Villela Surname

21,297th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25,607 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Honduras

Villela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Villela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico9,9331:12,4961,169
Brazil8,4151:25,4401,131
United States2,8821:125,76613,353
Philippines1,7441:58,0499,751
Honduras1,1291:7,809574
Guatemala7141:22,5251,654
Chile3741:47,1032,186
El Salvador1091:58,2011,342
Portugal661:157,8526,835
France501:1,328,454133,611
Canada361:1,023,48976,466
Spain231:2,032,69753,462
Belize191:18,7091,725
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Peru141:2,270,29426,427
Costa Rica111:434,5523,937
Ecuador101:1,590,58518,674
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Cuba81:1,440,3407,824
England51:11,143,612252,590
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
China41:341,830,39216,990
Uruguay31:1,143,91935,564
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Northern Mariana Islands11:54,5801,498
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Angola11:26,989,21411,853

The alternate forms: Villéla (1) are calculated separately.

Villela (48) may also be a first name.

Villela Last Name Facts

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

The last name Villela (Arabic: فيليلا) is carried by more people in Mexico than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Villéla. For other possible spellings of Villela click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Villela? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 21,297th most frequently held surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 284,592 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 89 percent of Villela are found; 47 percent are found in North America and 39 percent are found in Hispano-North America. Villela is also the 1,448,253rd most commonly occurring forename worldwide It is held by 48 people.

The last name Villela is most commonly held in Mexico, where it is borne by 9,933 people, or 1 in 12,496. In Mexico it is most frequent in: Sinaloa, where 10 percent live, Tamaulipas, where 10 percent live and Nuevo León, where 10 percent live. Besides Mexico it exists in 45 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 33 percent live and The United States, where 11 percent live.

Villela Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Villela last name are 41.83% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 95.06% registered with the party.

The amount Villela earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 130.26% more than the national average, earning S/. 44,636 per year; in United States they earn 12.17% less than the national average, earning $37,896 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.87% less than the national average, earning $47,762 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Villela Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Villela in the Arabic language
فيليلاfylyla-

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Footnotes

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