Vi Forename

2,220th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 458,015 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Vietnam
Highest density in:
Vietnam

Vi Forename Definition:

The diminutive of Viola and Violet.

Vi Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Vietnam
 
65%
330,3871:28086
India
60%
 
66,5521:18,2552,586
Cambodia
58%
 
33,1971:49096
Kazakhstan
100%
11,4261:1,553310
United States
 
72%
5,4111:67,0003,404
Canada
100%
2,3011:14,4001,471
Nepal
 
96%
1,9881:14,3301,479
Ecuador-1,6531:10,724847
Bangladesh-1,2831:124,2887,723
Malaysia
 
54%
4911:62,0164,861
Russia
 
76%
4441:324,8514,111
Philippines
 
84%
2821:375,92013,761
England
 
88%
2241:248,2276,736
Australia-2211:61,7992,700
Thailand
 
53%
1791:391,42920,063
Cameroon
 
57%
1541:140,3286,607
Taiwan
100%
1401:169,78316,230
Portugal-1201:86,7572,474
Egypt
67%
 
1081:850,93516,903
United Arab Emirates-1021:70,1185,912
Brazil
100%
981:2,186,08344,746
Indonesia
50%
 
861:2,999,578137,839
Pakistan
100%
861:2,259,97329,466
France
100%
761:874,6107,289
South Africa
74%
 
761:717,53530,512
China-721:18,972,99760,292
Sweden
92%
 
661:149,3625,748
New Zealand-611:74,3613,508
Liberia
 
83%
541:81,7053,739
Germany
 
61%
461:2,101,69311,934
Netherlands
75%
 
451:375,60210,619
Moldova
100%
401:89,0281,186
Qatar
50%
 
381:62,3587,477
Denmark-301:188,3174,268
Kuwait-281:135,1888,745
Belarus
 
64%
271:351,1992,532
Italy
 
53%
261:2,348,54215,447
Scotland
100%
261:205,7833,617
Myanmar-251:2,077,931882
Mexico
100%
221:5,642,92821,540
Spain-211:2,215,71312,163
Singapore
100%
201:314,3539,609
Norway
100%
191:270,1236,107
Finland
 
76%
171:322,5404,487
Belgium
100%
121:957,50311,814
Hong Kong-121:646,0604,783
American Samoa-111:5,077963
Japan-111:11,635,09636,893
Wales
100%
111:281,3014,460
Northern Ireland-101:184,3151,771
Argentina
50%
 
91:4,752,58312,276
Cyprus
100%
91:96,7862,691
Poland
 
73%
91:4,225,2354,388
Switzerland
75%
 
91:912,61111,192
Nigeria
 
84%
71:25,366,337199,343
Guatemala-61:2,684,7386,435
Ivory Coast
83%
 
61:3,845,98964,391
United States Virgin Islands-61:18,2911,938
Azerbaijan
100%
41:2,410,73623,569
Benin
100%
41:2,643,96145,199
Burkina Faso
50%
 
41:4,594,86756,462
Dominican Republic-41:2,607,81819,206
DR Congo
50%
 
41:18,456,90195,891
Lithuania-41:737,9702,861
Madagascar-41:5,907,3524,093
Peru
100%
41:7,947,86448,688
Uzbekistan-41:7,696,61011,277
Albania-31:1,015,52326,928
Algeria-31:12,725,57318,455
Austria
100%
31:2,838,06711,255
Bulgaria-31:2,330,13016,302
Croatia-31:1,405,69211,430
Israel-31:2,800,97324,529
Panama-31:1,302,18625,104
Puerto Rico-31:1,183,4345,646
South Korea-31:1,848,14023,578
Venezuela
100%
31:10,067,298111,314
Armenia
100%
21:1,459,37610,220
Congo
100%
21:2,504,60231,783
Iran-21:39,248,43450,459
Paraguay-21:3,618,40211,946
Romania-21:10,025,98847,037
Zimbabwe
100%
21:7,711,90884,647
Ireland
100%
11:4,643,51913,375
Angola-11:26,966,6067,835
Bahrain-11:1,348,6737,854
Barbados-11:289,7893,893
Botswana-11:2,184,44921,741
Chile
100%
11:17,607,20848,996
Colombia-11:47,778,92695,497
Costa Rica-11:4,767,94827,206
Czechia
81%
 
11:10,656,16211,509
Dominica-11:75,4711,341
Estonia-11:1,315,3808,883
Faroe Islands-11:49,1272,467
Ghana-11:26,986,21613,521
Gibraltar-11:34,138985
Greece-11:10,934,54822,228
Guam-11:160,6463,210
Honduras-11:8,817,46733,018
Iceland-11:366,0177,938
Isle of Man-11:85,023723
Jamaica-11:2,883,22722,340
Kenya-11:46,307,11074,921
Latvia-11:2,015,6456,531
Macau-11:608,2092,350
Malawi-11:17,112,31024,110
Mauritius-11:1,297,78413,721
Oman-11:4,108,66712,526
Papua New Guinea
100%
11:8,152,314202,620
São Tomé and Príncipe-11:191,9975,295
Saudi Arabia-11:30,812,56527,537
Senegal-11:14,581,35634,505
Serbia-11:7,145,72110,629
Sierra Leone-11:7,088,6631,497
Sri Lanka-11:20,799,08716,824
Sudan-11:37,806,97510,689
Tonga-11:107,436779
Trinidad and Tobago-11:1,361,41934,512
Turkey-11:77,801,70991,051
Turks and Caicos Islands-11:34,7071,398
Uganda
100%
11:40,956,920131,348
Uruguay-11:3,427,63713,958
Vanuatu-11:261,7921,604

The alternate forms: (5) are calculated separately.

Vi (317,472) may also be a surname.

Vi Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

The diminutive of Viola and Violet.

Name This Child (1959) by Eric Partridge

Vi Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
835/
Vai8043,702/
Vui8031,204/
Vit8016,282/
Vid807,727/
Vie802,847/
Vis802,621/
Voi801,857/
Vij801,545/
Vio801,340/
Vei801,122/
Vip801,066/
Vhi80442/
Vii80242/
Hvi80235/
Vih80192/
Viy80146/
Viz80129/
Vgi8011/
Vwi8010/
Vyi808/
Vfi808/
Véi801/
Vaia6712,949/
Vish674,835/
Veit674,266/
Vaid672,321/
Vaij671,848/
Vije671,738/
Vais671,402/
Vait671,235/
Veis67856/
Vihd67830/
Voip67698/
Vidh67390/
Veiz67340/
Vaai67218/
Vaiz67194/
Voit67176/
Vihe67158/
Veip67131/
Void67129/
Vich67129/
Vitt67128/
Vidë6798/
Viss6750/
Vaip6747/
Vist6747/
Vhid6732/
Vois6726/
Vitë6726/
Veid6720/
Vhai6716/
Vipp6715/
Hvai6713/
Vuit6713/
Vijj6713/
Hvit6713/
Hvii6712/
Vieh678/
Vidd677/
Việt677/
Vijh677/
Veij676/
Vioa676/
Vaih675/
Vaiy675/
Vitp675/
Vwai675/
Vhoi674/
Voih674/
Vizt674/
Vhei674/
Vuie674/
Visp673/
Vuis673/
Vizz673/
Viết673/
Vhio673/
Vhit673/
Vhiz673/
Viht673/
Vwei673/
Hvid672/
Vi'e672/
Vaiş672/
Voiy672/
Vitė672/
Vuhi672/
D'Vi672/
Vhui672/
Viph672/
Vuui672/
Vhyi672/
Veih671/
Veić671/
Vhii671/
Vhij671/
Vi'z671/
Vidt671/
Vioy671/
Vipf671/
Vihs671/
Vëit671/
Voiz671/
Visz671/
Hvio671/
Hvis671/
Vgoi671/
Vffi671/
Vfhi671/
Vfij671/
Vfio671/
Vfit671/
Vfiy671/
Vihh671/
Vijë671/
Vioj671/
Vitd671/
Vwih671/
Vwip671/
Vwwi671/
Vuih671/
Hvei671/
Hvie671/

Vi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vi in the Russian language
Виvi-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Vi