Villareal Surname

8,436th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 67,531 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Colombia

Villareal Surname Definition:

One who came from Villarreal (the royal estate), the name of several places in Spain.

From the combined words "Villa" (see) and "real" meaning "royal estate."

Place of the kings.

Castilian name found throughout the Peninsula.

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Villareal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines25,6851:3,942296
Colombia14,9331:3,199551
United States14,1111:25,6863,233
Mexico5,2861:23,4821,700
Argentina1,2421:34,4152,872
Venezuela1,1141:27,1131,727
Ecuador1,0091:15,7642,374
France6851:96,96714,180
Saudi Arabia6761:45,6456,666
Nicaragua4521:13,321820
Peru4181:76,0395,449
Cuba3531:32,6421,623
Puerto Rico2681:13,247582
Spain2011:232,59715,261
Bolivia1271:83,5943,552
El Salvador1261:50,3481,280
Singapore1071:51,4741,981
Uruguay1061:32,3753,724
Canada861:428,43737,472
Honduras751:117,5531,808
Paraguay681:106,4232,444
Dominican Republic621:168,2736,481
Panama511:76,7113,213
Guatemala471:342,1844,711
Australia401:674,89346,030
Brazil261:8,233,628183,715
Iceland231:16,5261,395
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
United Arab Emirates101:916,22736,116
Taiwan91:2,604,97216,335
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Bahrain91:149,8455,469
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
England81:6,964,757184,742
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Vietnam41:23,161,5143,610
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Belize41:88,8683,294
Costa Rica41:1,195,0176,919
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
China21:683,660,78330,601
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Maldives21:202,0864,973
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Macau11:601,6301,582
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3421:146,83813,702

The alternate forms: Villaréal (5) are calculated separately.

Villareal (92) may also be a first name.

Villareal Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

One who came from Villarreal (the royal estate), the name of several places in Spain.

From the combined words "Villa" (see) and "real" meaning "royal estate."

Place of the kings.

Castilian name found throughout the Peninsula.

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

(Spanish) One who came from Villareal (the royal estate), the name of several places in Spain.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Villareal Last Name Facts

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

Villareal is more commonly found in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Villaréal. Click here to see other possible spellings of Villareal.

How Common Is The Last Name Villareal? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,436th most frequently occurring surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 107,914 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 60 percent of Villareal reside; 38 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 37 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. Villareal is also the 992,070th most widely held forename at a global level. It is borne by 92 people.

This last name is most frequently held in The Philippines, where it is held by 25,685 people, or 1 in 3,942. In The Philippines it is most prevalent in: Calabarzon, where 20 percent live, National Capital Region, where 19 percent live and Central Luzon, where 12 percent live. Barring The Philippines this last name is found in 66 countries. It is also common in Colombia, where 22 percent live and The United States, where 21 percent live.

Villareal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Villareal has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Villareal surname grew 4,126 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Villareal Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Villareal last name are 42.14% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 95.37% being registered with the political party.

The amount Villareal earn in different countries varies significantly. In Peru they earn 16.99% less than the national average, earning S/. 16,092 per year; in Colombia they earn 2.57% less than the national average, earning $22,119,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 23.08% less than the national average, earning $33,192 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.55% more than the national average, earning $55,422 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Villaréal965/
Villarreal95288,646/
Villareale95426/
Villeareal9514/
Villareall9513/
Villiareal9510/
Villlareal9510/
Villaireal959/
Villareeal957/
Villaereal951/
Villarieal951/
Villaareal951/
Viellareal951/
Villaral946/
Villearreal9045/
Villarreall9038/
Villarrreal9034/
Villlarreal9016/
Villiarreal9010/
Villarreeal907/
Villaarreal906/
Villarreale902/
Villairreal901/
Villarreasl901/
Villarrieal901/
Villarealle901/
Villasrreal901/
Villaruel8925,259/
Villaroel892,504/
Villarial89211/
Villereal89166/
Villarral8946/
Billareal8936/
Vellareal8926/
Villarael8923/
Vllarreal896/
Villariel896/
Willareal895/
Villaeral894/
Villoreal893/
Villareul892/
Villarail891/
Villareil891/
Villarele891/
Villareol891/
Villarhel891/
Villireal891/
Villarale891/
Villargal891/
Villarealová861/
Villarreaeal861/
Villarroel84133,572/
Villarruel8422,001/
Villarrial84472/
Billarreal84175/
Villerreal84166/
Villarrael8436/
Villarriel8416/
Villarreol8415/
Vellarreal8414/
Villarouel8413/
Willarreal848/
Villorreal847/
Villlaruel847/
Villarreil845/
Villirreal845/
Villarreul844/
Villaroell844/
Villarrall843/
Villarreel843/
Villearral843/
Villarreál843/
Villarraal842/
Villereeal842/
Villareuel842/
Vuillaruel842/
Villarowel842/
Villiaruel842/
Villaruell842/
Fillarreal841/
Villarrail841/
Villiarial841/
Villarelle841/
Villeral8233/
Villlarroel806/
Villarrroel804/
Villarroell804/
Villourreal803/
Villarreuel801/
Villiarriel801/
Viollarroel801/
Villarrruel801/
Villarruell801/
Billlarreal801/
Villaerroel801/
Vellaruel789/
Vellarial788/
Billaruel788/
Villaruil785/
Billarial784/
Villerral783/
Billaroel783/
Vellaroel782/
Vllarroel782/
Willoreal781/
Villoriel781/
Villoroel781/
Willaroel781/
Vellereal780/
Billarrial7436/
Billarroel7429/
Billarruel7428/
Vellarayil7410/
Villorroel745/
Bellarreal742/
Vellarroel742/
Willarruel742/
Villarruil741/
Vellarrial741/
Villarroil741/
Vellarruel741/
Filleral711/
Fillatrault701/
Vellaarayil701/
Filliatrault678/
Wllerreal673/
Billaroil671/
Bellaruel670/

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Villareal Reference & Research

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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
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
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  • 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 Villareal
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