Villafañe Surname

18,582nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29,653 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Argentina
Highest density in:
Argentina

Villafañe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Villafañe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Argentina21,2121:2,015259
Colombia4,0701:11,7381,165
Venezuela1,1911:25,3601,677
Mexico9221:134,6274,368
Spain8611:54,3005,027
Philippines8071:125,45021,511
Puerto Rico4401:8,068453
Chile611:288,7958,426
United States211:17,259,949572,238
El Salvador171:373,1702,631
Panama161:244,5166,353
Peru91:3,531,56931,288
Uruguay71:490,25125,911
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Paraguay31:2,412,24913,111
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
France11:66,422,722504,397
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686

The alternate forms: Villafane (3,944) & Villafáñe (1) are calculated separately.

Villafañe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Villafañe occurs more in Argentina more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Villafane or Villafáñe. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Villafañe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 18,582nd most frequent family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 245,761 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Villafañe are found; 90 percent are found in South America and 72 percent are found in Hispanic Southern America.

This last name is most commonly held in Argentina, where it is borne by 21,212 people, or 1 in 2,015. In Argentina it is primarily concentrated in: Buenos Aires Province, where 30 percent are found, Tucumán Province, where 19 percent are found and Córdoba Province, where 14 percent are found. Excluding Argentina this last name occurs in 24 countries. It is also found in Colombia, where 14 percent are found and Venezuela, where 4 percent are found.

Villafañe Last Name Statistics demography

Villafañe earn somewhat less than the average income. In Colombia they earn 10.61% less than the national average, earning $20,293,800 COP per year.

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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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