Padilla Surname
Approximately 740,303 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnamePadilla Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 203,436 | 1:610 | 94 |
| United States | 98,286 | 1:3,688 | 397 |
| Colombia | 92,573 | 1:516 | 98 |
| Philippines | 78,451 | 1:1,290 | 79 |
| Honduras | 48,769 | 1:181 | 32 |
| Spain | 32,278 | 1:1,448 | 154 |
| Venezuela | 27,404 | 1:1,102 | 210 |
| Bolivia | 25,855 | 1:411 | 76 |
| Peru | 25,478 | 1:1,248 | 188 |
| Ecuador | 16,429 | 1:968 | 163 |
| Argentina | 14,977 | 1:2,854 | 361 |
| Nicaragua | 14,009 | 1:430 | 97 |
| Chile | 12,798 | 1:1,377 | 280 |
| Dominican Republic | 8,181 | 1:1,275 | 204 |
| Costa Rica | 8,042 | 1:594 | 146 |
| Cuba | 6,846 | 1:1,683 | 256 |
| Guatemala | 5,712 | 1:2,816 | 439 |
| Puerto Rico | 5,455 | 1:651 | 112 |
| El Salvador | 4,528 | 1:1,401 | 268 |
| Panama | 2,162 | 1:1,810 | 287 |
| Israel | 1,715 | 1:4,990 | 732 |
| France | 1,674 | 1:39,679 | 4,946 |
| Uruguay | 1,276 | 1:2,689 | 315 |
| Brazil | 805 | 1:265,931 | 10,248 |
| Canada | 798 | 1:46,172 | 5,663 |
| England | 226 | 1:246,540 | 20,052 |
| Belize | 200 | 1:1,777 | 404 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 192 | 1:7,104 | 1,065 |
| Indonesia | 184 | 1:718,746 | 55,532 |
| Australia | 137 | 1:197,049 | 19,369 |
| Bahrain | 132 | 1:10,217 | 1,962 |
| Germany | 107 | 1:752,387 | 56,374 |
| Thailand | 86 | 1:821,376 | 131,940 |
| Italy | 67 | 1:912,786 | 67,190 |
| Kuwait | 67 | 1:56,727 | 6,926 |
| Guam | 58 | 1:2,761 | 360 |
| Portugal | 57 | 1:182,776 | 7,697 |
| Malaysia | 50 | 1:589,884 | 28,692 |
| Switzerland | 45 | 1:182,509 | 16,410 |
| Paraguay | 37 | 1:195,588 | 3,664 |
| Netherlands | 35 | 1:482,491 | 46,668 |
| Greece | 31 | 1:357,413 | 49,581 |
| Belgium | 29 | 1:396,436 | 41,978 |
| Sweden | 26 | 1:378,721 | 26,697 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 26 | 1:4,245 | 679 |
| New Zealand | 22 | 1:205,833 | 20,770 |
| United Arab Emirates | 21 | 1:436,299 | 23,129 |
| Andorra | 20 | 1:4,192 | 835 |
| Taiwan | 20 | 1:1,172,237 | 8,044 |
| India | 19 | 1:40,371,862 | 445,856 |
| Qatar | 19 | 1:124,105 | 14,725 |
| Japan | 17 | 1:7,520,253 | 43,528 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Aruba | 14 | 1:7,391 | 1,045 |
| Hong Kong | 14 | 1:523,963 | 3,360 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 11 | 1:4,962 | 486 |
| Norway | 11 | 1:467,481 | 39,375 |
| Austria | 10 | 1:851,544 | 67,454 |
| China | 10 | 1:136,732,157 | 7,199 |
| Angola | 9 | 1:2,998,802 | 4,903 |
| Denmark | 9 | 1:627,191 | 36,734 |
| Russia | 9 | 1:16,013,673 | 414,297 |
| Northern Ireland | 7 | 1:263,577 | 11,625 |
| Czechia | 7 | 1:1,519,067 | 97,842 |
| Afghanistan | 6 | 1:5,358,864 | 25,178 |
| Oman | 6 | 1:614,662 | 6,082 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:515,755 | 23,171 |
| Luxembourg | 5 | 1:116,108 | 6,306 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Curaçao | 4 | 1:39,312 | 638 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| New Caledonia | 4 | 1:69,056 | 6,678 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Vietnam | 4 | 1:23,161,514 | 3,610 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Cambodia | 3 | 1:5,162,382 | 10,688 |
| Georgia | 3 | 1:1,248,515 | 28,066 |
| British Virgin Islands | 2 | 1:15,797 | 839 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 1:1,434,974 | 11,081 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 2 | 1:17,164 | 627 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Comoros | 1 | 1:749,524 | 685 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Marshall Islands | 1 | 1:51,821 | 2,326 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,002 | 1:50,118 | 5,699 |
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), Frying-pan; and they carry three in their Arms.
Padilla Demographics
Average Padilla Salary in
United States
$38,081 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Padilla Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Padilla Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Padilla (Arabic: باديلا, Russian: Падилла) is found most in Mexico. It may be found in the variant forms: Pàdilla, Padillá or Pádilla. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Padilla? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 726th most commonly occurring last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 9,844 people. The surname Padilla occurs mostly in The Americas, where 84 percent of Padilla live; 41 percent live in North America and 27 percent live in Hispano-North America. Padilla is also the 236,307th most frequently used forename at a global level, held by 1,135 people.
It is most commonly used in Mexico, where it is carried by 203,436 people, or 1 in 610. In Mexico Padilla is primarily found in: Jalisco, where 21 percent live, México, where 10 percent live and Guanajuato, where 9 percent live. Besides Mexico it exists in 113 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 13 percent live and Colombia, where 13 percent live.
Padilla Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Padilla has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Padilla last name increased 9,809 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Padilla Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Padilla last name are 42.09% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 95.32% being registered with 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
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Padilla in the Russian language | ||
| Падилла | padilla | - |
| Padilla in the Arabic language | ||
| باديلا | badyla | - |
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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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Footnotes
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