Vilà Surname

966,131st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 269 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Andorra

Vilà Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vilà Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain2511:186,26313,020
England41:13,929,515290,718
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
France21:33,211,361423,184
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

The alternate forms: Vila (88,769), Vilá (70) & Víla (20) are calculated separately.

Vilà Last Name Facts

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

The last name Vilà occurs more in Spain more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Vila, Vilá or Víla. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Vilà? popularity and diffusion

The surname Vilà is the 966,131st most widespread family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 27,091,249 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 97 percent of Vilà reside; 94 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 94 percent reside in Iberian Europe.

This surname is most commonly held in Spain, where it is carried by 251 people, or 1 in 186,263. In Spain it is mostly found in: Catalonia, where 97 percent live, Balearic Islands, where 2 percent live and Andalusia, where 0 percent live. Without taking into account Spain this surname is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vila9288,769/
Vilá9270/
Vilàs895/
Víla8320/
Vilàgi801/
Vilo753,503/
Viló753/
Viola6776,906/
Vilas6756,667/
Vilho672,049/
Violo671,376/
Vilau671,178/
Vilay671,124/
Vilos67925/
Vilat67875/
Viela67622/
Vailo67575/
Vaila67518/
Vilei67394/
Vilia67390/
Vilha67320/
Voila67275/
Vilea67225/
Vilya67220/
Vitla67177/
Visla67168/
Vilio67151/
Vilaj67142/
Viley67135/
Vilai67130/
Vilão67105/
Vilga6782/
Voilo6775/
Hvila6768/
Vilou6758/
Vilot6744/
Vilaz6744/
Veila6740/
Vuila6740/
Vilad6738/
Vileu6729/
Vilgo6728/
Vihla6727/
Viloo6726/
Viloa6720/
Vilop6719/
Viluo6717/
Vihlo6716/
Veilo6715/
Viloz6714/
Vilap6712/
Vilod6710/
Vijla678/
Vielo678/
Vilać678/
Vilaa677/
Vitlo677/
Viloi675/
Vilás674/
Vilah674/
Voilă672/
Viloy672/
Hvilo671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Vilà
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