Villafuerte Surname

9,568th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59,129 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Ecuador

Villafuerte Surname User-submission:

From the estate of Villafuerte in the province of Salamanca (Spain). A name of Castillian origin, meaning: 'villa', 'town', 'fuerte', 'strong' or 'fortified village'.

Villafuerte Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines19,0511:5,314434
Mexico12,9401:9,592995
Peru8,4311:3,770619
Ecuador8,2361:1,931339
United States2,9871:121,34512,961
Costa Rica1,8071:2,645310
Bolivia1,1221:9,4621,061
Guatemala1,0751:14,9611,367
Argentina8281:51,6224,352
El Salvador6951:9,128657
Spain5381:86,9007,362
Saudi Arabia5171:59,6828,852
Canada1511:244,01123,241
Cuba1231:93,6812,907
Honduras1211:72,8631,477
Chile781:225,8526,969
Singapore681:80,9963,278
Bahrain591:22,8584,582
Venezuela561:539,35910,010
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Brazil321:6,689,823158,565
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
Netherlands151:1,125,81268,885
Panama141:279,4476,847
Colombia131:3,674,92915,922
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
England91:6,190,895170,599
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Northern Mariana Islands81:6,822652
Nicaragua71:860,1564,655
Qatar61:393,00055,922
France51:13,284,544357,392
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Belize11:355,4743,977
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Macau11:601,6301,582

Villafuerte (68) may also be a first name.

Villafuerte Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

From the estate of Villafuerte in the province of Salamanca (Spain). A name of Castillian origin, meaning: 'villa', 'town', 'fuerte', 'strong' or 'fortified village'.

- jhdzvmtl78

Villafuerte Last Name Facts

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

The surname Villafuerte occurs more in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Villafuerte click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Villafuerte? popularity and diffusion

Villafuerte is the 9,568th most prevalent surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 123,248 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 65 percent of Villafuerte reside; 32 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 32 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,181,159th most frequently held forename worldwide, held by 68 people.

The last name Villafuerte is most commonly occurring in The Philippines, where it is borne by 19,051 people, or 1 in 5,314. In The Philippines it is most prevalent in: Central Luzon, where 22 percent are found, National Capital Region, where 14 percent are found and Bicol, where 13 percent are found. Outside of The Philippines this surname is found in 62 countries. It is also found in Mexico, where 22 percent are found and Peru, where 14 percent are found.

Villafuerte Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Villafuerte surname are 42.28% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 95.51% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Villafuerte earn in different countries varies notably. In Peru they earn 2.72% less than the national average, earning S/. 18,857 per year; in Colombia they earn 11.9% more than the national average, earning $25,404,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 7.57% less than the national average, earning $39,884 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.41% less than the national average, earning $43,516 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • 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 Villafuerte
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis