Villa Surname
Approximately 456,920 people bear this surname
Villa Surname Definition:
Dweller on a large estate; one who came from Villa (free town), the name of many places in Spain.
House in the country. Perhaps an owner or a dweller.
Found as integral part of names of over 700 villages throughout the Peninsula.
Read More About This SurnameVilla Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 137,462 | 1:903 | 147 |
| Colombia | 65,545 | 1:729 | 148 |
| Italy | 57,809 | 1:1,058 | 31 |
| United States | 41,094 | 1:8,820 | 1,065 |
| Philippines | 40,189 | 1:2,519 | 176 |
| Spain | 18,917 | 1:2,471 | 284 |
| Argentina | 17,485 | 1:2,445 | 323 |
| Peru | 11,411 | 1:2,785 | 463 |
| Ecuador | 10,549 | 1:1,508 | 259 |
| Venezuela | 8,602 | 1:3,511 | 516 |
| Chile | 7,264 | 1:2,425 | 418 |
| Brazil | 5,842 | 1:36,644 | 1,509 |
| Bolivia | 5,512 | 1:1,926 | 356 |
| Cuba | 4,186 | 1:2,753 | 390 |
| Dominican Republic | 4,121 | 1:2,532 | 347 |
| France | 4,052 | 1:16,393 | 1,763 |
| India | 1,712 | 1:448,052 | 23,147 |
| Paraguay | 1,629 | 1:4,442 | 400 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1,153 | 1:26,761 | 3,711 |
| Algeria | 944 | 1:40,923 | 7,327 |
| Canada | 788 | 1:46,758 | 5,730 |
| Panama | 689 | 1:5,678 | 634 |
| Egypt | 641 | 1:143,426 | 11,189 |
| Uruguay | 626 | 1:5,482 | 619 |
| Morocco | 613 | 1:56,242 | 9,319 |
| Sri Lanka | 585 | 1:35,570 | 4,375 |
| Taiwan | 521 | 1:45,000 | 520 |
| Switzerland | 481 | 1:17,075 | 2,804 |
| Portugal | 453 | 1:22,998 | 1,555 |
| Bangladesh | 451 | 1:353,341 | 9,758 |
| Togo | 420 | 1:17,257 | 5,159 |
| England | 409 | 1:136,230 | 13,344 |
| Germany | 319 | 1:252,368 | 27,308 |
| Finland | 305 | 1:18,022 | 2,574 |
| Belgium | 291 | 1:39,507 | 6,463 |
| El Salvador | 244 | 1:26,000 | 1,030 |
| Guatemala | 224 | 1:71,798 | 2,587 |
| Greece | 214 | 1:51,775 | 8,560 |
| Australia | 186 | 1:145,138 | 15,497 |
| Costa Rica | 168 | 1:28,453 | 847 |
| Indonesia | 165 | 1:801,510 | 60,937 |
| Bahrain | 162 | 1:8,325 | 1,494 |
| Norway | 136 | 1:37,811 | 5,368 |
| Russia | 129 | 1:1,117,233 | 83,491 |
| Thailand | 120 | 1:588,653 | 100,315 |
| Iran | 110 | 1:698,023 | 36,723 |
| Haiti | 99 | 1:107,918 | 5,109 |
| Honduras | 97 | 1:90,891 | 1,620 |
| Northern Ireland | 88 | 1:20,966 | 2,489 |
| Latvia | 82 | 1:25,001 | 3,819 |
| DR Congo | 75 | 1:985,061 | 64,020 |
| French Polynesia | 74 | 1:3,795 | 856 |
| Netherlands | 70 | 1:241,245 | 31,316 |
| Estonia | 69 | 1:19,157 | 3,287 |
| Nigeria | 63 | 1:2,811,790 | 89,258 |
| Japan | 61 | 1:2,095,808 | 28,388 |
| Syria | 61 | 1:316,410 | 4,562 |
| Denmark | 56 | 1:100,798 | 9,513 |
| Guam | 54 | 1:2,965 | 391 |
| Puerto Rico | 51 | 1:69,611 | 1,356 |
| Bahamas | 48 | 1:8,161 | 696 |
| Sweden | 48 | 1:205,141 | 14,201 |
| Austria | 44 | 1:193,533 | 24,446 |
| Wales | 44 | 1:70,330 | 6,116 |
| South Africa | 37 | 1:1,464,262 | 76,407 |
| Malaysia | 36 | 1:819,284 | 37,745 |
| China | 32 | 1:42,728,799 | 2,300 |
| San Marino | 32 | 1:1,038 | 223 |
| Nicaragua | 31 | 1:194,229 | 2,495 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Zimbabwe | 27 | 1:571,787 | 44,609 |
| Papua New Guinea | 26 | 1:313,604 | 42,091 |
| Angola | 25 | 1:1,079,569 | 3,117 |
| Barbados | 25 | 1:11,498 | 820 |
| Liberia | 24 | 1:183,689 | 12,460 |
| Cambodia | 23 | 1:673,354 | 4,690 |
| Kazakhstan | 20 | 1:884,125 | 54,571 |
| Scotland | 20 | 1:267,691 | 12,985 |
| Aruba | 18 | 1:5,749 | 789 |
| Burkina Faso | 16 | 1:1,147,006 | 10,865 |
| Congo | 15 | 1:332,606 | 9,246 |
| Czechia | 13 | 1:817,959 | 70,223 |
| Gibraltar | 13 | 1:2,612 | 585 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Hong Kong | 12 | 1:611,290 | 3,500 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| United Arab Emirates | 12 | 1:763,523 | 25,625 |
| Belize | 11 | 1:32,316 | 2,112 |
| Croatia | 11 | 1:384,419 | 33,360 |
| New Zealand | 11 | 1:411,666 | 31,040 |
| Tunisia | 11 | 1:55,511 | 7,191 |
| Albania | 10 | 1:291,406 | 15,585 |
| Armenia | 10 | 1:293,018 | 6,863 |
| Turkey | 10 | 1:7,782,142 | 126,629 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Sierra Leone | 9 | 1:787,737 | 678 |
| Tajikistan | 9 | 1:931,855 | 5,350 |
| Cyprus | 8 | 1:110,610 | 8,315 |
| Kenya | 8 | 1:5,772,488 | 50,256 |
| Kosovo | 7 | 1:265,981 | 8,180 |
| Maldives | 7 | 1:57,739 | 2,642 |
| Pakistan | 7 | 1:25,520,555 | 84,222 |
| Poland | 7 | 1:5,429,821 | 146,768 |
| Azerbaijan | 6 | 1:1,608,187 | 20,863 |
| Benin | 6 | 1:1,722,600 | 61,769 |
| Cameroon | 6 | 1:3,461,511 | 126,814 |
| Belarus | 5 | 1:1,900,212 | 97,012 |
| Jamaica | 5 | 1:573,989 | 10,196 |
| Lebanon | 5 | 1:1,127,417 | 17,983 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| Comoros | 4 | 1:187,381 | 421 |
| Curaçao | 4 | 1:39,312 | 638 |
| Fiji | 4 | 1:223,598 | 2,635 |
| Mongolia | 4 | 1:706,322 | 11,365 |
| Nepal | 4 | 1:7,120,239 | 14,461 |
| New Caledonia | 4 | 1:69,056 | 6,678 |
| South Korea | 4 | 1:12,810,064 | 2,073 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| North Macedonia | 3 | 1:700,491 | 23,754 |
| Mauritius | 3 | 1:431,139 | 12,721 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| Montenegro | 3 | 1:213,188 | 6,121 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 3 | 1:36,792 | 4,502 |
| Anguilla | 2 | 1:6,718 | 471 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 1:1,768,201 | 16,841 |
| Brunei | 2 | 1:209,366 | 3,098 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Dominica | 2 | 1:37,946 | 685 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Slovenia | 2 | 1:1,243,838 | 27,519 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 2 | 1:17,164 | 627 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 11 | 1:402,715 | 14,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 18 | 1:1,354,187 | 47,798 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 255 | 1:196,936 | 17,192 |
The alternate forms: Villà (17) & Villá (12) are calculated separately.
Villa (15,742) may also be a first name.
Villa Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Dweller on a large estate; one who came from Villa (free town), the name of many places in Spain.
House in the country. Perhaps an owner or a dweller.
Found as integral part of names of over 700 villages throughout the Peninsula. Modification of surname Vila (see).
In the Middle Ages "villa" represented an extensive rural holding. It could refer to the person who owned land.
Castilian name from mountains of Santander and found throughout the Peninsula.
See Vila, Villano, Villas.
(Spanish) Dweller on a large estate.
Villa Demographics
Average Villa Salary in
United States
$36,683 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Villa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Villa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Villa (Arabic: لفييا, Hindi: विल्ला, Russian: Вилла) has its highest incidence in Mexico. It may be found in the variant forms: Villà or Villá. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Villa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,169th most frequently held family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 15,949 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 71 percent of Villa are found; 39 percent are found in North America and 30 percent are found in Hispano-North America. Villa is also the 44,894th most widespread forename globally. It is borne by 15,742 people.
Villa is most widespread in Mexico, where it is held by 137,462 people, or 1 in 903. In Mexico it is mostly found in: Michoacán, where 11 percent live, Jalisco, where 10 percent live and México, where 10 percent live. Excluding Mexico Villa occurs in 169 countries. It is also common in Colombia, where 14 percent live and Italy, where 13 percent live.
Villa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Villa has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Villa surname increased 16,115 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 2,272 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 4,400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 91 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Villa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland, Orthodox (80%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Kenya, Melkite Greek Catholic (50%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.
In The United States Villa are 41.7% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 94.93% being registered with the party.
The amount Villa earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 83.61% more than the national average, earning €55,139 per year; in Norway they earn 42.35% more than the national average, earning 492,641 kr per year; in Peru they earn 1.96% more than the national average, earning S/. 19,764 per year; in Colombia they earn 5.46% more than the national average, earning $23,941,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 14.99% less than the national average, earning $36,683 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.14% more than the national average, earning $51,241 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Villa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Villa in the Hindi language | ||
| विल्ला | villa | 97.8 |
| विलला | vilala | 1.42 |
| विल्ल | villa | 0.39 |
| विला | vila | 0.13 |
| वील्ला | villa | 0.13 |
| विल्लेा | villea | 0.13 |
| Villa in the Russian language | ||
| Вилла | villa | - |
| Villa in the Arabic language | ||
| لفييا | lfyya | - |
| فيللا | fylla | - |
| لفيا | lfya | - |
| لبيا | lbya | - |
| فيلا | fyla | - |
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Footnotes
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