Llamas Surname

9,053rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 62,573 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

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.

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Llamas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico25,8011:4,811622
Spain12,6451:3,697448
United States9,8571:36,7724,559
Philippines7,2931:13,8821,482
Guatemala1,7901:8,9851,026
Colombia1,7501:27,2991,831
Argentina1,2041:35,5012,966
France6391:103,94815,344
Saudi Arabia2781:110,99214,774
Peru2161:147,1497,892
Paraguay1691:42,8211,307
Venezuela1621:186,4455,247
Brazil971:2,206,95268,831
Cuba881:130,9403,424
Canada701:526,36644,416
Dominican Republic621:168,2736,481
England471:1,185,49155,443
Australia461:586,86342,409
Singapore431:128,0865,748
Netherlands401:422,17943,576
Germany391:2,064,243111,952
Puerto Rico311:114,5211,694
Gibraltar251:1,358302
Panama251:156,4905,002
Taiwan211:1,116,4167,706
Qatar191:124,10514,725
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Chile121:1,468,04024,959
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Costa Rica71:682,8675,051
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
El Salvador31:2,114,6295,401
Honduras31:2,938,8147,190
Andorra21:41,9191,654
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Cayman Islands21:31,9461,715
China21:683,660,78330,601
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Macau11:601,6301,582
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Dominica11:75,891912
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Guam11:160,1214,893
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

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.

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

User-submitted Reference

Comes from the spanish word llamas, which means 'flames'.

- mlamas

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Llammas9213/
Llaamas924/
Llamass922/
Llyamas921/
Llaimas921/
Llamasd921/
Lliamas921/
Lllamas920/
Lamas9152,025/
Llama912,255/
Llamos831,138/
Lammas83987/
Lamash83835/
Lhamas83447/
Lamase83390/
Liamas83169/
Laumas83118/
Llaima83106/
Lamass8368/
Lamasz8351/
Lamais8329/
Lahmas8326/
Llamac8323/
Llamaz8319/
Laimas8319/
Llamma8318/
Lameas8311/
Leamas839/
Latmas839/
Lamats834/
Lasmas834/
Llamaj834/
Llemas833/
Llomas832/
Lamaas832/
Laymas832/
Lamahs832/
Llamad832/
Llamoa832/
Llamax831/
Llaama831/
Llamai831/
Lleama831/
Lyamas831/
Hllama831/
Lamazs831/
Lamasd831/
Llhama831/
Hlamas831/
Lamaus830/
Laamas830/
Llamay830/
Lama80336,121/
Lamasse77415/
Laitmas7722/
Gliamas7718/
Lamashe7710/
Lamasch776/
Lahmass775/
Lamause772/
Laumash772/
Lamahas771/
Lyamash771/
Llamois771/
Lamastt771/
Lheamas771/
Lleamos771/
Lliamos771/
Laumays771/
Lammase771/
Liammas771/
Lahmais771/
Laimash771/
Lammast770/
Lamah7384,544/
Lomas7336,131/
Lamma737,098/
Lamai735,650/
Lamay734,233/
Llamo734,125/
Lamaj733,533/
Lamat732,648/
Laima732,433/
Lamos731,712/
Lauma731,521/
Lamac731,153/
Lemas73938/
Liama73907/
Lamaa73722/
Layma73704/
Leama73640/
Lamga73638/
Lamač73512/
Lahma73439/
Lasma73389/
Laama73315/
Laïma73243/
Lamau73223/
Hlama73218/
Lamha73207/
Lamoa7388/
Lhama7383/
Lyama7382/
Lamad7367/
Lamea7342/
Lamaz7335/
Laîma7332/
Lloma739/
Lajma739/
Latma737/
Lamax733/
Lamap732/
Llamá731/
Laâma731/
Lamaï731/
Lamasova7128/
Lamasová714/
Llautmea714/
Lamaisse711/
Hlamma672,375/
Llemos671,180/
Lahama67886/
Lamaud67666/
Lhamma67558/
Lomash67307/
Lamach67258/
Lamacz67240/
Latmai67210/
Lammat67207/
Laumea67184/
Liamos67176/
Laimos67155/
Lemass67153/
Laasma67110/
Laumay6798/
Lammai6797/
Liamma6796/
Lyamoa6794/
Lamaha6794/
Lyamasova6792/
Lammay6791/
Lamaix6790/
Laumai6783/
Lammah6780/
Loomas6774/
Lammad6769/
Laamat6764/
Laimai6757/
Lamaah6750/
Laimay6740/
Leumas6739/
Loumas6734/
Leimas6733/
Lamhat6733/
Laumau6732/
Lahuma6731/
Laamaa6730/
Laumma6728/
Laymac6727/
Lomase6727/
Laimah6724/
Lamaut6723/
Lameus6722/
Lamahu6722/
Lamarz6719/
Lamatz6719/
Leamma6717/
Lahmau6717/
Liamai6717/
Lemash6715/
Laimat6715/
Laimau6715/
Lasmat6714/
Laimaa6714/
Lahmaj6714/
Loimas6713/
Lausma6712/
Lemais6711/
Lajmad6711/
Lamois6710/
Lamose6710/
Lomass6710/
Leymas6710/
Lomats679/
Lamace679/
Lamous679/
Lamaux679/
Lyamai679/
Leamoa679/
Lommas678/
Lamaiz678/
Laihma678/
Liamat678/
Laamau677/
Lamait677/
Lahmai676/
Lemaus676/
Liomas676/
Laamma676/
Lajmah676/
Llamoc676/
Luomas676/
Lasmai675/
Leamos675/
Liamau675/
Laamai674/
Lhomas674/
Lasmos674/
Lahmah674/
Liaima674/
Latmos674/
Lomast673/
Lamatt673/
Lgomas673/
Lamoss673/
Liasma673/
Laymah673/
Lhamat673/
Lasmad672/
Lathma672/
Laumah672/
Lameis672/
Lahmma672/
Laimma672/
Leamai672/
Lasmay672/
Lamead672/
Laaima672/
Hlaima672/
Lamaai672/
Lamost672/
Laymay672/
Laumat672/
Lomaas672/
Lamaid672/
Lamashova671/
Lyamma671/
Lyamos671/
Lomaus671/
Lammos671/
Lamaat671/
Lamadh671/
Lamajj671/
Lameaz671/
Lemaas671/
Latmay671/
Laymos671/
Laumax671/
Laamea671/
Hlamai671/
D'Lama671/
Lamosh671/
Laimea671/
Lhamos671/
Lamêga671/
Lyamah671/
Laumga671/
Laisma671/
Lajmaa671/
Lahïma671/
Lai'ma671/
La'may671/
Lammac671/
Lammma671/
Lamhai671/
Lamiea671/
Lameea671/
Lhamaa671/
Lamaiy671/
Liamoa671/
Losmas671/
Lhamai671/
Lhamaz671/
Lamhad671/
Lamaay671/
Lamaih671/
Leamat671/
Lammax670/
Lamoos670/
Laymaz670/
Lomais670/
Leamay670/
Lehmas670/
Llamey670/
Lohmas670/

Llamas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Llamas in the Arabic language
لياماسlyamas-

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