Villars Surname

138,286th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,236 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Villars Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Villars Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana1,0391:26,0063,108
United States7301:496,51941,799
France6281:105,76915,626
Switzerland3431:23,9443,778
Honduras1821:48,4421,233
Mauritius1171:11,0552,402
England551:1,013,05650,089
Canada361:1,023,48976,466
Wales261:119,0209,008
New Zealand211:215,63421,249
Denmark131:434,20928,556
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England481:507,82027,631
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1741:288,61323,092

Villars (48) may also be a first name.

Villars Last Name Facts

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

Villars is borne by more people in Ghana than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Villars? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 138,286th most prevalent surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 2,252,023 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 36 percent of Villars live; 32 percent live in West Africa and 32 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,448,253rd most widely held first name world-wide. It is borne by 48 people.

The last name Villars is most frequently held in Ghana, where it is held by 1,039 people, or 1 in 26,006. Other than Ghana this last name occurs in 31 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 23 percent live and France, where 19 percent live.

Villars Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Villars has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Villars last name increased 420 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 115 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Villars Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Villars are 15.16% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.93% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Villars earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 17.33% more than the national average, earning $50,625 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.13% less than the national average, earning $48,127 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Villarse934/
Villiars932/
Villairs931/
Vllars921/
Villers863,271/
Willars86883/
Billars8647/
Fillars863/
Vellars861/
Villarce80358/
Villeirs8012/
Wisllars8011/
Williars802/
Billarsh800/
Villeers800/
Vllors770/
Willers717,115/
Fillers71844/
Bellars71302/
Fellars7195/
Vüllers7167/
Völlers7133/
Wellars7130/
Vellers7126/
Fillors711/
Bellairs67841/
Bellears6742/
Vuellers677/
Willarch675/
Flars675/
Blars672/
Bellaars671/
Billiors671/
Belliars671/
Phillers670/
Willgors670/
Billorrs670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - 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 Villars
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