Villan Surname
Approximately 12,836 people bear this surname
Villan Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the villain,' i.e. the small farmer, the bondman, servant. The surname, though common, gradually got dropped as the term became de graded to its later sense.
William le Vileyn, Huntingdonshire, 1273.
Read More About This SurnameVillan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 4,498 | 1:9,503 | 917 |
| Philippines | 3,579 | 1:28,287 | 3,970 |
| Bolivia | 1,218 | 1:8,716 | 1,010 |
| Colombia | 969 | 1:49,302 | 2,507 |
| Spain | 471 | 1:99,261 | 8,141 |
| Paraguay | 338 | 1:21,410 | 848 |
| Italy | 306 | 1:199,858 | 28,832 |
| Mexico | 253 | 1:490,617 | 8,882 |
| Venezuela | 247 | 1:122,284 | 4,109 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Taiwan | 148 | 1:158,410 | 1,401 |
| India | 135 | 1:5,681,966 | 136,010 |
| Brazil | 93 | 1:2,301,875 | 71,238 |
| United States | 92 | 1:3,939,771 | 214,590 |
| France | 80 | 1:830,284 | 98,964 |
| Chile | 65 | 1:271,023 | 8,011 |
| Belgium | 23 | 1:499,854 | 48,667 |
| Peru | 18 | 1:1,765,785 | 23,952 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Cuba | 10 | 1:1,152,272 | 6,837 |
| Uruguay | 9 | 1:381,306 | 22,825 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| Russia | 7 | 1:20,589,008 | 462,339 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 8 | 1:3,046,921 | 80,371 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
The alternate forms: Villán (21) & Villàn (1) are calculated separately.
Villan (394) may also be a first name.
Villan Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the villain,' i.e. the small farmer, the bondman, servant. The surname, though common, gradually got dropped as the term became de graded to its later sense.
William le Vileyn, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Hugh le Vilein, Salop, ibid.
Richard le Vilein, Oxfordshire, ibid.
John Vyleyn, Close Rolls, 20 Edward I.
User-submitted Reference
Villan is an occupational surname.It means 'archer' in the Malayalam language (India).
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Villan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Villan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Villan (Hindi: विल्लन, Marathi: लन, Russian: Виллан) is more frequently found in Argentina than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Villán or Villàn. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Villan? popularity and diffusion
Villan is the 40,789th most numerous surname globally, held by around 1 in 567,743 people. Villan occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 61 percent of Villan reside; 58 percent reside in South America and 36 percent reside in Hispanic Southern America. It is also the 435,477th most frequently used given name at a global level, held by 394 people.
The surname is most numerous in Argentina, where it is held by 4,498 people, or 1 in 9,503. In Argentina Villan is most frequent in: Buenos Aires Province, where 41 percent are found, Santa Fe Province, where 22 percent are found and Corrientes Province, where 13 percent are found. Barring Argentina this last name occurs in 51 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 28 percent are found and Bolivia, where 9 percent are found.
Villan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Villan has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 2,300 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 37 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Villan Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Villan surname are 24.55% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 77.78% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Villan earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Peru they earn 25.12% less than the national average, earning S/. 14,515 per year; in Colombia they earn 13.5% less than the national average, earning $19,637,000 COP per year and in United States they earn 21.87% less than the national average, earning $33,712 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Villan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Villan in the Hindi language | ||
| विल्लन | villana | - |
| Villan in the Marathi language | ||
| लन | lana | - |
| Villan in the Russian language | ||
| Виллан | villan | - |
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