Villarreal Surname

1,900th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 288,646 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Panama

Villarreal Surname Definition:

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

Villarreal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico104,0691:1,193185
United States61,1191:5,930689
Argentina36,5881:1,168161
Panama18,4261:21237
Venezuela17,7621:1,700305
Colombia14,7511:3,239560
Peru9,1971:3,456566
Ecuador8,0051:1,987348
Costa Rica5,3971:886190
Spain4,3671:10,7061,246
Bolivia2,3061:4,604657
Chile1,9241:9,156847
Nicaragua1,3181:4,568513
Cuba7181:16,0481,103
Uruguay6731:5,099583
Paraguay6231:11,616610
Brazil2451:873,77331,471
El Salvador2181:29,1001,066
Dominican Republic1691:61,7333,013
Canada1311:281,26426,302
Australia971:278,30624,956
France901:738,03091,686
Guatemala591:272,5884,297
Honduras501:176,3292,117
England481:1,160,79354,689
Germany351:2,300,156119,987
Netherlands321:527,72448,879
Thailand301:2,354,612261,046
Italy251:2,446,26894,040
Aruba141:7,3911,045
Puerto Rico131:273,0882,549
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Philippines111:9,203,475207,772
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Japan81:15,980,53747,042
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Belarus51:1,900,21297,012
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Equatorial Guinea41:283,918487
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Cayman Islands21:31,9461,715
Belize21:177,7373,502
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Andorra11:83,8382,381
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Macau11:601,6301,582
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
San Marino11:33,214932
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1121:448,38132,409

The alternate forms: Villarreál (3) are calculated separately.

Villarreal (102) may also be a first name.

Villarreal Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(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

Villarreal Last Name Facts

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

Villarreal is more commonly found in Mexico than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant: Villarreál. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Villarreal? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,900th most common surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 25,247 people. Villarreal is mostly found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Villarreal are found; 57 percent are found in North America and 36 percent are found in Hispano-North America. It is also the 935,178th most frequently held first name on earth It is held by 102 people.

Villarreal is most numerous in Mexico, where it is borne by 104,069 people, or 1 in 1,193. In Mexico it is mostly found in: Nuevo León, where 33 percent are found, Coahuila, where 9 percent are found and Tamaulipas, where 9 percent are found. Barring Mexico Villarreal is found in 85 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 21 percent are found and Argentina, where 13 percent are found.

Villarreal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Villarreal has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Villarreal surname grew 54,571 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Villarreal Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Villarreal are 43.16% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 96.39% registered with the political party.

The amount Villarreal earn in different countries varies significantly. In Peru they earn 9.74% less than the national average, earning S/. 17,496 per year; in Colombia they earn 21.74% less than the national average, earning $17,766,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 13.06% less than the national average, earning $37,513 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.61% more than the national average, earning $54,952 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Villarreál973/
Villareal9567,531/
Villarral9546/
Villearreal9545/
Villarreall9538/
Villarrreal9534/
Villlarreal9516/
Villiarreal9510/
Villarreeal957/
Vllarreal956/
Villaarreal956/
Villarreale952/
Villairreal951/
Villarreasl951/
Villarrieal951/
Villasrreal951/
Villarreaeal911/
Villarroel90133,572/
Villarruel9022,001/
Villarrial90472/
Villareale90426/
Billarreal90175/
Villerreal90166/
Villarrael9036/
Villarriel9016/
Villarreol9015/
Vellarreal9014/
Villeareal9014/
Villareall9013/
Villiareal9010/
Villlareal9010/
Villaireal909/
Willarreal908/
Villareeal907/
Villorreal907/
Villarreil905/
Villirreal905/
Villarreul904/
Villarrall903/
Villarreel903/
Villearral903/
Villarraal902/
Fillarreal901/
Villaereal901/
Villarieal901/
Villarrail901/
Villaareal901/
Viellareal901/
Villaral896/
Villlarroel866/
Villarrroel864/
Villarroell864/
Villourreal863/
Villarreuel861/
Villiarriel861/
Viollarroel861/
Villarealle861/
Villarrruel861/
Villarruell861/
Billlarreal861/
Villaerroel861/
Villaruel8425,259/
Villaroel842,504/
Villarial84211/
Villereal84166/
Billareal8436/
Vellareal8426/
Villarael8423/
Villariel846/
Willareal845/
Villaréal845/
Villaeral844/
Villerral843/
Villoreal843/
Villareul842/
Vllarroel842/
Villarail841/
Villareil841/
Villarele841/
Villareol841/
Villarhel841/
Villireal841/
Villarale841/
Villargal841/
Villarealová821/
Billarrial8036/
Billarroel8029/
Billarruel8028/
Villarouel8013/
Villlaruel807/
Villorroel805/
Villaroell804/
Villereeal802/
Bellarreal802/
Villareuel802/
Vellarroel802/
Willarruel802/
Vuillaruel802/
Villarowel802/
Villiaruel802/
Villaruell802/
Villarruil801/
Vellarrial801/
Villiarial801/
Villarelle801/
Villarroil801/
Vellarruel801/
Villeral7833/
Vellaruel749/
Vellarial748/
Billaruel748/
Villaruil745/
Billarial744/
Wllerreal743/
Billaroel743/
Vellaroel742/
Willoreal741/
Villoriel741/
Villoroel741/
Willaroel741/
Vellereal740/
Vellarayil7010/
Fillatrault671/
Florreal671/
Vellaarayil671/
Filleral671/

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Villarreal 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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Villarreal
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