Ventura Surname
Approximately 514,927 people bear this surname
Ventura Surname Definition:
The plural form of the latin "venturum" - happiness, fortune, the future, what is yet to come joyously.
Read More About This SurnameVentura Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 80,943 | 1:1,534 | 230 |
| Brazil | 69,271 | 1:3,090 | 274 |
| Angola | 50,284 | 1:537 | 93 |
| Philippines | 42,475 | 1:2,383 | 163 |
| Peru | 39,352 | 1:808 | 111 |
| United States | 32,761 | 1:11,064 | 1,365 |
| Italy | 28,218 | 1:2,167 | 133 |
| El Salvador | 25,882 | 1:245 | 54 |
| Dominican Republic | 25,845 | 1:404 | 79 |
| Guatemala | 24,514 | 1:656 | 117 |
| Spain | 15,534 | 1:3,010 | 355 |
| Portugal | 13,748 | 1:758 | 133 |
| Mozambique | 12,360 | 1:2,206 | 544 |
| Honduras | 11,601 | 1:760 | 174 |
| Bolivia | 8,633 | 1:1,230 | 243 |
| Venezuela | 8,631 | 1:3,499 | 513 |
| Argentina | 6,096 | 1:7,012 | 702 |
| France | 3,538 | 1:18,774 | 2,119 |
| Cuba | 2,574 | 1:4,477 | 544 |
| Ecuador | 1,864 | 1:8,533 | 1,372 |
| Canada | 1,411 | 1:26,113 | 3,501 |
| Colombia | 1,312 | 1:36,413 | 2,128 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1,153 | 1:26,761 | 3,711 |
| Israel | 1,077 | 1:7,946 | 1,247 |
| Chile | 738 | 1:23,871 | 1,432 |
| Australia | 592 | 1:45,601 | 5,722 |
| South Africa | 414 | 1:130,864 | 15,308 |
| Belgium | 400 | 1:28,742 | 4,619 |
| England | 387 | 1:143,974 | 13,910 |
| Uruguay | 379 | 1:9,055 | 1,019 |
| Switzerland | 378 | 1:21,727 | 3,462 |
| Germany | 291 | 1:276,651 | 29,145 |
| Nicaragua | 194 | 1:31,037 | 1,156 |
| Costa Rica | 174 | 1:27,472 | 835 |
| Singapore | 154 | 1:35,764 | 1,284 |
| Indonesia | 122 | 1:1,084,010 | 78,297 |
| Belize | 120 | 1:2,962 | 605 |
| Czechia | 106 | 1:100,316 | 16,602 |
| Panama | 92 | 1:42,525 | 2,196 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 76 | 1:1,452 | 236 |
| Bahrain | 73 | 1:18,474 | 3,432 |
| Guam | 70 | 1:2,287 | 297 |
| Puerto Rico | 68 | 1:52,208 | 1,162 |
| Netherlands | 67 | 1:252,047 | 32,252 |
| New Zealand | 65 | 1:69,667 | 10,483 |
| Turkey | 59 | 1:1,319,007 | 54,084 |
| Thailand | 58 | 1:1,217,902 | 177,118 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 51 | 1:3,479 | 321 |
| Paraguay | 49 | 1:147,689 | 3,066 |
| Sweden | 41 | 1:240,165 | 16,652 |
| India | 40 | 1:19,176,635 | 286,670 |
| Austria | 39 | 1:218,344 | 26,757 |
| Tanzania | 35 | 1:1,512,618 | 47,057 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| New Caledonia | 31 | 1:8,910 | 2,168 |
| Malta | 30 | 1:14,342 | 837 |
| Hungary | 26 | 1:377,549 | 26,409 |
| Scotland | 25 | 1:214,153 | 11,205 |
| Greece | 23 | 1:481,730 | 61,288 |
| Jamaica | 23 | 1:124,780 | 4,616 |
| Zimbabwe | 22 | 1:701,738 | 50,656 |
| Northern Ireland | 21 | 1:87,859 | 5,745 |
| Aruba | 18 | 1:5,749 | 789 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Denmark | 15 | 1:376,314 | 25,792 |
| Ukraine | 15 | 1:3,034,846 | 176,305 |
| Slovakia | 14 | 1:381,175 | 50,143 |
| Bulgaria | 13 | 1:536,839 | 23,182 |
| China | 13 | 1:105,178,582 | 5,529 |
| Monaco | 10 | 1:3,707 | 328 |
| Taiwan | 10 | 1:2,344,475 | 14,894 |
| United Arab Emirates | 10 | 1:916,227 | 36,116 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 9 | 1:11,019 | 1,084 |
| Japan | 9 | 1:14,204,921 | 46,388 |
| Norway | 9 | 1:571,365 | 44,190 |
| Malaysia | 8 | 1:3,686,778 | 134,908 |
| Croatia | 7 | 1:604,086 | 40,820 |
| American Samoa | 6 | 1:9,293 | 1,961 |
| Hong Kong | 6 | 1:1,222,580 | 5,222 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:515,755 | 23,171 |
| Ireland | 5 | 1:941,788 | 16,185 |
| Burkina Faso | 5 | 1:3,670,420 | 19,318 |
| San Marino | 5 | 1:6,643 | 656 |
| South Korea | 5 | 1:10,248,051 | 1,694 |
| Luxembourg | 4 | 1:145,136 | 6,519 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Romania | 4 | 1:5,019,468 | 62,922 |
| Suriname | 4 | 1:138,154 | 7,029 |
| Andorra | 3 | 1:27,946 | 1,499 |
| Bahamas | 3 | 1:130,584 | 1,472 |
| Haiti | 3 | 1:3,561,302 | 20,668 |
| Dominica | 2 | 1:37,946 | 685 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Latvia | 2 | 1:1,025,023 | 41,546 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 2 | 1:17,164 | 627 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Saint Barthelemy | 1 | 1:9,614 | 134 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 37 | 1:658,794 | 32,071 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 24 | 1:2,092,445 | 103,667 |
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.
(Italian) Descendant of Ventura, a pet form of Buonaventura (good luck), or of Ventura, a name sometimes given to a deserted baby.
User-submitted Reference
It has its origins in Bologna, Italy and probably refers to a distortion of the Bonaventura surname.
- ceceventuroliItalian, Spanish and Portuguese surname, meaning "good luck".
- mfariacastroVentura Demographics
Ventura Political Affiliation
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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
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ventura in the Marathi language | ||
| वेनतुर | venatura | 66.67 |
| हेनतुरा | henatura | 33.33 |
| Ventura in the Hindi language | ||
| वेन्टुरा | ventura | 50 |
| वेन्चुरा | vencura | 50 |
| Ventura in the Oriya language | ||
| େଭୁରା | ebhura | 50 |
| େଭନତୁରା | ebhanatura | 50 |
| Ventura in the Arabic language | ||
| فنتورا | fntwra | - |
| فانتورا | fantwra | - |
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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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