Vails Surname

596,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 522 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
American Samoa

Vails Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vails Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4671:776,14360,198
France411:1,620,066149,911
India111:69,733,217610,955
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1341:374,76628,202

Vails (10) may also be a first name.

Vails Last Name Facts

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

Vails (Hindi: वैल्स, Russian: Ваилс) occurs most in The United States. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Vails.

How Common Is The Last Name Vails? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 596,518th most widespread surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 13,960,816 people. Vails is mostly found in The Americas, where 90 percent of Vails reside; 89 percent reside in North America and 89 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently held first name globally, borne by 10 people.

This last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 467 people, or 1 in 776,143. In The United States it is most frequent in: Oklahoma, where 19 percent live, Missouri, where 15 percent live and Texas, where 10 percent live. Barring The United States Vails occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in France, where 8 percent live and India, where 2 percent live.

Vails Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Vails has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Vails last name rose 349 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Vails Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Vails are 19.48% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.25% being registered to vote for the party.

Vails earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.65% less than the national average, earning $38,552 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vailes91546/
Vaills91187/
Vasils9127/
Vaiels911/
Vailsh911/
Vals891,001/
Vailles8368/
Vaicels8321/
Vaiiles831/
Valls8020,354/
Vales8015,854/
Viles803,428/
Valse802,735/
Fails802,078/
Bails801,175/
Veals80866/
Voils80410/
Vauls80198/
Valsø80170/
Wails80112/
Valss8032/
Valås8032/
Vaals8019/
Vijls8019/
Viels8015/
Veils8012/
Valsh8012/
Valså807/
Vayls801/
Valles7396,853/
Bailes735,757/
Wailes732,113/
Voiles731,358/
Valese73528/
Baills73464/
Failes73379/
Valest73344/
Vilhes7358/
Vaules7344/
Violes7341/
Vitels7337/
Valsøe7335/
Vasels7330/
Veales7325/
Valsjø7325/
Voilås7321/
Voiels7316/
Vilese7314/
Valsse739/
Vayles737/
Hvalsø736/
Vieles736/
Vaales736/
Veiles735/
Vallås735/
Bajils735/
Valshe734/
Veyils734/
Basils734/
Waills733/
Vasles733/
Vautls732/
Vawels732/
Valess732/
Vallës732/
Vealls731/
Facils731/
Failse731/
Whails731/
Voilss731/
Vaalse731/
Vayals731/
Hvilsø731/
Viless731/
Vilest731/
Vitles731/
Voilst731/
Vailez731/
Vuiles731/
Vuales731/
Vhales731/
Phails730/
Bailsh730/
Faills730/
Vealse730/
Wailsh730/
Faiols730/
Valsch730/
Vallse730/
Vasielles711/
Bals674,062/
Vallese673,062/
Wals671,505/
Fals671,232/
Valz67587/
Bailess67325/
Bailles67227/
Wailess67175/
Vittles67141/
Valsová67130/
Vielles6743/
Valsova6738/
Hvalsøe6733/
Voilhes6724/
Failles6717/
Vijales6717/
Valless679/
Vitells677/
Vayoles676/
Valesse675/
Bailhes675/
Bhailes673/
Vittels672/
Vayless672/
Vichels672/
Valesth672/
Valestt672/
Wattils672/
Vallesd672/
Batilse671/
Bagiels671/
Vuilles671/
Vioales671/
Vieales671/
Vallest671/
Bailhsh671/
Vallles671/
Vahtels671/
Uals671/
Bayiles671/
Vatlles671/
Wailsse671/
Faieles671/
Phailes670/
Vasells670/
Whailes670/
Voytils670/
Vassels670/
Vattles670/
Vausels670/

Vails Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vails in the Hindi language
वैल्सvailsa-
Vails in the Russian language
Ваилсvails-

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Footnotes

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