Villagran Surname

12,530th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44,789 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Chile

Villagran Surname User-submission:

The Villagran surname derives from the Spanish term villa grande, meaning 'big house'.

Villagran Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico12,2501:10,1331,039
Chile9,6781:1,820349
Argentina7,4191:5,761614
Guatemala7,3221:2,196360
United States3,0551:118,64412,737
Ecuador2,4751:6,4271,060
Uruguay8321:4,125476
Spain8041:58,1495,326
Colombia4131:115,6763,891
El Salvador1511:42,0131,212
Brazil1161:1,845,46859,486
Canada561:657,95753,499
Honduras461:191,6622,202
Venezuela381:794,84412,955
Costa Rica221:217,2762,674
England141:3,979,861125,553
Belize121:29,6232,063
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Bolivia91:1,179,6045,290
Peru91:3,531,56931,288
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
France51:13,284,544357,392
Paraguay41:1,809,18612,346
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
China31:455,773,85521,925
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508

The alternate forms: Villagrán (349) & Villagràn (17) are calculated separately.

Villagran (34) may also be a first name.

Villagran Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Villagran surname derives from the Spanish term villa grande, meaning 'big house'.

- emmavillagran933

Villagran Last Name Facts

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

Villagran occurs most in Mexico. It can also be found as a variant: Villagrán or Villagràn. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Villagran? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 12,530th most common surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 162,708 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Villagran reside; 47 percent reside in South America and 40 percent reside in Hispanic Southern America. Villagran is also the 1,775,424th most frequent first name globally. It is borne by 34 people.

This last name is most numerous in Mexico, where it is held by 12,250 people, or 1 in 10,133. In Mexico Villagran is most frequent in: México, where 22 percent reside, Mexico City, where 16 percent reside and Chihuahua, where 10 percent reside. Other than Mexico it is found in 44 countries. It is also found in Chile, where 22 percent reside and Argentina, where 17 percent reside.

Villagran Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Villagran last name are 40.65% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 93.88% being registered with the political party.

The amount Villagran earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 55.29% less than the national average, earning 154,720 kr per year; in Peru they earn 428.1% more than the national average, earning S/. 102,373 per year; in Colombia they earn 15.51% more than the national average, earning $26,222,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 18.83% less than the national average, earning $35,025 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.09% less than the national average, earning $45,165 CAD per year.

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