Villeneuve Surname

19,086th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28,798 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Villeneuve Surname User-submission:

In Brazil as know as "New Village" - that's the meaning of this surname.

Villeneuve Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada19,8071:1,860183
France6,3361:10,4831,020
United States2,2281:162,68416,558
Argentina581:736,95549,943
England431:1,295,76958,667
Switzerland411:200,31517,548
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Puerto Rico281:126,7911,776
Belgium241:479,02747,365
Thailand211:3,363,731310,277
Uruguay161:214,48516,699
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
Netherlands141:1,206,22770,951
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Ecuador71:2,272,26423,377
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Ivory Coast61:3,845,20548,272
Monaco51:7,4131,114
China51:273,464,31313,838
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Haiti41:2,670,97716,453
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Cambodia31:5,162,38210,688
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States491:1,024,87160,160

Villeneuve (110) may also be a first name.

Villeneuve Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

In Brazil as know as "New Village" - that's the meaning of this surname.

- christianvillanova

This surname means: new village.

- isabelitapr

Villeneuve Last Name Facts

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

The last name Villeneuve has its highest incidence in Canada. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Villeneuve.

How Common Is The Last Name Villeneuve? popularity and diffusion

The last name Villeneuve is the 19,086th most commonly held last name globally, borne by around 1 in 253,057 people. The last name Villeneuve is predominantly found in The Americas, where 79 percent of Villeneuve live; 77 percent live in North America and 52 percent live in Gallo-North America. It is also the 895,203rd most commonly occurring given name worldwide, held by 110 people.

The surname Villeneuve is most numerous in Canada, where it is held by 19,807 people, or 1 in 1,860. In Canada it is mostly concentrated in: Quebec, where 75 percent are found, Ontario, where 18 percent are found and Alberta, where 3 percent are found. Barring Canada it is found in 70 countries. It also occurs in France, where 22 percent are found and The United States, where 8 percent are found.

Villeneuve Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Villeneuve has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 4,547 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 614 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Villeneuve Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Villeneuve surname are 3.49% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 56.72% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Villeneuve earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.26% less than the national average, earning $41,743 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.78% less than the national average, earning $43,334 CAD per year.

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