Villacaña Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Mexico

Villacaña Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Villacaña Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico131:9,548,17038,962
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Villacana (220) are calculated separately.

Villacaña Last Name Facts

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

Villacaña has its highest incidence in Mexico. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Villacana. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Villacaña? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,908,606th most commonly used family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. The last name Villacaña occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Villacaña are found; 94 percent are found in North America and 81 percent are found in Hispano-North America.

This surname is most frequently used in Mexico, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 9,548,170. In Mexico it is most prevalent in: Oaxaca, where 46 percent live, Tamaulipas, where 31 percent live and Jalisco, where 8 percent live. Other than Mexico it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 6 percent live and Spain, where 6 percent live.

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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
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  • 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 Villacaña
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