Villega Surname

75,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,526 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Argentina
Highest density in:
Nicaragua

Villega Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Villega Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Argentina1,7251:24,7792,073
Ecuador8181:19,4452,771
Nicaragua8171:7,370618
Colombia7151:66,8172,998
United States4541:798,36861,583
Venezuela3641:82,9783,284
Mexico3481:356,6847,444
Dominican Republic2541:41,0752,198
Chile2401:73,4022,985
Cuba2081:55,3982,173
Panama1791:21,8561,418
Paraguay1401:51,6911,478
Brazil691:3,102,52789,979
Philippines501:2,024,764119,725
Spain491:954,12336,393
El Salvador481:132,1641,795
France121:5,535,227269,324
Taiwan81:2,930,59317,989
Uruguay71:490,25125,911
Honduras61:1,469,4075,474
Peru61:5,297,35436,458
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
England11:55,718,059489,080
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Villega (22) may also be a first name.

Villega Last Name Facts

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

The surname Villega occurs most in Argentina. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Villega? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 75,243rd most frequently held surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,116,694 people. Villega occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Villega are found; 63 percent are found in South America and 30 percent are found in Hispanic Southern America. It is also the 2,301,746th most frequent first name on earth. It is borne by 22 people.

Villega is most frequently held in Argentina, where it is held by 1,725 people, or 1 in 24,779. In Argentina Villega is most numerous in: Buenos Aires Province, where 26 percent live, Córdoba Province, where 19 percent live and Mendoza Province, where 10 percent live. Besides Argentina this last name occurs in 27 countries. It is also common in Ecuador, where 13 percent live and Nicaragua, where 13 percent live.

Villega Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Villega has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Villega last name grew 45,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Villega Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Villega are 43.65% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 96.88% being registered with the party.

The amount Villega earn in different countries varies significantly. In Peru they earn 50.42% less than the national average, earning S/. 9,612 per year; in Colombia they earn 17.41% less than the national average, earning $18,750,000 COP per year and in United States they earn 43.51% less than the national average, earning $24,376 USD per year.

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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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  • 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 Villega
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