Padilla Surname

726th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 740,303 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Honduras

Padilla Surname Definition:

One who came from Padilla (frying pan), in Spain; dweller at the sign of the frying pan; one who prepared food, a cook.

From the Spanish "paila" - a frying pan. Towns in Bolivia and Mexico with this name.

The latin "patella" is a diminutive of "patina" meaning a casserole which refers to a type used in ovens for baking bread.

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Padilla Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico203,4361:61094
United States98,2861:3,688397
Colombia92,5731:51698
Philippines78,4511:1,29079
Honduras48,7691:18132
Spain32,2781:1,448154
Venezuela27,4041:1,102210
Bolivia25,8551:41176
Peru25,4781:1,248188
Ecuador16,4291:968163
Argentina14,9771:2,854361
Nicaragua14,0091:43097
Chile12,7981:1,377280
Dominican Republic8,1811:1,275204
Costa Rica8,0421:594146
Cuba6,8461:1,683256
Guatemala5,7121:2,816439
Puerto Rico5,4551:651112
El Salvador4,5281:1,401268
Panama2,1621:1,810287
Israel1,7151:4,990732
France1,6741:39,6794,946
Uruguay1,2761:2,689315
Brazil8051:265,93110,248
Canada7981:46,1725,663
England2261:246,54020,052
Belize2001:1,777404
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Trinidad and Tobago1921:7,1041,065
Indonesia1841:718,74655,532
Australia1371:197,04919,369
Bahrain1321:10,2171,962
Germany1071:752,38756,374
Thailand861:821,376131,940
Italy671:912,78667,190
Kuwait671:56,7276,926
Guam581:2,761360
Portugal571:182,7767,697
Malaysia501:589,88428,692
Switzerland451:182,50916,410
Paraguay371:195,5883,664
Netherlands351:482,49146,668
Greece311:357,41349,581
Belgium291:396,43641,978
Sweden261:378,72126,697
United States Virgin Islands261:4,245679
New Zealand221:205,83320,770
United Arab Emirates211:436,29923,129
Andorra201:4,192835
Taiwan201:1,172,2378,044
India191:40,371,862445,856
Qatar191:124,10514,725
Japan171:7,520,25343,528
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Aruba141:7,3911,045
Hong Kong141:523,9633,360
Northern Mariana Islands111:4,962486
Norway111:467,48139,375
Austria101:851,54467,454
China101:136,732,1577,199
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Czechia71:1,519,06797,842
Afghanistan61:5,358,86425,178
Oman61:614,6626,082
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Wales61:515,75523,171
Luxembourg51:116,1086,306
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Curaçao41:39,312638
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Vietnam41:23,161,5143,610
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Cambodia31:5,162,38210,688
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
British Virgin Islands21:15,797839
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Turks and Caicos Islands21:17,164627
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Comoros11:749,524685
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Macau11:601,6301,582
Marshall Islands11:51,8212,326
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0021:50,1185,699

The alternate forms: Pàdilla (2), Padillá (1) & Pádilla (1) are calculated separately.

Padilla (1,135) may also be a first name.

Padilla Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

One who came from Padilla (frying pan), in Spain; dweller at the sign of the frying pan; one who prepared food, a cook.

From the Spanish "paila" - a frying pan. Towns in Bolivia and Mexico with this name.

The latin "patella" is a diminutive of "patina" meaning a casserole which refers to a type used in ovens for baking bread.

Castilian name of Galician origin.

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

(Spanish), Frying-pan; and they carry three in their Arms.

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

Padilla Last Name Facts

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

Padilla (Arabic: باديلا, Russian: Падилла) is found most frequently in Mexico. It may also occur as: Pàdilla, Padillá or Pádilla. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Padilla? popularity and diffusion

Padilla is the 726th most widely held last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 9,844 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 84 percent of Padilla are found; 41 percent are found in North America and 27 percent are found in Hispano-North America. It is also the 236,307th most widely held forename globally, held by 1,135 people.

The last name is most frequent in Mexico, where it is borne by 203,436 people, or 1 in 610. In Mexico Padilla is mostly found in: Jalisco, where 21 percent live, México, where 10 percent live and Guanajuato, where 9 percent live. Apart from Mexico Padilla exists in 113 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 13 percent live and Colombia, where 13 percent live.

Padilla Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Padilla has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Padilla surname grew 9,809 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Padilla Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Padilla surname are 42.09% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 95.32% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Padilla earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 79.86% less than the national average, earning €6,047 per year; in Norway they earn 13.46% less than the national average, earning 299,488 kr per year; in Peru they earn 3.39% less than the national average, earning S/. 18,727 per year; in Colombia they earn 19.02% less than the national average, earning $18,383,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 11.75% less than the national average, earning $38,081 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.64% more than the national average, earning $50,000 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Padilla Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Padilla in the Russian language
Падиллаpadilla-
Padilla in the Arabic language
باديلاbadyla-

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Padilla Reference & Research

Padilla DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Padilla FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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