Viet Forename
2,602nd
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 397,081 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Vietnam
Highest density in:
Vietnam
Viet Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vietnam | 90% | 389,098 | 1:238 | 75 |
| United States | 94% | 4,432 | 1:81,800 | 3,886 |
| Thailand | 80% | 696 | 1:100,669 | 8,507 |
| France | 100% | 601 | 1:110,600 | 2,348 |
| Canada | 72% | 469 | 1:70,647 | 4,120 |
| Germany | 100% | 272 | 1:355,433 | 4,299 |
| Poland | 100% | 236 | 1:161,132 | 3,078 |
| Czechia | 98% | 178 | 1:59,866 | 910 |
| Australia | - | 169 | 1:80,814 | 3,203 |
| England | 68% | 149 | 1:373,174 | 8,776 |
| Sweden | 88% | 95 | 1:103,767 | 4,403 |
| Netherlands | 99% | 67 | 1:252,270 | 8,550 |
| Norway | 100% | 66 | 1:77,763 | 2,775 |
| Singapore | - | 63 | 1:99,795 | 7,410 |
| Japan | - | 55 | 1:2,327,019 | 20,839 |
| Indonesia | - | 42 | 1:6,141,992 | 228,183 |
| Denmark | - | 40 | 1:141,237 | 3,600 |
| Russia | 100% | 34 | 1:4,242,168 | 21,891 |
| Taiwan | 100% | 32 | 1:742,803 | 33,666 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 30 | 1:273,783 | 5,582 |
| New Zealand | - | 30 | 1:151,201 | 5,658 |
| Finland | 88% | 29 | 1:189,075 | 3,312 |
| Malaysia | 69% | 26 | 1:1,171,152 | 39,513 |
| Belgium | 100% | 23 | 1:499,567 | 8,101 |
| Mexico | 70% | 15 | 1:8,276,295 | 27,186 |
| Hungary | 100% | 14 | 1:699,412 | 2,334 |
| South Korea | - | 10 | 1:554,442 | 13,303 |
| India | 75% | 9 | 1:134,986,441 | 1,652,066 |
| Philippines | 67% | 8 | 1:13,251,185 | 172,764 |
| China | - | 8 | 1:170,756,973 | 72,230 |
| Cambodia | 100% | 7 | 1:2,324,761 | 25,689 |
| Estonia | 100% | 6 | 1:219,230 | 6,245 |
| Slovakia | 100% | 5 | 1:1,062,013 | 3,906 |
| Italy | 100% | 5 | 1:12,212,418 | 34,417 |
| Venezuela | - | 5 | 1:6,040,379 | 77,223 |
| Laos | - | 4 | 1:1,646,714 | 900 |
| Zambia | - | 4 | 1:3,963,698 | 31,018 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 4 | 1:5,199,772 | 10,550 |
| Ivory Coast | 100% | 4 | 1:5,768,983 | 76,946 |
| Peru | 100% | 3 | 1:10,597,151 | 58,549 |
| Bulgaria | - | 2 | 1:3,495,195 | 19,668 |
| South Africa | 100% | 2 | 1:27,266,324 | 304,698 |
| Scotland | - | 2 | 1:2,675,183 | 18,328 |
| Austria | 100% | 2 | 1:4,257,100 | 13,469 |
| Brazil | - | 2 | 1:107,118,077 | 571,487 |
| Chile | 100% | 2 | 1:8,803,604 | 33,591 |
| Wales | 100% | 1 | 1:3,094,309 | 16,222 |
| Spain | - | 1 | 1:46,529,965 | 35,592 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 1 | 1:7,151,993 | 94,323 |
| Turkey | 100% | 1 | 1:77,801,709 | 91,051 |
| Togo | - | 1 | 1:7,239,239 | 8,047 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 1 | 1:52,788,319 | 85,066 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 1 | 1:15,423,817 | 113,731 |
| Macau | - | 1 | 1:608,209 | 2,350 |
| Hong Kong | - | 1 | 1:7,752,725 | 20,144 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 1 | 1:1,843,146 | 3,737 |
| Argentina | - | 1 | 1:42,773,243 | 43,333 |
| Barbados | - | 1 | 1:289,789 | 3,893 |
| Belarus | 100% | 1 | 1:9,482,384 | 20,892 |
| Cuba | - | 1 | 1:11,506,552 | 13,531 |
| Cyprus | - | 1 | 1:871,076 | 5,368 |
| DR Congo | 100% | 1 | 1:73,827,605 | 146,761 |
| Georgia | - | 1 | 1:3,738,466 | 29,095 |
| Senegal | 100% | 1 | 1:14,581,356 | 34,505 |
| Iceland | - | 1 | 1:366,017 | 7,938 |
| Israel | - | 1 | 1:8,402,918 | 45,019 |
| Kenya | - | 1 | 1:46,307,110 | 74,921 |
| Ireland | - | 1 | 1:4,643,519 | 13,375 |
| Maldives | - | 1 | 1:433,903 | 5,827 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 1 | 1:177,564,360 | 489,087 |
| Romania | - | 1 | 1:20,051,976 | 55,376 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | - | 1 | 1:191,997 | 5,295 |
The alternate forms: Viêt (14), Việt (7), Viết (3) & Viét (1) are calculated separately.
Viet (87,320) may also be a surname.
Viet Forename Popularity
Viet Demographics
Viet Political Affiliation
in United States
Sample size: 837 (2014)
United States
Average
Phonetically Similar Names
Viet Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Viet in the Russian language | ||
| Виет | viet | - |
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Footnotes
- First names are taken from the first part of an person's personal name. That is, not their inherited name(s), i.e. their surname(s). The first name includes particles, but not middle names
- 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 Viet