 6,481 |
| England | 47 | 1:1,185,491 | 55,443 |
| Australia | 46 | 1:586,863 | 42,409 |
| Singapore | 43 | 1:128,086 | 5,748 |
| Netherlands | 40 | 1:422,179 | 43,576 |
| Germany | 39 | 1:2,064,243 | 111,952 |
| Puerto Rico | 31 | 1:114,521 | 1,694 |
| Gibraltar | 25 | 1:1,358 | 302 |
| Panama | 25 | 1:156,490 | 5,002 |
| Taiwan | 21 | 1:1,116,416 | 7,706 |
| Qatar | 19 | 1:124,105 | 14,725 |
| Switzerland | 15 | 1:547,528 | 38,365 |
| Thailand | 14 | 1:5,045,596 | 363,835 |
| Chile | 12 | 1:1,468,040 | 24,959 |
| Denmark | 7 | 1:806,388 | 43,211 |
| Costa Rica | 7 | 1:682,867 | 5,051 |
| Belgium | 7 | 1:1,642,378 | 98,400 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Ecuador | 3 | 1:5,301,949 | 30,184 |
| El Salvador | 3 | 1:2,114,629 | 5,401 |
| Honduras | 3 | 1:2,938,814 | 7,190 |
| Andorra | 2 | 1:41,919 | 1,654 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Cayman Islands | 2 | 1:31,946 | 1,715 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
Llamas (113) may also be a first name.
Llamas Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
One who came from Llamas (tongues of fire; flame), the name of several places in Spain.
Found in Asturias and Santander. Name of several villages near Leon, Oviedo, and Astorga. Originated in village of Cangas de Tineo in Asturias. Also found as Basque name, derived from latin "llama" or "flama"—flame or light, particularly one due to combustion of gas.
"Llamas" refers to a swampy land that holds water.
Asturian name from Cangas de Tineo. Later spread to entire Peninsula.
User-submitted Reference
Comes from the spanish word llamas, which means 'flames'.
- mlamasLlamas Demographics
Average Male Llamas Height
172.86 cm
Average Female Llamas Height
164.87 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Llamas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Llamas Come From? nationality or country of origin
Llamas (Arabic: لياماس) is carried by more people in Mexico than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Llamas.
How Common Is The Last Name Llamas? popularity and diffusion
The surname Llamas is the 9,053rd most numerous surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 116,465 people. The surname Llamas occurs mostly in The Americas, where 66 percent of Llamas reside; 57 percent reside in North America and 41 percent reside in Hispano-North America. Llamas is also the 881,625th most frequent first name worldwide, held by 113 people.
The last name Llamas is most frequently held in Mexico, where it is held by 25,801 people, or 1 in 4,811. In Mexico it is most frequent in: Jalisco, where 29 percent are found, Baja California, where 7 percent are found and Guanajuato, where 7 percent are found. Outside of Mexico Llamas is found in 65 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 20 percent are found and The United States, where 16 percent are found.
Llamas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Llamas has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Llamas surname rose 164,283 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Llamas Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Llamas last name are 42.24% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 95.47% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Llamas earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 62.18% more than the national average, earning S/. 31,439 per year; in Colombia they earn 17.8% less than the national average, earning $18,662,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 7.14% less than the national average, earning $40,068 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.75% less than the national average, earning $48,812 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Llamas Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Llamas in the Arabic language | ||
| لياماس | lyamas | - |
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