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
Ulloa is found most frequently in Chile. It can be found as a variant: Ulloá. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ulloa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ulloa is the 3,579th most numerous family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 46,475 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Ulloa reside; 45 percent reside in South America and 24 percent reside in Hispanic Southern America. Ulloa is also the 800,975th most widely held forename internationally It is held by 134 people.
It is most widely held in Chile, where it is borne by 32,709 people, or 1 in 539. In Chile Ulloa is most common in: Santiago Metropolitan Region, where 39 percent live, Bío Bío Region, where 20 percent live and Araucanía Region, where 9 percent live. Aside from Chile this surname occurs in 66 countries. It is also found in Mexico, where 17 percent live and Honduras, where 11 percent live.
Ulloa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Ulloa has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 230,180 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Ulloa Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Ulloa last name are 43.18% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 96.41% being registered with 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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