Villafaez Surname

1,017,412th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 249 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Mexico

Villafaez Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Villafaez Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico2161:574,6589,728
Argentina331:1,295,25574,988

Villafaez Last Name Facts

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

The last name Villafaez is held by more people in Mexico than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Villafaez click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Villafaez? popularity and diffusion

The surname Villafaez is the 1,017,412th most frequent family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 29,267,253 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Villafaez reside; 87 percent reside in North America and 87 percent reside in Hispano-North America.

This last name is most frequently used in Mexico, where it is borne by 216 people, or 1 in 574,658. In Mexico Villafaez is most numerous in: Veracruz, where 29 percent are found, Oaxaca, where 23 percent are found and Mexico City, where 19 percent are found. Not including Mexico this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Argentina, where 13 percent are found.

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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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  • 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 Villafaez
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