Villagrán Surname

802,733rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 349 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Guatemala
Highest density in:
Guatemala

Villagrán Surname Definition:

Castilian family from Campos.

Villagrán Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Guatemala1501:107,2183,013
Mexico651:1,909,63418,382
Chile461:382,96710,457
Spain301:1,558,40147,033
Ecuador181:883,65813,769
Argentina151:2,849,561122,961
Uruguay91:381,30622,825
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
England11:55,718,059489,080
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
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The alternate forms: Villagran (44,789) & Villagràn (17) are calculated separately.

Villagrán Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Castilian family from Campos.

— Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods
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Villagrán Last Name Facts

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

Villagrán has its highest incidence in Guatemala. It can also be found as: Villagran or Villagràn. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Villagrán? popularity and diffusion

It is the 802,733rd most commonly used last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 20,881,220 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 90 percent of Villagrán reside; 44 percent reside in Central America and 44 percent reside in Hispano-Central America.

This last name is most widely held in Guatemala, where it is carried by 150 people, or 1 in 107,218. In Guatemala it is most common in: Guatemala Department, where 66 percent live, Escuintla Department, where 1 percent live and Quetzaltenango Department, where 1 percent live. Barring Guatemala it occurs in 17 countries. It is also found in Mexico, where 19 percent live and Chile, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Villagran9644,789/
Villagràn9617/
Villagron891/
Villagránová861/
Villagrand8459/
Villagrean841/
Villagrane841/
Villaghran841/
Vuillagran841/
Villagram7845/
Billagran7824/
Villegran781/
Vellagran781/
Villogran781/
Willagrand741/
Vellagrandt700/
Villogram673/
Billagram672/
Flagran630/
Blaagran591/
Blaugrond561/
Blackgrain530/
Blagram500/
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Villagrán
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