Ventura Surname

1,041st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 514,927 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
El Salvador

Ventura Surname Definition:

The plural form of the latin "venturum" - happiness, fortune, the future, what is yet to come joyously.

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Ventura Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico80,9431:1,534230
Brazil69,2711:3,090274
Angola50,2841:53793
Philippines42,4751:2,383163
Peru39,3521:808111
United States32,7611:11,0641,365
Italy28,2181:2,167133
El Salvador25,8821:24554
Dominican Republic25,8451:40479
Guatemala24,5141:656117
Spain15,5341:3,010355
Portugal13,7481:758133
Mozambique12,3601:2,206544
Honduras11,6011:760174
Bolivia8,6331:1,230243
Venezuela8,6311:3,499513
Argentina6,0961:7,012702
France3,5381:18,7742,119
Cuba2,5741:4,477544
Ecuador1,8641:8,5331,372
Canada1,4111:26,1133,501
Colombia1,3121:36,4132,128
Saudi Arabia1,1531:26,7613,711
Israel1,0771:7,9461,247
Chile7381:23,8711,432
Australia5921:45,6015,722
South Africa4141:130,86415,308
Belgium4001:28,7424,619
England3871:143,97413,910
Uruguay3791:9,0551,019
Switzerland3781:21,7273,462
Germany2911:276,65129,145
Nicaragua1941:31,0371,156
Costa Rica1741:27,472835
Singapore1541:35,7641,284
Indonesia1221:1,084,01078,297
Belize1201:2,962605
Czechia1061:100,31616,602
Panama921:42,5252,196
United States Virgin Islands761:1,452236
Bahrain731:18,4743,432
Guam701:2,287297
Puerto Rico681:52,2081,162
Netherlands671:252,04732,252
New Zealand651:69,66710,483
Turkey591:1,319,00754,084
Thailand581:1,217,902177,118
São Tomé and Príncipe511:3,479321
Paraguay491:147,6893,066
Sweden411:240,16516,652
India401:19,176,635286,670
Austria391:218,34426,757
Tanzania351:1,512,61847,057
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
New Caledonia311:8,9102,168
Malta301:14,342837
Hungary261:377,54926,409
Scotland251:214,15311,205
Greece231:481,73061,288
Jamaica231:124,7804,616
Zimbabwe221:701,73850,656
Northern Ireland211:87,8595,745
Aruba181:5,749789
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Denmark151:376,31425,792
Ukraine151:3,034,846176,305
Slovakia141:381,17550,143
Bulgaria131:536,83923,182
China131:105,178,5825,529
Monaco101:3,707328
Taiwan101:2,344,47514,894
United Arab Emirates101:916,22736,116
Antigua and Barbuda91:11,0191,084
Japan91:14,204,92146,388
Norway91:571,36544,190
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Croatia71:604,08640,820
American Samoa61:9,2931,961
Hong Kong61:1,222,5805,222
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Wales61:515,75523,171
Ireland51:941,78816,185
Burkina Faso51:3,670,42019,318
San Marino51:6,643656
South Korea51:10,248,0511,694
Luxembourg41:145,1366,519
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Andorra31:27,9461,499
Bahamas31:130,5841,472
Haiti31:3,561,30220,668
Dominica21:37,946685
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Turks and Caicos Islands21:17,164627
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Macau11:601,6301,582
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Saint Barthelemy11:9,614134
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England371:658,79432,071
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

The alternate forms: Ventúra (5) & Ventüra (1) are calculated separately.

Ventura (53,194) may also be a first name.

Ventura Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

The plural form of the latin "venturum" - happiness, fortune, the future, what is yet to come joyously.

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

(Italian) Descendant of Ventura, a pet form of Buonaventura (good luck), or of Ventura, a name sometimes given to a deserted baby.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

It has its origins in Bologna, Italy and probably refers to a distortion of the Bonaventura surname.

- ceceventuroli

Italian, Spanish and Portuguese surname, meaning "good luck".

- mfariacastro

Ventura Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ventura (Arabic: فنتورا, Hindi: वेन्टुरा, Marathi: वेनतुर, Oriya: େଭୁରା) is found most in Mexico. It can also occur as: Ventúra or Ventüra. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ventura? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,041st most frequently held surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 14,153 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 66 percent of Ventura reside; 26 percent reside in South America and 16 percent reside in Hispano-North America. It is also the 17,553rd most commonly held first name throughout the world, held by 53,194 people.

This surname is most widely held in Mexico, where it is carried by 80,943 people, or 1 in 1,534. In Mexico Ventura is most frequent in: México, where 14 percent reside, Veracruz, where 9 percent reside and Chiapas, where 9 percent reside. Beside Mexico this last name occurs in 123 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 13 percent reside and Angola, where 10 percent reside.

Ventura Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ventura has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 136,504 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 1,046 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ventura Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Ventura are 41.71% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 94.94% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Ventura earn in different countries varies significantly. In Italy they earn 2.78% more than the national average, earning €30,865 per year; in Peru they earn 20.33% less than the national average, earning S/. 15,444 per year; in South Africa they earn 6.03% more than the national average, earning R 251,964 per year; in Colombia they earn 17.33% less than the national average, earning $18,767,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 7.01% less than the national average, earning $40,126 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.1% more than the national average, earning $51,721 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Ventura Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ventura in the Marathi language
वेनतुरvenatura66.67
हेनतुराhenatura33.33
Ventura in the Hindi language
वेन्टुराventura50
वेन्चुराvencura50
Ventura in the Oriya language
େଭୁରାebhura50
େଭନତୁରାebhanatura50
Ventura in the Arabic language
فنتوراfntwra-
فانتوراfantwra-

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Ventura Reference & Research

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

Ventura 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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