Villaroel Surname

171,863rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,504 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Venezuela
Highest density in:
Trinidad and Tobago

Villaroel Surname Definition:

Name of village near Bargastro. Derived from prefix "Villa-" (see) plus word "roela" name of type of crude gold or silver. Villaroel therefore implies village where crude gold or silver is found.

Castilian name from mountains of Leon.

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Villaroel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Venezuela6901:43,7742,305
Argentina3641:117,4279,911
Bolivia3221:32,9702,159
Trinidad and Tobago2951:4,624753
United States1921:1,887,807122,674
Ecuador1781:89,3595,924
Philippines1491:679,45169,999
Peru1241:256,32410,443
Colombia331:1,447,69910,684
Brazil301:7,135,811166,009
Chile261:677,55715,745
Mexico211:5,910,77231,438
Spain161:2,922,00263,384
Italy161:3,822,293103,776
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
England31:18,572,686338,250
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines31:37,5531,173
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Villaroel (26) may also be a first name.

Villaroel Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Name of village near Bargastro. Derived from prefix "Villa-" (see) plus word "roela" name of type of crude gold or silver. Villaroel therefore implies village where crude gold or silver is found.

Castilian name from mountains of Leon.

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

Villaroel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Villaroel is carried by more people in Venezuela than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Villaroel? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 171,863rd most frequently used family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 2,910,362 people. The surname Villaroel occurs mostly in The Americas, where 92 percent of Villaroel are found; 70 percent are found in South America and 29 percent are found in Caribbean South America. It is also the 2,084,397th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, held by 26 people.

The surname Villaroel is most widely held in Venezuela, where it is carried by 690 people, or 1 in 43,774. In Venezuela Villaroel is most prevalent in: Bolívar, where 14 percent are found, Anzoátegui, where 12 percent are found and Miranda, where 11 percent are found. Outside of Venezuela Villaroel occurs in 36 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 15 percent are found and Bolivia, where 13 percent are found.

Villaroel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Villaroel has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 3,840 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Villaroel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Villaroel are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Villaroel earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 30.92% less than the national average, earning S/. 13,392 per year; in Colombia they earn 87.12% more than the national average, earning $42,480,800 COP per year and in United States they earn 8% less than the national average, earning $39,696 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Villarroel95133,572/
Villarouel9513/
Villaroell954/
Villarowel952/
Villarel9438/
Villarol943/
Villlarroel906/
Villarrroel904/
Villarroell904/
Villarroele901/
Villarrooel901/
Viollarroel901/
Villarrohel901/
Viellarroel901/
Villaerroel901/
Villareal8967,531/
Villaruel8925,259/
Villarrel8978/
Villeroel8929/
Villarael8923/
Villarzel8921/
Villaurel8916/
Villarell8910/
Villariel896/
Villarrol895/
Villareul892/
Vellaroel892/
Vllarroel892/
Villareil891/
Villoroel891/
Willaroel891/
Villarreal84288,646/
Villarruel8422,001/
Villareale84426/
Villarrell8443/
Villarrael8436/
Villarriel8416/
Villeareal8414/
Villareall8413/
Villiareal8410/
Villlareal8410/
Villaireal849/
Villareeal847/
Villlaruel847/
Villerroel846/
Villarreil845/
Villorroel845/
Villarreul844/
Villiarrel844/
Villarreel843/
Villarreál843/
Villarresl842/
Villareuel842/
Vellarroel842/
Vuillaruel842/
Villiaruel842/
Villaruell842/
Villarieal841/
Villaareal841/
Villarroil841/
Villarroll841/
Villarroél841/
Viellareal841/
Villerel8220/
Villarroelová822/
Billarel821/
Villaryl821/
Villorel821/
Villaril821/
Villarul821/
Villearreal8045/
Villarreall8038/
Villarrreal8034/
Villlarreal8016/
Villiarreal8010/
Villarreeal807/
Villaarreal806/
Villarreale802/
Villairreal801/
Villarreasl801/
Villarreuel801/
Villarrieal801/
Villiarriel801/
Villarealle801/
Villarrruel801/
Villarruell801/
Villasrreal801/
Billareal7836/
Vellareal7826/
Villarule789/
Vellaruel789/
Willaruel787/
Vllarreal786/
Willareal785/
Villaruil785/
Villaréal785/
Billarrel782/
Villarail781/
Villoriel781/
Billaroil781/
Villerael780/
Billarreal74175/
Vellarreal7414/
Willarreal748/
Billarrell742/
Willarruel742/
Villarrail741/
Villarruil741/
Villerrael741/
Vellarruel741/
Bellarel711/
Billlarreal701/
Blarel67226/
Villoreal673/
Villarealová671/
Flarel671/

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