Villafuerte

English

Etymology

From Spanish, mostly a Filipino and Mexican surname.

Proper noun

Villafuerte (plural Villafuertes)

1. A surname from Spanish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Villafuerte is the 8854^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3700 individuals. Villafuerte is most common among Hispanic/Latino (85.08%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (10.32%) individuals.

Bikol Central

Etymology

From Spanish.

Proper noun

Villafuerte

1. a surname from Spanish, most associated with the:
   • Villafuerte political family of Camarines Sur
     • Migz Villafuerte, Governor of Camarines Sur

Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Vi‧lla‧fuer‧te
• IPA^(key): /ˌbiljapuˈweɾte/ [ˌbil̪.jɐˈpwiɾ̪.t̪e]

Proper noun

Villafuerte

1. a surname from Spanish

Kapampangan

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish.

Proper noun

Villafuerte

1. a surname from Spanish

Spanish

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /biʝaˈfweɾte/ [bi.ʝaˈfweɾ.t̪e]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /biʝaˈfweɾte/ [bi.ʝaˈfweɾ.t̪e]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Philippines) /biʎaˈfweɾte/ [bi.ʎaˈfweɾ.t̪e]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /biʃaˈfweɾte/ [bi.ʃaˈfweɾ.t̪e]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /biʒaˈfweɾte/ [bi.ʒaˈfweɾ.t̪e]

• Rhymes: -eɾte
• Syllabification: Vi‧lla‧fuer‧te

Proper noun

Villafuerte m or f by sense

1. a surname

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /viljafuˈeɾte/ [vɪl.jɐˈfwɛɾ.t̪ɛ]
  • IPA^(key): (more native-sounding) /biljapuˈeɾte/ [bɪl.jɐˈpwɛɾ.t̪ɛ]
• Rhymes: -eɾte
• Syllabification: Vil‧la‧fu‧er‧te

Proper noun

Villafuerte (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜉᜓᜏᜒᜇ᜔ᜆᜒ)

1. a surname from Spanish, most associated with the:
   • Villafuerte political family of Camarines Sur
     • Migz Villafuerte, Governor of Camarines Sur

Statistics

According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Villafuerte is the 356^th most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 23,394 individuals.