Padilha Surname

6,973rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 81,278 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Padilha Surname User-submission:

The surname name 'Padilha' is a adaptation of the surname 'Padilla'. In Brazil, surnames written with 'll' were usually adapted to words written with 'lh'. In Spain, hereditary surnames were adopted according to fairly general rules and during the late Middle Ages, names that were derived from localities became increasingly widespread.

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Padilha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil80,0971:2,673251
Portugal6321:16,4851,211
Argentina1921:222,62218,311
United States1061:3,419,424193,489
Australia801:337,44628,659
Paraguay371:195,5883,664
Spain341:1,375,06044,096
England181:3,095,448105,421
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Northern Ireland91:205,0049,958
France71:9,488,960336,266
Uruguay61:571,96026,877
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643

The alternate forms: Pádilha (1) are calculated separately.

Padilha (43) may also be a first name.

Padilha Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname name 'Padilha' is a adaptation of the surname 'Padilla'. In Brazil, surnames written with 'll' were usually adapted to words written with 'lh'. In Spain, hereditary surnames were adopted according to fairly general rules and during the late Middle Ages, names that were derived from localities became increasingly widespread. The original bearer of the name 'Padilla', which is a local surname, once lived, held land, or was born in the beautiful region of Spain. Local names originally denoted the proprietorship of the village or estate. The 'Padilla' family originally loved in one of the various placed named 'Padilla' in Spain. There is also a city named 'Padilla' in Castrogeriz, in the Burgos of northern Spain. This place-name was originally derived from the Spanish word 'padilla', which means 'frying pan' or 'bread pan', which is itself derived from the Latin word 'patella', which means 'shallow dish'.

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Padilha Last Name Facts

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

The last name Padilha (Arabic: باديليا) is held by more people in Brazil than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as: Pádilha. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Padilha? popularity and diffusion

The surname Padilha is the 6,973rd most commonly occurring last name on earth, held by around 1 in 89,662 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Padilha live; 99 percent live in South America and 99 percent live in Luso-South America. Padilha is also the 1,545,828th most commonly used given name world-wide. It is borne by 43 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Brazil, where it is held by 80,097 people, or 1 in 2,673. In Brazil Padilha is most common in: Paraná, where 25 percent live, Rio Grande do Sul, where 23 percent live and Santa Catarina, where 19 percent live. Not including Brazil this last name occurs in 37 countries. It also occurs in Portugal, where 1 percent live and Argentina, where 0 percent live.

Padilha Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Padilha last name are 43.07% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 96.3% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Padilha earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 12.13% more than the national average, earning $48,385 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.94% more than the national average, earning $52,137 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Padilha Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Padilha in the Arabic language
باديلياbadylya-

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