Vilañez Surname

613,453rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 503 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ecuador
Highest density in:
Ecuador

Vilañez Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vilañez Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ecuador4511:35,2684,011
Colombia441:1,085,7749,528
Spain81:5,844,00486,878

The alternate forms: Vilanez (137) are calculated separately.

Vilañez Last Name Facts

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

The last name Vilañez is borne by more people in Ecuador than any other country or territory. It may occur as: Vilanez. Click here for further possible spellings of Vilañez.

How Common Is The Last Name Vilañez? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 613,453rd most frequent family name globally, held by around 1 in 14,488,163 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Vilañez live; 98 percent live in South America and 90 percent live in Andean South America.

It is most frequently occurring in Ecuador, where it is carried by 451 people, or 1 in 35,268. In Ecuador it is most common in: Imbabura Province, where 47 percent are found, Pichincha Province, where 27 percent are found and Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas Province, where 25 percent are found. Outside of Ecuador this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Colombia, where 9 percent are found and Spain, where 2 percent are found.

Vilañez Last Name Statistics demography

Vilañez earn somewhat more than the average income. In Colombia they earn 8.38% more than the national average, earning $24,605,600 COP per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vilanez95137/
Vilañes861/
Vilane7719,503/
Vilaña777/
Vilaine71480/
Vilanes7125/
Vilgane717/
Vilanie716/
Viliane716/
Vilange715/
Vilanne712/
Wilanez712/
Vilaniz712/
Violane712/
Velanez711/
Vilaune711/
Vhilane711/
Vitlane711/
Vilaney711/
Bilañes711/
Violaine6774/
Violanes6721/
Vilaneis672/
Vilianes672/
Vilianie672/
Violonez671/
Vilainet671/
Vilhaney671/
Vilanise671/
Vigliane671/
Vilhaner670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Vilañez
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