van Viet Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
van Viet Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
van Viet (15) may also be a first name.
van Viet Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van Viet Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name van Viet is found in Malaysia more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name van Viet? popularity and diffusion
It is the 6,063,924th most commonly occurring last name globally, borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 80 percent of van Viet reside; 80 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 60 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. van Viet is also the 2,900,335th most commonly occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 15 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Malaysia, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 4,915,704. In Malaysia van Viet is primarily found in: Kuala Lumpur, where 50 percent live, Johor, where 17 percent live and Pahang, where 17 percent live. Excluding Malaysia this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 20 percent live and France, where 10 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van Vie | 93 | 0 | / |
| van Voet | 88 | 1 | / |
| van Vier | 88 | 1 | / |
| van Wiet | 88 | 0 | / |
| van Vicht | 82 | 5 | / |
| van Vijte | 82 | 1 | / |
| van Biest | 82 | 1 | / |
| van Wie | 80 | 418 | / |
| van Bie | 80 | 1 | / |
| van Huet | 75 | 683 | / |
| van Wier | 75 | 289 | / |
| van Huit | 75 | 65 | / |
| van Witt | 75 | 42 | / |
| von Veit | 75 | 3 | / |
| von Vett | 75 | 2 | / |
| van Weit | 75 | 1 | / |
| van Wies | 75 | 1 | / |
| van Beth | 75 | 1 | / |
| van Wije | 75 | 1 | / |
| von Vest | 75 | 1 | / |
| van Bett | 75 | 1 | / |
| van Wett | 75 | 1 | / |
| van Veid | 75 | 0 | / |
| van Wait | 75 | 0 | / |
| van Wijhe | 71 | 739 | / |
| van Wette | 71 | 31 | / |
| van Weije | 71 | 9 | / |
| van Hueth | 71 | 5 | / |
| van White | 71 | 3 | / |
| van Witte | 71 | 2 | / |
| van Weest | 71 | 1 | / |
| van Wijst | 71 | 1 | / |
| van Wijte | 71 | 1 | / |
| van Voust | 71 | 0 | / |
| van Wye | 67 | 77 | / |
| van Weijer | 67 | 11 | / |
| von Bet | 67 | 1 | / |
| van Weidts | 67 | 1 | / |
| von Wie | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
- 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 van Viet
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