Villalba Surname

1,999th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 273,524 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Argentina
Highest density in:
Paraguay

Villalba Surname Definition:

Name of over 20 Spanish villages. Derived from prefix "Villa-" (see) plus "Alba" (see). Implies village where dawn breaks or white village.

Similar to "villaba" meaning a place of white.

Aragonese name.

Villalba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Argentina89,4601:47852
Paraguay81,3931:899
Colombia25,9561:1,841364
Spain21,1951:2,206266
Mexico18,5541:6,690790
Venezuela10,5161:2,872448
Ecuador5,5341:2,874501
United States3,9701:91,29910,262
Bolivia3,9071:2,717466
Peru3,2221:9,8651,403
Uruguay2,6551:1,293149
Brazil2,4291:88,1333,327
Philippines1,7971:56,3379,442
France6111:108,71116,172
Panama5731:6,828717
Chile4581:38,4641,914
Cuba3491:33,0161,638
Dominican Republic2471:42,2392,243
Puerto Rico1311:27,100840
Australia1181:228,77721,625
Canada721:511,74443,418
Guatemala681:236,5104,065
England581:960,65648,451
Switzerland401:205,32317,881
Germany281:2,875,195137,699
Italy231:2,658,98696,069
Costa Rica231:207,8292,614
Belgium191:605,08754,956
Sweden171:579,22142,433
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Monaco51:7,4131,114
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
China31:455,773,85521,925
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Andorra21:41,9191,654
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Honduras21:4,408,2217,709
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Belize11:355,4743,977
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Macau11:601,6301,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

The alternate forms: Víllalba (1) are calculated separately.

Villalba (263) may also be a first name.

Villalba Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Name of over 20 Spanish villages. Derived from prefix "Villa-" (see) plus "Alba" (see). Implies village where dawn breaks or white village.

Similar to "villaba" meaning a place of white.

Aragonese name.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

Villalba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Villalba (Arabic: فيلالبا) is carried by more people in Argentina than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant: Víllalba. For other potential spellings of Villalba click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Villalba? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,999th most frequently used family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 26,643 people. Villalba is predominantly found in The Americas, where 91 percent of Villalba reside; 82 percent reside in South America and 34 percent reside in Hispanic Southern America. Villalba is also the 548,616th most prevalent first name world-wide. It is borne by 263 people.

The last name Villalba is most widespread in Argentina, where it is carried by 89,460 people, or 1 in 478. In Argentina it is mostly found in: Buenos Aires Province, where 43 percent are found, Misiones Province, where 9 percent are found and Santa Fe Province, where 8 percent are found. Barring Argentina this last name occurs in 73 countries. It is also found in Paraguay, where 30 percent are found and Colombia, where 9 percent are found.

Villalba Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Villalba has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Villalba last name increased 44,111 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Villalba Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Villalba are 42.41% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 95.64% being registered with the political party.

The amount Villalba earn in different countries varies notably. In Peru they earn 15.65% less than the national average, earning S/. 16,351 per year; in Colombia they earn 9.88% less than the national average, earning $20,459,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 9.62% less than the national average, earning $38,996 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.66% more than the national average, earning $53,491 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Villalba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Villalba in the Arabic language
فيلالباfylalba-

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