Vilán Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

Vilán Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vilán Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380

The alternate forms: Vilan (2,218) are calculated separately.

Vilán Last Name Facts

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

The last name Vilán is more frequently found in Spain than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Vilan. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Vilán? popularity and diffusion

Vilán is the 5,587,209th most common last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name Vilán occurs predominantly in Europe, where 75 percent of Vilán are found; 75 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 75 percent are found in Iberian Europe.

This last name is most frequently held in Spain, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 5,194,671. In Spain Vilán is mostly concentrated in: Galicia, where 56 percent reside, Balearic Islands, where 11 percent reside and Canary Islands, where 11 percent reside. Besides Spain this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 17 percent reside and Cuba, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vilan932,218/
Vilhán918/
Violán918/
Vaillán832/
Vilon80442/
Velán8015/
Bilán801/
Vilane7319,503/
Vilain738,709/
Violon731,355/
Viland73609/
Violan73411/
Vilhan73364/
Vislan73252/
Vilone73250/
Vailon73230/
Vilant73218/
Vileyn73216/
Vilian7390/
Vilyan7359/
Vilhon7338/
Viloin7337/
Vilion7337/
Vilgan7335/
Vailan7326/
Vilang7325/
Vilein7311/
Vilgon737/
Vilong734/
Voilan733/
Veilan733/
Vilaun732/
Vilont732/
Veilon732/
Vilāne731/
Voilon731/
Vhilan731/
Vilond731/
Vilaan731/
Vilayn731/
Viloon731/
Vislon731/
Vilhánová711/
Veillon673,210/
Vilaine67480/
Vaillan67356/
Voiland67342/
Vailant67319/
Veiland67260/
Violain67178/
Vaillon67161/
Vuillon67133/
Veilhan6781/
Vilandt6762/
Vielahn6750/
Vilione6744/
Villeon6737/
Veilhon6735/
Visland6720/
Vailand6717/
Vielain6715/
Vilhone6711/
Vilyant6710/
Vilantt679/
Viliant679/
Vislang678/
Viloing678/
Vailong677/
Vilhant677/
Vilogne677/
Viliane676/
Vithlan673/
Vailone673/
Voillon672/
Viliand672/
Vilanne672/
Vileijn672/
Vilasin672/
Vailyan672/
Vielion671/
Violyan671/
Voilean671/
Vihlein671/
Vilacen671/
Vilaune671/
Vitlang671/
Vilonne671/
Viliain671/
Vuilang671/
Vhilane671/
Vitlane671/
Vuilain671/
Vilyand671/
Viloong671/
Viglion670/
Vislein670/

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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 Vilán
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