Ulloa Surname
Approximately 156,805 people bear this surname
Ulloa Surname Definition:
Means camp of oats and comes from the Basque word "olo" meaning oats and the suffix which acts as an article.
Galician name from Infanta Ulía, sister of Laomedonte, King of Troy, who was defeated, came to Galicia and settled near Santiago de Compostela.
Read More About This SurnameUlloa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chile | 32,709 | 1:539 | 117 |
| Mexico | 25,971 | 1:4,779 | 620 |
| Honduras | 16,806 | 1:525 | 129 |
| United States | 11,509 | 1:31,494 | 3,931 |
| Ecuador | 9,789 | 1:1,625 | 280 |
| Peru | 9,618 | 1:3,305 | 542 |
| Colombia | 7,603 | 1:6,284 | 844 |
| Cuba | 7,484 | 1:1,540 | 241 |
| Costa Rica | 6,435 | 1:743 | 162 |
| Dominican Republic | 5,908 | 1:1,766 | 274 |
| Argentina | 4,955 | 1:8,626 | 855 |
| Nicaragua | 3,707 | 1:1,624 | 297 |
| Venezuela | 3,658 | 1:8,257 | 854 |
| El Salvador | 3,494 | 1:1,816 | 323 |
| Spain | 2,887 | 1:16,194 | 1,844 |
| Bolivia | 1,740 | 1:6,101 | 795 |
| Panama | 1,247 | 1:3,137 | 410 |
| Canada | 201 | 1:183,311 | 18,199 |
| Brazil | 196 | 1:1,092,216 | 38,202 |
| Guatemala | 161 | 1:99,892 | 2,932 |
| Guam | 136 | 1:1,177 | 173 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 92 | 1:593 | 108 |
| France | 92 | 1:721,986 | 90,334 |
| Italy | 85 | 1:719,490 | 60,619 |
| England | 68 | 1:819,383 | 43,863 |
| Australia | 65 | 1:415,318 | 33,226 |
| Belize | 41 | 1:8,670 | 1,208 |
| Germany | 24 | 1:3,354,394 | 150,996 |
| Uruguay | 14 | 1:245,126 | 18,218 |
| Belgium | 11 | 1:1,045,149 | 78,166 |
| Norway | 10 | 1:514,229 | 41,629 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| Puerto Rico | 7 | 1:507,163 | 3,435 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Romania | 4 | 1:5,019,468 | 62,922 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1:5,629,059 | 132,535 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
The alternate forms: Ulloá (1) are calculated separately.
Ulloa (134) may also be a first name.
Ulloa Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Means camp of oats and comes from the Basque word "olo" meaning oats and the suffix which acts as an article.
Galician name from Infanta Ulía, sister of Laomedonte, King of Troy, who was defeated, came to Galicia and settled near Santiago de Compostela.
Ulloa Demographics
Average Male Ulloa Height
171.98 cm
Average Female Ulloa Height
159.9 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Ulloa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ulloa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ulloa occurs more in Chile more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Ulloá. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ulloa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,579th most frequently held family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 46,475 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Ulloa reside; 45 percent reside in South America and 24 percent reside in Hispanic Southern America. It is also the 800,975th most numerous forename at a global level, borne by 134 people.
The last name is most common in Chile, where it is held by 32,709 people, or 1 in 539. In Chile Ulloa is primarily found in: Santiago Metropolitan Region, where 39 percent are found, Bío Bío Region, where 20 percent are found and Araucanía Region, where 9 percent are found. Not including Chile it occurs in 66 countries. It is also common in Mexico, where 17 percent are found and Honduras, where 11 percent are found.
Ulloa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Ulloa has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ulloa last name expanded 230,180 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Ulloa Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Ulloa surname are 43.18% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 96.41% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Ulloa earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 18.94% less than the national average, earning 280,536 kr per year; in Peru they earn 6.29% less than the national average, earning S/. 18,166 per year; in Colombia they earn 3.75% more than the national average, earning $23,554,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 9.87% less than the national average, earning $38,890 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.61% less than the national average, earning $45,902 CAD per year.
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