Villafán Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Bolivia

Villafán Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Villafán Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico121:10,343,85040,270
Bolivia71:1,516,6336,309
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295

The alternate forms: Villafan (5,414) are calculated separately.

Villafán Last Name Facts

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

The surname Villafán is found most in Mexico. It may also be rendered as: Villafan. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Villafán? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,957,383rd most frequent last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. The surname Villafán occurs mostly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Villafán reside; 48 percent reside in North America and 48 percent reside in Hispano-North America.

This surname is most frequently used in Mexico, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 10,343,850. In Mexico Villafán is mostly concentrated in: Mexico City, where 50 percent reside, Michoacán, where 25 percent reside and Guanajuato, where 8 percent reside. Beside Mexico this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Bolivia, where 28 percent reside and Peru, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Villafan965,414/
Villafon887/
Villafane823,944/
Villafain8297/
Villafone8221/
Villafang822/
Villafáñe821/
Villafagne782/
Villafanñe782/
Villafaine781/
Billafan7573/
Billafon759/
Villafam752/
Villefon751/
Villefan751/
Viellefon7146/
Billafane713/
Vellafane711/
Villlafañe672/
Vellafonck671/

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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 Villafán
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